As CBN promises to tackle financial issues affecting women By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A report, Saturday, showed that women empowerment is achievable through increased access to electricity and land resources towards boosting food security and economic growth. The report came out from two surveys disseminated during a ‘One Day Policy Dialogue on Women in […]

  “A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.” —Douglas MacArthur   Born on […]

Iran and China signed a 25-year “strategic cooperation pact” Saturday in the latest expansion of Beijing’s flagship trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative as the US rivals move closer together. Negotiations for the deal, launched five years ago, sparked controversy in Iran last year and virtually no details of its contents have been released. China is […]

Fast-rising actress, Crystabel Goddy, has lauded the emergence of streaming services in the Nigerian film industry. The actress, who has featured in four movies on Netflix, said that streaming services have come to stay in Nigeria. She said, “Streaming means TV on the go and more work for the actors. Also, anyone can see us […]

By Chioma Onuegbu Nigeria Security officials under Joint Border Patrol team, JBPT,  says from September 2020 to February 2021, it confiscated items worth five hundred and ninety four million naira in the South South and South East regions of the country. Comptroller Shehu Abubakar and Coordinator of South/ South East Zone which is known as […]

…Mulls emergency boreholes for affected communities Following the directives of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, a government team led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Water Resources, Hon. Anthony Dubem Onyia and the Managing Director of EN-RUWASSA, Dr. Frank Omeje, yesterday, visited the Nvuna River that traverses four communities of Nomeh, Unateze, […]

The former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, who was also the Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps, has opposed the extension of appointment of the Secretary, Federal Character Commission. Chief Chidoka stated this in a statement he released on Saturday. The former Corps Marshal said further that he is not favourably disposed to the […]

On 27th March 2021 at Anaedo Hall Nnewi, Nonso Okafor, the honourable member representing the good people of Nnewi North constituency at the Anambra State House of Assembly declared his intention to run for the APGA primaries to become the party flag bearer at the November 6th Anambra gubernatorial election.

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has debunked claims by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP that the jailed electoral officer in Akwa Ibom state, Prof. Peter Ogban worked for him and the APC during the February 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District elections.

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A number of Christian worshippers on their way to Kafanchan in Kaduna state, were abducted on Friday. Although the authorities are yet to make a statement, one Eje Kenny Faraday posted on his Facebook wall, that “all the passengers in this bus are just kidnapped along Kachia Road km 63 from Kaduna.” […]