BREAKING: Disaster averted as aircraft makes mid-air U-turn after running into turbulence
A United Nigeria Airline aircraft on a flight number U50515 from Port Harcourt to Abuja airport yesterday made air return to Port Harcourt on almost getting to Abuja after running into turbulence at Abuja.
Flags lowered at Synagogue Church on TB Joshua’s death
All the flags adorning the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos have been lowered at half mast as sympathizers throng the church on the news of the death of Prophet TB Joshua, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that sympathizers and followers of the prophet were seen crying around the church […]
Buhari mourns Pastor TB Joshua
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family and members of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on the passing of their father and founder, Pastor Temitope Balogun, popularly known as TB Joshua. The President in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina in […]
ZOLA Electric boosts access to solar with robust distribution scheme
…signs Blue Camel as distribution partner By Udeme Akpan ZOLA Electric, a leading Africa renewable energy provider, has launched a robust distribution scheme to drive market penetration in Nigeria. Already, ZOLA Electric has signed into their distribution network some of the leading distributors of solar and renewable products across Nigeria and has opened its doors […]
Join mainstream politics, CAN urges Christians
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, weekend, urged Nigerian men and women of faith to be willing to join politics with a view to sanitising the system. According to a statement by its General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, the apex Christian body stated that politics is not dirty, but many who […]
SERAP asks Commonwealth to sanction Nigeria over #TwitterBan, repression
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an Urgent Appeal to Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, urging her to “apply the Commonwealth Charter to hold the Nigerian government to account over the unlawful suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, and the resulting repression of human rights particularly the rights to freedom […]
Power generation falls to 3,223MW as gas shortage persists
…Experts laud’s CBN financial intervention By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Power supply in Nigeria continued to struggle as grid generation fell to 3,223 mega watts as at 2pm on Sunday, as gas supply shortage to power plants showed no sign of abating. Latest data from the System Operator, an autonomous unit at the Transmission Company of […]
Electricity: Labour moves against Ibadan Disco over salary increase
By Udeme Akpan THE National Union of Electricity Employees, NUES, has urged the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, to increase wages for workers, barely eight years after its commencement of operations. In its statement – Review of salary in Ibadan DisCo – obtained by Vanguard, General Secretary, Joe Ajaero, stated: “The Union having painstakingly reviewed the […]
Reps poised to debate Twitter ban as plenary resumes on Tuesday
say issue affects all Nigerians; can’t be allowed to stand By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja The ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria is sure to take the front burner in the proceedings of the House of Representatives as it resumes plenary on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, some lawmakers revealed, Sunday. The lawmakers said that the issue was […]
2023: Atiku/Soludo campaign posters flood Abuja
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–EVEN as he is featuring prominently in the governorship contest in Anambra State, former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Charles Soludo has been seen on campaign posters that flooded Abuja at the weekend, suggesting him as a vice presidential aspirant to former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 […]
Constitution review must deepen democracy, uphold national unity -Aremu
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Director General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILLIS),Comrade Issa Aremu, has said that the current review of 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly must deepen democracy and constitutionalism as well as strengthen national unity in order to justify the time and resources allocated to it. Aremu spoke at the […]
Again, gunmen set police station, patrol vehicle ablaze in Delta
. ..No life was lost – PPRO …As police kill 6 kidnappers By Festus Ahon & Ochuko Akuopha KWALE -UNIDENTIFIED gunmen, today, attacked and set the Ashaka police station, Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, and a patrol vehicle ablaze. No life was lost in an incident which is the third attack on police […]
Polaris Bank inducts 136 fresh Graduates of its Intensive Graduate Training program
Polaris Bank has unveiled 136 graduate trainees of its coveted Polaris Graduate Intensive Training (PGIT) programme into its employment. Speaking at the graduation ceremony which held in Lagos on Friday, the Managing Director/CEO of the Bank, Mr. Innocent C. Ike said the successful completion of the program, marks the beginning of the career journey of the […]
Akeredolu mourns Pastor T B Joshua says Christendom has lost a giant
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has said that the Christendom has lost a giant in the death of Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua
FG assures support of UK businesses operating in Nigeria
By Victoria Ojeme The Federal Government has assured United Kingdom companies operating in Nigeria of its support in ensuring that they thrive in the face of recession and dwindling foreign exchange earnings. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo and the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Emefiele gave the […]
2023: Northern youths seek Saraki’s forgiveness, urge him to contest Presidency
By Dirisu Yakubu Scores of youths under the aegis of ‘Saraki is coming’, drawn from many states in Northern Nigeria, Sunday, took to the streets in Kano, calling on immediate past Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki to contest the 2023 Presidential election. The youths, who marched from the Kano city centre to the Nigeria Union […]
