A tribute to Architect Akintola Osho by Tunde Ayeni
I’ve often heard people shout, “death, where is thy sting?”, and though I could understand their pain, the first time I shouted out this statement out of deep pain and sorrow and not singing it as part of a funeral hymn in recent time was on receiving the news of the passing onto glory of […]
TigerWit Africa Trains 840 Nigerians in Financial Market
… Awards three participants 1,750 dollars By Gabriel Olawale Determined to close the knowledge gap in financial market, a brokerage firm that offers Forex, TigerWit Africa, has trained over 840 Nigerians in a two-week workshop in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The two weeks training, facilitated by the Head of Education, TigerWit Africa, Mr. Davies […]
Why we are celebrating Isaac Adaka Boro 53 years after – Ijaw in Lagos
By Ephraim Oseji & Juliet Ebirim The Ijaw community in Lagos celebrated the heroic exploits of the late Major Isaac Adaka Boro, 53 years after his death. Speaking at a rally held in his honour in Lagos, the Chairman of Ijaw Youth Council, Lagos Chapter, Harry Yinkere Matawa, said the event was aimed at marking […]
Queen Evelyn Chukwujekwu crowned Mrs Nigeria United Nations 2021
Queen Evelyn Chigozie Chukwujekwu, a brand ambassador, life coach, entrepreneur, humanitarian and mother of three has emerged as Mrs. Nigeria United Nation 2021 at the recently concluded Mrs. Nigeria Beauty Pageant event. Queen Evelyn, a graduate of Mass Communication and Abuja-based Educational Public relations officer emerged as one of the four major winners and will […]
Bolt launches in-App calling feature to enhance customer satisfaction
Africa’s leading ride-hailing platform, Bolt, has recently launched a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) feature to simplify communication between riders and drivers. This innovative feature further enforces Bolt’s commitment to safety and allows easy communication flow without extra charges to users. The new feature enables riders and drivers to utilise phone services over the internet, […]
London City Girl to Lagos Cobbler: Omosede Ikeji, The Grand Cobbler @ 40
How time flies! You just turned 40. Can you take us through each of four decades of your life? And if you were to divide it into three segments, what would it be? I would like to divide it into the Childhood stage; the developmental stage and the stage of responsibility. The 1st stage would […]
Osakpolor Solomon earns call up to Ireland U19 team
Nigerian-eligible Irish-born teenage soccer star, Osakpolor Solomon, has been named in Ireland Under-19 squad for a seven days training camp set to hold in England. Osakpolor Solomon, who stars in defence for Nottingham Forest in the Championship, was included in the 35-man Irish team by Manager Tom Mohan, who also named Stephen Ireland’s son Joshua […]
NSCDC busts oil vandals in Lagos , promises to fight on
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has busted an attempt to siphon Premium Motor Spirit ( PMS) generally referred to as petrol in Iyana- Odo area of Lagos State. This is contained in a statement signed and released by Assistant Superintendent of Corps 1, (ASC1) Oluwaseun Abolurin, the command’s […]
Terror suspect in Belgium evades police in fifth day on the run
The manhunt for a fugitive Belgian solider believed to harbour right-wing extremist sympathies was in its fifth day on Saturday. Security forces carried out searches during the night of 10 houses belonging to people thought to be close to the suspect, according to a statement released by the public prosecutor. The 46-year-old soldier, identified as […]
PDP governors express concern on EFCC’s probe of party finances
PDP Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) on Saturday expressed concern over the move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the party’s finance. The forum in a statement by its Director-General, Mr CID Maduabum, in Abuja, said that the PDP was up to date in submission of it yearly financial account to the Independent […]
NASCO Founder, Nasreddin dies at 96, Lalong Mourns
The founder of NASCO Group of Companies, Ahmed Nasreddin has died at the age of 96.
Police Minister describes late COAS as courageous, result oriented
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, has described the Late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.- Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, as a courageous and result-oriented army chief. The minister in statement by his Press Secretary, Mr Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, on Saturday in Abuja described the death of the COAS and 10 others as painful and […]
How GOLEARN will create employment, pay students for learning
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), about 53.40 percent of Nigerian youths are battling with unemployment. This dishearten rate, findings revealed, became worsened early this year following the economic blow dealt by the prevalence of the coronavirus pandemic which made about 42 million Nigerians lose their means of livelihood and joined the already […]
Zylus Group feeds 1000 Ajah residents for Eid celebrations
A leading business capital organisation, Zylus Group International, on Wednesday 13, May 2021 State brought joy to the faces of the young, old, needy as they took to the streets of Ajah Community Lagos in the spirit Eid ul Fitr by feeding over 1000 less privileged with its “Feed the 1000” initiative. The GMD, Zylus […]
17, 000 teachers write qualifying examination nationwide
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sony Echono, has harped on the need for quality delivery in the education sector. Echono gave the charge at the 2021 Batch A Professional Qualifying Examination for teachers, organised by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Concerned Nigerians group calls for investigation of Air-Force plane crash
Pro-democracy and human rights group, Concerned Nigerians for the Protection of Human Rights and Rule of Law initiative, has called for an investigation into the Air-Force plane crash that led to the demise of the now late Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru and others. The group, in a statement signed by it’s […]
