Dr. Gloria Laraba Shoda, President, National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has said that the political will exhibited by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in the area of women empowerment remains unprecedented in the history of Nigeria’s politics hence, the need to celebrate his deed which represented a milestone […]
Year: 2021
The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), a Civil Society Organisation, has commended efforts of the Federal Government at improving the state of the economy. The group gave the commendation on Sunday during a virtual news conference on the state of the nation. The NDD National Coordinator, Mr Tajudeen Alabede […]
Super Falcons and Barcelona star, Asisat Oshoala, is presently grieving following the death of her mother. Oshoala, in an Instagram post late Sunday night, said she still finds it difficult to accept her mother is dead. “Sometimes, life just hit us hard in places we can’t respond,” the reigning Africa […]
The Dangote Group says it has completed Nigeria’s longest rigid pavement located in Kogi State. According to a statement issued by the group on Sunday, the 43KM Obajana-Kabba road constructed by Dangote Industries Limited, has been described by motorists as the country’s most strategic highway aiding travellers between the North […]
A serving police sergeant, Ibrahim Odege and one Sampson Odege have been arrested while carrying out robbery operation at Elekahia Housing Estate, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Sergeant Odege is attached to the Operations Department of the Rivers Police Command while his accomplice, Inomoghe, 32 years old, hails from Nembe, in […]
The Ekiti State Government has disowned an online advert on training, claiming to be a collaboration with the state Ministry of Education, describing it as fake and not known to the government. A statement signed by Abimbola Dada, the ministry’s Information Officer, on behalf of its Commissioner, Dr Olabimpe Aderiye, […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all the 44 chairmanship and 484 councillorship seats at the Saturday’s Kano State local government councils poll. Prof. Ibrahim Garba-Sheka, Chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission disclosed this while announcing the results of the election on Sunday in Kano. Garba-Sheka said that […]
A dead boy was captured on camera roaming the streets in Douala, the French speaking area of Cameroon. A page on Facebook called ADE Divine made the post as he gave the name of the dead boy to be Junior Njenkal who passed away after suffering from the effects of […]
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has said that anybody with COVID-19 virus that enters the Iwo community will be automatically healed. The monarch also prayed for an end to COVID-19 pandemic, urging Nigerians to adhere to all safety protocols by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC). Oluwo, […]
Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State militant group have captured a military base in northeast Nigeria, Borno State after overnight clash with troops. Machine-gun wielding fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the base in the town of Marte in the Lake Chad area overnight Friday into Saturday, […]