An Islamic Cleric, Alhaji Muheebudeen Ismaeel has cautioned those agitating for self determination in Nigeria to bury their thoughts, saying Nigeria was better together. Ismaeel gave the warning on Saturday in Ibadan while delivering 2021 Ramadan lecture organized by the Muslim Community of Oyo State Housing Corporation. He said that the myriad of problems confronting […]

Amb. Zubairu Dada, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said on Saturday in Abuja that the Federal Government was committed to build and strengthen ties with Nigerians in the Diaspora.

IN pursuance of its commitment to training Delta youths into becoming Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Job and Wealth Creators, the State Government has engaged 1,000 unemployed youths in its 2020/2021 Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme, STEP and Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme, YAGEP.

Ekiti State Gov. Kayode Fayemi has described the death of former Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, as shocking and disheartening

The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has warned admission seekers into the institution against activities of racketeers. A statement from the university’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr Benedicta Ehanire, on Saturday said  racketeers had been collecting huge sums from unsuspecting applicants to facilitate admission. Ehanire said the swindlers, in attempt to convince their […]

By Bashir Bello Not fewer than 10 suspected Boko Haram militants were reportedly arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army in Kano. It was gathered that the troops arrested the persons when they stormed Filin Lazio in Hotoro area of Kano metropolis on Saturday evening and raided a mosque and some houses. Sources in the area revealed that the […]

…local divers in frantic search for those missing By Wole Mosadomi Tragedy has struck in Niger State again as a boat mishap has claimed the lives of 15 villagers while several others are still missing. Seventeen of the victims are, however, said to have been rescued just as local divers are in frantic search to […]

Manchester City will have to wait a little longer to be crowned Premier League champions after they were beaten 2-1 at home by Chelsea on Saturday. City, who made nine changes for the game, could still secure the title this weekend if second-placed Manchester United lose at Aston Villa on Sunday. With three games left […]

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Kano Pillars, has signed eight new players for the second stanza of the 2020/2021 league season, a statement by the club’s Media Officer said, on Saturday, in Kano. Idris Malikawa identified the newly signed players as: Nigerian international, Ahmed Musa, Sabastine Uche Great, Eze Ifeanyi Kelvin Great from Akwa […]

Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos has said that West Africa generated 16 per cent of road fatalities and crashes in the world. Ogungbemide made the disclosure at the commemoration of the 2021 West African Road Safety Organisation (WARSO) Day in Lagos on Saturday. The theme of 2021 WARSO […]