By Ibrahim Ismail Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has felicitated Christians on the occasion of 2020 Christmas Celebration. In a goodwill message signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Ismaila Uba Misilli,   Governor Yahaya felicitated with the Christian community in Gombe State as they joined the global community to celebrate […]

Pope Francis celebrated a low-key Christmas Eve Mass made sombre by the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, and said people should feel obliged to help the needy because Pope urges help for poor at low-key Christmas Eve Mass himself was born a poor outcast. The Mass was held in a rear section of St. Peter’s Basilica […]

  By Temisan Amoye Local rivals Manchester United and Manchester City will once again square off in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. City emerged victorious when the rivals clashed in last season’s Cup semi-final, where the Cityzens earned a 3-1 aggregate victory over their neighbours. City will be looking to secure victory in the […]

Nda Isaiah has written his name in gold – President Muhammadu Buhari said this during a condolence visit to the family in Abuja.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has set up an adhoc Technical Advisory Group to support the implementation of the 5-year National Multi-Sectoral Plan of Action on Nutrition (NMPAN). Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said that the vice president constituted the group at a virtual meeting of the National Committee on […]

Chairman, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Apapa Branch, Engr. Frank Onyebu, has said that the persistent double digit inflation rate in the economy was occasioned by up-surge in exchange rates.

By Juliet Umeh The American Business Council and the US Chamber of Commerce’s US-Africa Business Center, USAfBC, recently recognised three Nigeria-based start-ups for positively impacting job creation and pandemic recovery in the country. The start-ups got Digital Innovation Awards, $40, 000 cash and are to receive mentorship. The three start-ups include: an education technology platform, […]

Lagos based media outfit, Sportsville has announced plans to hold her maiden Sportsville Awards ceremony come January 30, 2021. The event is one which the media outfit which has her programs running in different TV stations across the country would use to honour some very distinguished Nigerians that are contributing to the nation’s sports development. […]

Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi could be in for very rough times at his most-cherished La Liga club, Barcelona, unless he takes urgent steps o reconcile himself with Barca hierarchy and his fellow teammates.

Britain and the European Union (EU) have reached a deal on their post-Brexit trade relations, British media reported on Thursday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm it at a press conference later, the reports said. Johnson is quoted by British media as saying that “the deal is “done.” “All of our key […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, urged Christians and all Nigerians to seize the opportunity of Christmas celebration to rededicate themselves to God.

THE Federal Government last night insisted that it was neither part of any negotiations nor payment of any ransom for the release of the abducted 344 students of Kankara school. 

President Muhammadu Buhari, says the nation requires the Christmas values of joy, peace, hope, love, goodwill and imminent salvation to stem the rising insecurity in the country, economic recession and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to show love for one another as they celebrate Christmas to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. Jonathan said this in a statement by his Special Adviser, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the spirit of Christmas required people to rededicate themselves to friendship, […]

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has urged Abuja residents to use the occasion of Christmas to pray for the quick end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bello made the call in his Christmas message on Thursday in Abuja. He enjoined the residents especially Christians to use the occasion of Christmas to reflect upon and rededicate […]