…targets expansion of camp facilities to 5,000 carrying-capacity in states By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja In order to enhance the success of its programmes, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Thursday, called on the 36 state governors to constitute and empower governing boards for the Scheme in their domains. Director-General of the Scheme, Brigadier General […]

Nigerian local content creator, Fionafaks, is not one to dwell on the debilitating challenges life brings her way. She is the type of woman who constantly loves to remind her fan base that beyond her internet popularity, she remains a normal human dealing with the unpredictability of life. Fiona, as she is known, is a […]

Northern Irish politicians joined together to condemn the violence that has shaken the region over the past six days after eight police officers were injured in clashes relating to post-Brexit trade restrictions and a non-coronavirus-compliant funeral. Wednesday night saw a journalist injured, petrol bombs hurled, and a bus hijacked and set on fire, prompting widespread concern […]

THE  last time I spoke to my dear, precious, brilliant friend Joy Okoye, I promised to see her when I next visited London. I flew into London from Abuja last Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. Joy died the same day, so our reunion never happened.

The Police Command’s spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Thursday said the burglar was lynched to death after an alleged attempt to rob one Mrs Adeyemi Opeyemi

…Calls for unity to move Iwerre land forward A Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Dr Toyin Agbolaya has appealed to all Itsekiri sons and daughters to rally round the new Olu of Warri Designate, Prince Tsola Emiko who was presented as the Omoba on Monday at Big Warri (Ode-Itsekiri) the ancestral […]

 The HP Anti-Counterfeiting and Fraud (ACF) team said it confiscated over 4.5 million fraudulent print products, parts, and components, including large numbers of ink and toner cartridges

  Israel paused on Thursday to remember the murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis and mourn those who survived the Holocaust only to be lost in the past year to the pandemic. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, sirens wailed nationwide for two minutes while pedestrians paused and drivers pulled their cars over on streets […]

In a bid to ensure the health and safety of all runners and essential service workers amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, the title sponsors of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Access Bank PLC has announced that the Lagos City Marathon will be held virtually for interested 10km runners this year. The Marathon, scheduled for […]

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC) said it is not aware that retail conglomerate, Shoprite, is exiting Nigeria, but that there is a pending application for merger/acquisition involving it.

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Daughter of former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekweme, Lady Chidi Onyemelukwe has joined the more than a dozen aspirants gunning for the governorship of Anambra State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Lady Onyemelukwe, shortly after submitting her expression of interest and nomination forms at the party’s secretariat, […]

  The OGAA(Orange Global Achievement Awards) needs no further introduction as it continues to recognize and celebrate achievers around the globe. At a press conference, the Founder of the OGAA who also doubles as the Publisher of Orange Magazine, Loveth Ogedegbe she gave a rundown of the OGAA and the 4th Edition plans. What is […]

The Kogi Government, on Thursday, inaugurated a State Research Team to monitor and investigate the effect, adverse reactions, and level of tolerance of the COVID-19 vaccine

Residents of Imoore and Kirikiri Communities at the Oriade Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, have hailed moves by the Alahun of Imoore and Apapa, Oba Taofeeq Adegboyega, to restore sanity in the Kirikiri Community by asking the Lagos State High Court, to address the confusion caused by the Lagos State Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, insisting that Cheif Babalola Shabi, remains the Baale of Kirikiri Town.

Abia Government says it has begun investigation “to unravel the source and nature” of the suspected explosive devices found in Union Primary School, Afaraukwu Umuahia. The Commissioner for Information, Chief Okiyi Kalu, stated this in a statement issued in Umuahia on Thursday. According to Kalu, government has started working with relevant security agencies in the […]