We’ve lost hope in Kebbi govt, parents of abducted students lament
The parents of the students of federal government college Birnin Yauri have said that they have lost hope in the ability of Kebbi State government to secure the release of their abducted children that have now spent 87 days in their abductors den after several failed promises from the state government since their abduction.
Non- indigenes absolve Monarch of imposing igbo leader in Ondo
The crisis over the Eze Ndigbo chieftaincy title in Akure, the Ondo state capital took a new dimension as non indigenes yesterday absolved the traditional ruler of the town, Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo of alleged imposition of the lgbo leader.
Ebonyi Commissioner to farmers: Take Agriculture as business, become self reliant
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ebonyi State, Chief Moses Nomeh has charged farmers to take advantage of the benefits inherent in the Agricultural sector and engage in large scale commercial ventures.
We want 126 SUVs for justices — Appeal Court President
President of the Court of Appeal, PCA, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to urgently review the salaries of judicial officers in the country, asking for 45 Prado, 81 Hilux Sports Utility Vehicles, SUVs, for justices.
Chimamanda discusses democracy, feminism, race, others with Angela Merkel
Award-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun and Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, joined German Chancellor Angela Merkel as guest speaker at the Düsseldorf’s Schauspielhaus theater last Wednesday.
MTN Group enters into mobile money partnership with Flutterwave
By Cynthia Alo The mobile telecommunication giant, MTN, has announced a mobile money partnership with Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave. In a statement last weekend, MTN said the partnership will allow businesses integrating Flutterwave in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia to receive payments via MTN Mobile Money (MoMo). MTN MoMo is a fintech […]
Landlord’s son kills tenant over house rent in Ondo
By Dayo Johnson Police detectives in Ondo command have arrested the son of a landlord, Samuel Omojola in Akure, the state capital over the death of a tenant. The deceased identified as Kehinde hit with a plant on the head by the suspect during an argument over payment of house rent in Oke-Jebu area of […]
Biodiversity: Buhari preaches behavioural change, respect for natural habitats
*Says Nigeria has adopted many good measures to sustainably manage its environment By Joseph Erunke ABUJA- PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has charged the global community to respect natural habitats, noting that it was a major way to conserve biodiversity. The president, speaking, Monday, at the 33rd Session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and […]
O3 Capital advocates more collaboration between banks and FinTechs
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of O3 Capital Limited, Abimbola Pinheiro, has stressed the need for more collaboration between deposit money banks in the country and FinTech firms to deepen financial services in Nigeria. Pinheiro, who made the call in a chat with newsmen in Lagos also called on Nigerians to embrace cashless transaction and […]
PFN celebrates Bishop Mike Okonkwo at 76
THE Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has enjoined all Nigerians to emulate the presiding bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, TREM, Dr Mike Okonkwo, for his undiluted love for Nigeria and detribalised disposition towards every Nigerian.
Nigeria’s insecurity will end, if… – Raymond Edoh, NYC Secretary
Raymond Edoh, the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Youth Congress, an umbrella body of young people under the Presidency, believes insecurity in the country will end no distant time, if the Federal Government intensifies its war against hard drugs peddlers and drains the huge volume of firearms in the wrong hands.
