Japan decided on Saturday to temporarily suspend the entry of foreign nationals, after it confirmed a total of seven cases of a new coronavirus variant identified in Britain, local media reported. The suspension will begin on Monday and run until the end of January, Kyodo News reported, citing government officials. READ ALSOAGGEL advocates FG’s change […]

The bodies of 41 victims of a wrecked boat were recovered Thursday from Lake Albert, which lies between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), official sources told PANA ijn Kinshasa on Saturday. An administrative source in Bunia, capital of the province of Ituri in the North-East of DR Congo said the […]

NOT long ago, we proposed that the acute infrastructure deficit in the country, especially roads, should be tackled through Public-Private Partnerships.. These are long-term contracts between private parties and a government entity, for providing public assets or services, in which the private parties bear significant risks with management responsibilities and remunerations  linked to performance. That […]

By Victor Ajiromanus Philanthropist and Chief Whip of the Senate,  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu  has fed 890 inmates at the Kuje correctional centre on Christmas day . Presenting the cooked foods and drinks to the inmates on Friday in Kuje, Kalu said the gesture was in the spirit of Christmas. Represented by his wife, Mrs […]

As the majority of Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Christians have been encouraged to use this period to extend love and give to others especially those who can’t payback. One woman who has been doing this even on a monthly basis is the President, Blessed Hope Foundation, Mrs Titilayo […]

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has banned the collection of revenue along major roads to check activities of touts in the state.

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has called on citizens to seize the overflowing goodwill of the Christmas season to embark on peacebuilding through reconciliation as this will further unite the State.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condoled with the former Governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, over the death of his father, Alhaji Musa  Kwankwaso, who was the Majidadi Kano. The party in statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Saturday, described late Kwankwaso, who was the District Head […]

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has expressed satisfaction with the general conduct, commitment and professionalism exhibited by the personnel of the corps during the Yuletide special patrol. Oyeyemi’s remarks were contained in a statement by the FRSC’s Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem on Saturday in Abuja. […]

Some Ilorin residents have continued to violate safety measures announced by the Kwara government to stem the second wave of COVID-19 in the state. The state government on Wednesday, Dec. 23, announced safety protocols to prevent a fresh outbreak of the virus in the state. READ ALSONigerian women told to be homemakers, not breakers Some […]

By Femi Aribisala Members of the Healing Wings choir came to me with the suggestion that we should establish a recording studio at the back of our building in Festival Road?” I thought it was a good idea, so we sat down to discuss how to bring it about. First, the building would have to […]

The bodies of 41 victims of a wrecked boat were recovered Thursday from Lake Albert, which lies between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), official sources told PANA in Kinshasa on Saturday. An administrative source in Bunia, capital of the province of Ituri in the North-East of DR Congo said the […]

 A member representing Ajingi, Albasu and Gaya Federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya has sponsored the training of not fewer than 700 youths and women of his constituency on poultry farming to the tune of N14 million.

Pope Francis on Saturday did not deliver his message before thousands of pilgrims, as in the past, but instead offered it from the calm of a Vatican library due to COVID-19 precautions The Vatican moved the location for Saturday’s noon-time prayer to the library in the Apostolic Palace. Originally, the head of the Catholic Church […]

Former Real Madrid player Antonio Gento has died at the age of 80, the club said on Saturday. Antonio is the brother of the six-time European Cup winner Paco Gento who is still honorary president at the Spanish club. Antonio Gento played for Real Madrid during the 1961-62 season and won a Spanish league title […]