Super Falcons Assistant Coach Maureen Madu has made the list of 23 prominent Nigerian Women to be inducted into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame at a ceremony scheduled to take place in Abuja on June 27.

Machetes in hand and wearing a straw hat against the sun, the participants of an “agro-bootcamp” in the farmlands of the West African nation of Benin harvest maize, cowpeas and rice.

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said it was untrue that Federal Executive Council (FEC) was divided over mode of implementation of the National Carrier project.

The National  President/Amir Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Nigeria, Dr. Mashu’ud Adenrele Fashola will today lead other members across the country to the 4th Eastern Regional Conference of the group holding in Warri, Delta State. The three-day event scheduled to commence on today, April 12, 2019, is themed: Recognition of God: A true means of salvation

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, has released the approved 2019 Licenced Tour Operators with the corresponding number of slots allocated to each. This followed a two-day hearing and verification of claims by the NAHCON committee set up for Consideration of Appeals by Appellant Companies for 2019 Hajj.

As Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Council marks her 40th Anniversary, scholar has called on the organisation to intensify positive engagements with political parties and seek inclusiveness in the national polity of Nigeria.

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has restated his confidence in the quality of officers working in the Lagos State civil service, saying they are the best in the country and are not in the class of people that can be manipulated for electoral gain.

VFD Group Plc said it would leverage on its new status as a public company to float a N5 billion bond offer.

Popular Nigerian Afropop singer, Harrison Okiri a.k.a. Harrysong has appreciate and made peace with his former Five State Music label boss Emeka Okwonko a.k.a. e-money and label mate Kingsley Okwonko a.k.a. KCee.

Former Director General of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, CIIN, and Managing Director of Krabond Insurance Brokers Limited, Mr. Kola Ahmed, in this interview talks on issues in the insurance industry. Excerpts:

The Senate on Wednesday, acknowledged receipt of request to confirm two non-legal practitioners, Sen. Abba Ali from Katsina, representing North West and Mohammed Sagir from Niger, representing North Central as members of the Federal Judicial Service Commission.

In November 2010, in a tribute to Stephen J. Solarz, a former nine-term New York congressman, Douglas Martin wrote that he was a “torrent of activity” supporting it with a statement issued by the late lawmaker’s office that “during his first six months in Congress, he made 12 speeches on the House floor, co-sponsored 370 bills, held 11 news conferences, made 24 trips to his district and attended 99 events there, visited 23 subway stations, sent constituents 513,720 pieces of mail and took an 18-day tour of the Middle East.”

FOR President Muham-madu Buhari to successfully fight corruption in the nation, there is need for him to fight corruption in the nation’s educational system. This is the position of the Vice-Chancellor of Ritman University, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Professor Celestine A. Ntuen, while speaking during an interview with the press on the evil effects of sex-for-mark syndrome in tertiary institutions.

In celebration of his 56th birthday, a football tournament was recently organized for top shipping magnate, Group Executive Vice Chairman of SIFAX Group Dr. Taiwo Afolabi.The event, which was the 2nd U-17 Taiwo Afolabi Cup saw the emergence of Junior Arsenal , Idimu winning the tourney with a cash prize of N500,000.

The stage is set for the crowning of  the 1st Miss Africa Beauty Queen, as damsels from fifteen African countries storm Lagos today, to battle for the crown.