Veteran Nollywood actress, Bose ‘Madam Tinubu’ Adewoyin, is dead
By Ayo Onikoyi A veteran Nollywood actress, Bose Adewoyin, is dead. This thespian passed on Tuesday morning. She was buried at about 4p.m. the same day. Late Adewoyin is famous for her role as Madam Tinubu in ‘EFUNROYE TINUBU’, written by Professor Akinwumi Isola and directed by Gbenga Adewusi in 1989. EFUNROYE TINUBU was later […]
Airports concession: Minister receives certificates of compliance from ICRC
Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika yesterday received the Outline Business Case Certificate of Compliance for the concession of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Port Harcourt International Airport, Port Harcourt and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano from the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC.
UNHCR appoints Innocent Idibia as goodwill ambassador
By Victoria Ojeme Innocent Ujah Idibia, known by his stage name 2Baba, has been appointed as a regional Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. A statement by the UNHCR today said 2Baba has been a steadfast supporter of the UNHCR LuQuLuQu campaign since its inception to support uplifting the narrative of the African […]
Court remands Indian in prison for ‘illegal bunkering’
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has remanded an Indian national, Rahul Pathania in prison custody for allegedly dealing in 45 tons of petroleum products illegally.
Bichi FC will make a difference in amateur football, says Abba Bichi
Golden Eaglets star, Abba Bichi, has said Bichi FC will is taking grassroots football to another level, as he is preparing young talented players for the path of success. According to Bichi, also known as Bichi Jr., nobody cares about grassroots football in the country and he is set to make history with a team […]
Kano leads in out-of-school children with 1.5m — UNICEF
ABUJA- A total number of 1,496,736 children are currently not enrolled in schools in Kano State, the United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, has said.
COVID-19: Delta Council shuts down church, health care center, saloon
By Perez Brisibe UGHELLI – THE Ughelli North Local Government Council, has infinitely shutdown a church, a primary health care center and a hair saloon following reported cases of COVID-19 in the three locations. The church, Christ Liberation Church, is located along Oviri-Ogor road, Otovwodo while the health care center and hair saloon are both […]
Edo Poll: Ward Chairman debunks speculation of Ize-Iyamu’s incomplete registration
The ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ugboko Niro Ward 5, Edo State, where the party’s governorship candidate Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu was registered Mr. Mathew Ogbebor, has debunked the speculations that the party’s governorship candidate failed to complete his registration at the ward level. Noting that Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu’s membership card was signed and issued in accordance with the party’s constitution last year.
NJC clears federal judge of misconduct
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has dismissed a petition by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against a judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Taiwo Taiwo.
APC Crisis: Giadom cannot convene NEC Meeting, NWC declares
…Says, No faction in national leadership By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Sen. Abiola Ajimobi-led National Working Committee NWC of the All Progressives Congress APC has declared that there are no factions in the NWC, dismissing claims that a factional acting National Chairman of the party, Chief Victor Giadom has fixed a meeting of the National […]
Edo Poll: Ize-Iyamu promises inclusive governance, infrastructure, human capital development
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2020 Governorship Election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has assured party members and residents of the state of all-inclusive governance that would prioritize infrastructure and human capital development across all senatorial districts of the state if he is elected at the polls in September.
