Egbas go to war over King’s Cup
By Jacob Ajom The age-long rivalry among the four kingdoms in Egbaland will be rekindled when the second edition of the King’s Cup golf tournament holds later in the year at the Abeokuta Golf Club. The tournament which has been slated for 10 October, will feature 150 golfers representing teams from Ake, Gbagura, Owu and […]
NDPHC, Kano sign 20MW deal to boost water supply
The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Limited has signed a Power Purchase Agreement with the Kano State Government for the supply of 20 Mega Watts of electricity to the State Water Board.
Christian group demands prosecution of violators of Chibok Girls
Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria, CSWN, has demanded full application of all relevant laws against those who violated the abducted Chibok school girls, to show the supremacy of law over lawlessness and impunity.
Kebbi releases forty thousand economic seedlings for free distribution
Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has flagged-off the distribution of seedlings of economic tress to serve as profitable venture and reinforce the fight against desert encouragement.
NGF visits IBB; says his commitments, patriotism reference points to younger generations
Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, yesterday visited former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), in his Uphill mansion to facilitate with him on his 80th birthday.
PFAs deploy more pension assets to corporate bonds
•As investments in corporate debts rise 13.9% to N904.9bn By Peter Egwuatu Pension Fund Adminis trators, PFAs, are moving most of their pension asset holdings to corporate bonds even as the total investments in corporate debt securities, CDS, in May 2021 rose 13.9 per cent to N904.9 billion as against N794.7 billion in the preceding […]
Abducted Zamfara students beg govt to pay ransom within 24 hours
The abducted students of the College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Bakura in Zamfara State have appealed to Governor Bello Matawalle and the government to pay the ransom demanded by their abductors within 24 hours.
Gastroenteritis Kills 50 In Sokoto
The Outbreak of Gastroenteritis has killed 50 people in Sokoto state.
Court extends Igboho’s restraining order against AGF, DSS
THE Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, debunked media reports that no judge was available to sign the warrant for the release of 12 persons arrested at the residence of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, after they perfected all their bail conditions.
AOC renewal mess: Your Airworthiness Dept stinks – TAL
he disagreement between Tropical Arctic Logistics (TAL), a Lagos-based non-scheduled domestic airline operator and Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, got messier yesterday when TAL accused an official of the Airworthiness Department of NCAA of colluding with a foreign firm to shut down its operations by refusing to renew its Air Operator Certificate, AOC.
Foreign Secretary, Shringla, meets Qatar’s special envoy, discusses Afghanistan
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday met with Qatar’s Special Envoy Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani in New Delhi and discussed Doha peace process on Afghanistan.
