By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has called for the postponement of the All Progressives Congress, APC primaries for the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, June 26, 2021 to Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Senator Ngige said the postponement was to enable party members across the state to […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–A foundation, Hope and Dreams Initiative,HDI, has appealed to authorities to look towards the provision of free sanitary pads to female students in the country, saying the development will encourage girls to be in schools rather than staying away whenever they are experiencing their menstrual flow. The non-profit organisation which flayed the […]

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has endorsed the idea of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, vying for the Nigerian Presidency in 2023. The Olubadan expressed his support while receiving members of the Tinubu Vanguard, a support group for Tinubu’s presidency project in Ibadan on Saturday. A statement by Dr Johnny […]

partners Police, NDLEA, NYCN, NYSC in fight against drug abuse … recruits 30,000 youths for awareness campaigns By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja A Non-governmental Organization, NGO, Adorable Foundation International, AFI has said that the lives of many Nigerian youths were on the line due to the intake of hard drugs. Speaking at an event to mark 2021 […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Fear has gripped the residents of Ijeododo Road, Igando, Alimosho, Local Government Area, Lagos, Saturday, following a Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly, called petrol, pipeline leakage in the area. The incident occurred in the afternoon when some of the residents noticed the leakage at Igando enroute Ijeododo road and raised the alarm. Eye witnesses account […]

Saturday’s Jigawa State local Government election, recorded a low turnout of voters, as only a handful of voters were seen in polling units, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondents who monitored the exercise in some of the council areas reports that there was voter apathy in most of the polling units during […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates who sat for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), to check their results through its portal as the USSD code 55019 has some challenges. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Protocol and Public Affairs of the board, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen […]

Gareth Bale is “one of the great players in Europe” according to Florentino Perez, but the Real Madrid president did not offer any assurances on the Wales international’s future. Bale fell out of favour with Zinedine Zidane at Madrid and spent last season on loan in the Premier League with former club Tottenham. Zidane’s second […]

A new study in the US has found there is no risk to a man’s sperm from having any of the currently available COVID-19 vaccines

Roberto Mancini has urged his Italy players to “have fun” as they bid to set two national records in their Euro 2020 last-16 clash with Austria at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.  The Azzurri shone in the group stage, scoring seven goals – the most they have scored across their first three games of a major tournament […]

By Bashir Bello KANO – Worried by the needless conflicts or violence in the country, a non-governmental organization, Africa Initiative for Peace Building Advocacy and Advancement, AFRIPEACE have called on community leaders and organizations not to allow violent extremist to find a breeding ground in their communities in order to avoid reoccurrence of conflict. The […]

Kieran Tierney has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal after catching the eye as a leading light in an under-performing team. The Scotland defender has impressed since joining from Celtic in a £25million deal two years ago, particularly picking up form over the past 12 months. Mikel Arteta’s team finished a disappointing eighth in […]

By Rasheed Sobowale Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has jumped on the bandwagon of commenters on the trending issue of the stab to death of Super TV CEO, Michael Usifo Ataga, by a 21-year-old lady, Chidinma Adaorah. Chidinma, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) was earlier […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday in Lagos called for private sector investment in the health sector as the Federal Government strives to attain Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 9 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Fear has gripped the residents of Ijeododo Road, Igando, Alimosho, Local Government Area, Lagos, Saturday, following a Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly, called petrol, pipeline leakage in the area. The incident which occurred in the afternoon when some of the residents noticed the leakage at Igando enroute Ijeododo road and raised the […]