President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku as he turns 90 January 18, 2023. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja said the president’s congratulatory message was conveyed…
Police presence at Emefiele’s Abuja home stirs controversy (Punch) Controversy has surrounded the presence of a team of policemen at the Federal Capital Territory home of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The armed police officers, numbering over…
This is the season of high-wire politicking, and some contenders and wannabes are talking tough on rescuing Nigeria from ruin once they are elected as the country’s president. Anybody elected as the president of Nigeria in this woebegone time must…
NCS confiscates suspected cannabis worth N20.6m (Guardian) Niger/Kogi Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has seized 253.6 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis sativa, worth N20.6 million on Abuja-Lokoja. NCS Area Controller, Niger/Kogi command, Mr Busayo Kadejo, disclosed this on…
Some jobseekers in Ogun State have been allegedly defrauded by officials of a direct selling and e-commerce company, QNet Infinity Millennial of Nigeria. The firm, located on Oke Celestial Avenue, Ibafo, in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State,…
To support Ghana’s efforts to promote clean energy and environmental sustainability, SO Energy Ghana, a Sahara Downstream Company, has donated solar-powered street lights to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra. These donations, according to a statement, were made expressly for…
A total of six slots have been filled by customers of Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, for the much-awaited all-expense paid Knowledge Weekend programme with the Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh. According to a statement, two new winners…
Award-winning Nollywood filmmaker, Emmanuel Eyaba, has urged State and Local Government to embrace empowerment opportunities that abound in the Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, to create jobs for creative Nigerian youths. He made the call in an interview…
Total telecommunications services provider, Globacom, held a draw in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday to select more winners in its ongoing Glo Festival of Joy promo. The event, which was held at the company’s Aba Road Gloworld shop, was…
Infidelity: Rivers man strangles, sets lover ablaze (Punch) A middle-aged man, identified as Baby Face, has died in a fire incident in his house in the Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State. The body of his yet-to-be-identified lover was…
