Pogba hints at having more freedom playing with France than Man Utd
"When Patrick said he preferred me at Juve, I understand that. I managed to express myself better, was more involved in the final third, but the collective will always be the most important thing."
Twitter formally writes FG over suspension, seeks dialogue
The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed this when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by the News Agency of […]
World Bank, AU to deploy vaccines for 400m Africans
The World Bank (WB) and the African Union (AU)’s COVID-19 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) have announced a decision to work together to deploy vaccines for 400 million Africans. The pledge came after the president of the World Bank, David Malpass, met with the AVATT to discuss ways to accelerate vaccine deployment to Africa, […]
Abducted UN staff regains freedom
The Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, has released a senior Protection Assistant with the United Nation High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, Abubakar Garba-Idris Alooma, who was abducted on Maiduguri/Damaturu highway.
Antibody treatment failed in preventing COVID-19 in exposed patients – AstraZeneca
Anglo-Swedish drug maker AstraZeneca (AZN.L) said on Tuesday a study of its monoclonal antibody treatment, AZD7442, did not meet the main goal of preventing symptomatic Coronavirus (COVID-19) in people recently exposed to the novel COVID-19. The company said the participants in the trial were unvaccinated adults older than 18 years with confirmed exposure to a […]
Aboh Kingdom storms Orogun, fetes Omo Agege over establishment of varsity
Resplendent in traditional attire of the Obi-in-Council, the Palace Chiefs of Aboh Kingdom in Ndokwa East, Local Government Area of Delta State, Saturday, stormed the Orogun country home of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to show appreciation for his efforts at bringing the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology to Abohland, noting that such gesture and his show of love was rare in the history of the good people of Ndokwa nation.
BREAKING: BWS targets $1 BILLION weekly revenue following Rebirth
The Black Wall Street (BWS) has set a weekly target of a whopping one billion dollar ($1B) revenue in subscribed revenues that will be achieved through the 28 BWS basic human needs apps. This was announced by Chairman and founder Mr. Charles N Lambert. The Black Wall Street (BWS) community held The Resurrection Event; Africa’s […]
Why keep Nigeria together?
By Damimola Olawuyi In recent times, the calls to divide Nigeria into its constituent units have grown increasingly louder. In the South East, the Indigenous People’s Of Biafra (IPOB), under Nnamdi Kanu has waged a largely peaceful campaign to resurrect the Biafra Republic for about a decade. The North East has witnessed a brutal Islamist […]
First Oyo female colonel, Akerele, loses husband
One of the most celebrated women in the Nigerian Army and the first woman to have attained the highest rank of Colonel from Oyo State, Chief Nike Akerele(rtd), has lost her husband, Joseph Abayomi Akerele.
itel P37: A User’s First-Hand Experience
When social media went agog during itel’s launch of its new P37 smartphone on 21st of May 2021, I became curious. I had bought the itel P36 Pro a few days after its release in June 2020 and I have loved it ever since. So, when I heard about the P37, I asked myself what […]
Grant autonomy to local govts in Nigeria, activist tells governors
By Haruna Aliyu – Birnin Kebbi An activist for pensioners and expert on local government administration Babangida Garba Gwandu has asked the Kebbi State governor, Senator Atiku Bagudu, and other state governors to grant full financial autonomy to the 21 local governments in Kebbi State. Speaking at his residence Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi, Gwandu attributed […]
$4bn Mambilla Plant: Why Sunrise Power drags FG to ICA in France
Many Nigerians were highly elated when the Federal Government signed a contract to construct the Taraba-based Mambilla Power Project with Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited on a Build, Operate and Transfer, BOT, arrangement in 2003 for some reasons. First, the project was planned to be Nigeria’s biggest plant with 3,050 megawatts, MW. Second, it […]
Terminal operators to contribute to total reconstruction of Apapa Port ― Amaechi
Says Deep Blue Project will solve Nigeria’s Maritime insecurity, boost Economy Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that the problem with the Seaport is efficiency, and Terminal Operators must contribute to the total reconstruction and reorganization of the Apapa Seaport. Amaechi stated this on a TV programme, Monday, citing the drastic […]
I receive death threats; civil servants use ‘emergency contracts’ to steal— Bawa, EFCC boss
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has revealed that he receives death threats often.
Nigeria, others lose $110bn annually to inefficient power supply — Adesina
The Executive Director, Sahara Group, Kola Adesina, has called on various stakeholders to promote energy access in Africa, as lack of energy costs Nigeria and other African countries over $110 billion annually. He also urged the World Trade Organisation, WTO on the need to galvanise the interest and support of various stakeholders to promote equitable […]
JUNE 12: A media role deserving greater acknowledgment and celebration
By Lanre Arogundade AT a stage we constructed a cage at the secretariat of the Lagos Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Shomolu area of Lagos in which we inserted images of incarcerated journalists to demonstrate to the world that the Nigerian media was in chains. It was in the aftermath of […]
