The Senator representing Abia Central at the National Assembly and former Governor of Abia State, Senator T.A. Orji, on December 23, 2020, awarded scholarships of N100,000 each to 100 students of higher institutions from across the local governments that make up his Senatorial District. The December scholarship award is the fifth of its kind by […]

Oluwasegun Kosemani popularly called Lamilami is a popular face on Nigerian TV, especially in the entertainment industry, where he was presenter and VJ with music channel, Nigezie, for over 5-years. The University of Lagos graduate also had a brief stint working as personal assistant on media to the house committee chairman on infrastructure in 2008. […]

…As Elumelu assures communities, others of shared prosperity, economic development By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor THE investment of over $1billion by Heirs Holdings in the acquisition of the strategic Oil Mining License, OML 17 from Shell, ENI and Total, has been described by various analysts as a very positive affirmation of confidence in the robustness […]

China’s economy grew at the slowest pace in more than four decades last year despite a rebound after the country’s coronavirus outbreak, official data showed Monday. The 2.3 percent expansion is the lowest figure since the Chinese economy embarked on major reforms in the 1970s. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said last year was […]

By Femi Bolaji Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku has condoled with the family and the people of Mbamnga Chiefdom on the death of their monarch, HRH Emmanuel Njiwah. The late monarch who reportedly died in the early hours of Sunday was a former envoy to the Republic of Cameroon. Ishaku in a statement by […]

By Demola Akinyemi THE political battle between Governor Abdul Rahman AbdulRazaq and members of the opposition within the same ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, did not start today. In other words its not a crisis that started with the present administration. What initially buried the simmering political crisis before the 2019 polls […]

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has commended personnel attached to Police Mobile Force – 9 Squadron, Kano, for repelling the attack on their convoy by bandits in Kaduna State. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said officers who were […]

By Ndahi Marama Governor Babagana  Zulum of Borno State, has released N624.3 million for the payment of scholarship to 23,776 citizens of Borno State in 49 tertiary schools across Nigeria. Commissioner for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Babagana Mustapha Mallambe, who announced this in a statement yesterday, informed that payment to students had […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, gave reason for its refusal to support Nigerian President of Igbo extraction, saying that all the people being prepared for the position are stooges that will be used against the interest of Ndigbo, Biafrans and the Biafra-agitating groups. IPOB also alleged that the people at […]

A building on Market Street, off Ijesha, in Surulere, Lagos, housing nine apartments and 12 shops, was on Saturday evening, gutted by fire, caused by a faulty cooking gas valve that exploded, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). In a post-disaster evaluation, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency’s Director General, disclosed on Sunday […]

The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba, has advocated for the inclusion of compulsory community service in secondary and tertiary education curricula in the country, to encourage a culture of volunteerism. Agba, who stated this in Benin, at the 5th and 6th Graduation and 6th Matriculation ceremonies, respectively, as well […]

Seven persons, among them a woman, have been arrested in connection with the 11-year-old girl who was gang-raped to death in Ejigbo area of Lagos, three months ago.

A newly elected US Republican congresswoman known for promoting QAnon conspiracy theories accused Twitter of censorship on Sunday after her account was temporarily suspended for “multiple violations”. Marjorie Taylor Greene was hit with the 12-hour suspension after she tweeted claims of alleged election fraud in Georgia, her home state. Twitter flagged at least two tweets […]

The Ekiti Government, on Sunday, said it was not taking anything to chance in 2021 addressing the growing insecurity in the state, particularly kidnapping. It, therefore, voted N1.4billion for the State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, in its 2021 budget. The Commissioner for Budget, Mr Femi Ajayi made this known at a press conference in […]

Mr Funsho Adebiyi, Nigeria’s Coordinating Director, Highway Construction and Rehabilitation, says the ongoing first phase reconstruction and rehabilitation project of the Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonshoki expressway would be delivered in April.