The Ebonyi House of Assembly on Monday in Abakaliki, screened and confirmed four commissioner-nominees sent to it by Governor Dave Umahi. The nominees are Dr Daniel Umezurike, Dr Stephen Odo, Chief Sunday Inyima and Dr Sunday Nwangele. The nominees whose names were sent to the Assembly for confirmation, were dropped by the governor during a […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will continue to support constitutionally-backed innovations by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), gave the assurance in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “Under President Muhammadu Buhari, every election conducted in the country […]

In line with its commitment to widening digital inclusion for Africa with affordable broadband connectivity to the continent’s underserved populations, Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider will convene Nigeria’s prominent corporate leaders, C-level executives, IT managers, technology startups, and digital thought leaders at the maiden edition of its futuristic TizetiNeXTGEN conference themed “The future of Digital is Here”.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) chapter, has advised the Federal Government to take steps to avert another nationwide strike by the union

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has congratulated budding poet, Othuke Umukoro, for emerging winner of Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2021. Okowa’s felicitation with the Olomoro in Isoko South of Delta-born poet was conveyed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika in Asaba. He described Umukoro, a teacher, as one […]

The Ebonyi House of Assemby on Monday in Abakaliki, screened and confirmed four commissioner-nominees sent to it by Gov. Dave Umahi. The nominees are Dr Daniel Umezurike, Dr Stephen Odo, Chief Sunday Inyima and Dr Sunday Nwangele. The nominees whose names were sent to the Assembly for confirmation, were dropped by the governor during a […]

Adamawa recorded 774 cases of sexual and gender violence between 2020 and the first half of 2021. Two-hundred-and-ninety-seven of the perpetrators have so far been convicted

By Sunny Ikhioya JOHN Magufuli, president  of Tanzania died a few weeks ago and it is taking the whole of Africa a long time to come to grips with his death. It is like a bad dream; many of us are yet to come to terms that he died of natural causes. Here was a […]

The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta says adoption of more innovative Public Private Partnership (PPP) approaches for robust, resilient and safer telecoms infrastructure, will attract more investment into the sector.

Barcelona have reached an out-of-court agreement with their former player Neymar to end a legal dispute in an “amicable fashion”. Brazil forward Neymar, 29, claimed Barca refused to pay him £37.2m in owed loyalty bonuses after his £200m move to Paris St-Germain in 2017. ALSO READ: Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria’s D’Tigress fall to USA 72-81 Barca […]

The Lagos State Chapter of the Accord Party has vowed to challenge the results of the just-concluded local government election at the tribunal.

The Lagos State Government has rewarded 45 outstanding students who emerged winners at the state’s various competitions organised to test students’ intellect in core subjects, topical issues, and critical thinking

By Nnamdi Ojiego The lawmaker representing Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, has decried the persistent and routine killings of natives, security agents and migrant farmers in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area lately. The lawmaker expressed sadness on the latest attack on the Opanda-Nimbo migrant farmers from Aku, and called […]

Offiong Edem yesterday bowed out of the women’s singles event of the table tennis competition at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Edem lost 4-1 to Lily Zhang of the U.S at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, in spite of winning the first set 15-13. ALSO READ: Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria’s D’Tigress fall to USA 72-81 […]

  By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The Director fire service department kebbi state Alhaji Yahya Garba Zazzagawa on Monday said fire service department in the state have recorded at least 91 fire calls across the 21 local governments in the state. Speaking in his office in Birnin Kebbi said unfortunately properties worth  four million and […]