By Ochuko Akuopha – Oleh Isoko Monitoring Group, IMG, has urged Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to decline assent to the bill passed by the State House of Assembly, seeking to confer on erstwhile Acting Governor of the State, Dr. Sam Obi, the status and retirement benefits of a former governor. It stated that […]

By Emma Una – Calabar There was pandemonium at Iboku Street  Calabar South, the Cross River State capital on Monday morning when a young man simply identified as Samuel was shot dead and butchered  with his head hacked off The victim is suspected to have belonged to a cult group allegedly called Axe which is […]

THE Okpara-Uku of Owa-Aleiro Kingdom, Ika North East Local Government Area, Delta State,  and father of Delta State Governor, Pa Arthur Okorie Okowa, has adopted former Minister of Education (State) Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, who is eyeing the governorship of the state in 2023, as his second son.

THE Okpara-Uku of Owa-Aleiro Kingdom, Ika North East Local Government Area, Delta State,  and father of Delta State Governor, Pa Arthur Okorie Okowa, has adopted former Minister of Education (State) Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, who is eyeing the governorship of the state in 2023, as his second son.

At least 73 people, mostly children, have died in Samoa due to a measles outbreak since November, the Pacific Island government said. According to the latest update on Monday from the Samoan ministry of health, 5,267 measles cases had been reported since the outbreak of the infectious disease. As of Dec. 15, 93 per cent […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, ordered Bayelsa State to hands-over Soku oil field to Rivers State. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, said it was satisfied that the oil field rightfully belonged to Rivers State. It, therefore, directed the […]

THE week-long 21st annual Holy Ghost Congress of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, with a theme; ‘The Great Turnaround’ ended yesterday with a thanksgiving service and some more outstanding testimonies of miracles and deliverances.

Ogun  State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Monday allayed the fears of women in the state, assuring them that more women will be brought into the state executive council, as well as agencies and boards in the state.

The Nigeria Police has forcefully gained entry into the premises of a textile company Nichemtex Limited, Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State where Hundreds of junior workers of the company have embarked on a peaceful demonstration for the past four days.

By Bose Adelaja The Nigeria Police has forcefully gained entry into the premises of a textile company Nichemtex Limited, Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State where Hundreds of junior workers of the company have embarked on a peaceful demonstration for the past four days. The protesters began a peaceful demonstration since late hours of Thursday over poor […]

The Federal Government on Monday said it has spent over N52 million on vulnerable women in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Programme. Alhaji Abubakar Dan-Barde, Social Investment Programme Co-ordinator in the area, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Guri. He said each of the beneficiaries […]

The Nigeria Police has forcefully gained entry into the premises of a textile company Nichemtex Limited, Ibeshe, Ikorodu, Lagos State where Hundreds of junior workers of the company have embarked on a peaceful demonstration for the past four days.

KEY DATES February 18/19 & 25/26: Round of 16 – first leg March 10/11 & 17/18: Round of 16 – second leg April 7/8: Quarter-finals – first leg April 14/15: Quarter-finals – second leg April 28/29: Semi-finals – first leg May 5/6: Semi-finals – second leg May 30: Final, Istanbul DRAW FINISHED! NAPOLI vs BARCELONA   TOTTENHAM vs RB LEIPZIG   LYON […]

Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, a juju music legend, was on Sunday inducted into the Evergreen music hall of fame, at the Ariya Eko Music Festival by the Evergreen musical company.

The youth behind the brand Shewenzi, Abiolu Seun, is an undergraduate of Mass Communication at National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, but has a long clientele list that includes so many A-list entertainers.

An entrepreneur, Fatuntele Tunde, has identified drive as the primary factor for success ahead of skills. He said: “The first thing you need as an entrepreneur is the drive, before the skills. Even if you didn’t have the skills, the drive will push you to acquire skills. And also consistency is a major key.