Year: 2021
Gov. Sule doles out N10 million to athletes
Governor Abdullahi Sule has fulfilled his promise of a reward of N10 million to 65 athletes who won medals while…
Video: Why people should smell good – Toke Makinwa
It's another episode of "Toke Moments" and media personality, entrepreneur and brand influencer Toke Makinwa, reviewed her perfumes.
8,043 COVID-19 cases under Lagos Home Based Care – Commissioner
The Lagos State government on Friday said about 8,043 active COVID-19 cases are currently being managed under the state’s Home-Based…
Ohanaeze youths send warning to CAN
An Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has warned the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, against aiding destabilization of…
Player of the Month: Fernandes breaks Premier League record
Manchester United midfielder, Bruno Fernandes, has become the first player ever to clinch the Premier League Player of the Month…
Osun records 39 COVID-19 new cases
39 out of total of 1,479 people who tested positive to COVID-19 in Nigeria were recorded from Osun State.
China, ASEAN vow to further enhance ties
China and member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have pledged to further enhance their diplomatic relations, media…
One more WHO COVID-19 scientist enters China
One more scientist in a team commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to research the pandemic’s origins, has been…
Response Team wants COVID-19 task force in campuses
Universities and other tertiary institutions in the country have been advised to set up COVID-19 task force in their campuses…
The unsung gain of Nigeria’s partial border closure
One aspect of the partial closure of Nigeria’s land borders that is unsung is the push for greater cross-border security…
Why Gov. Makinde didn’t self-isolate after US trip
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, shunned the COVID-19 safety protocol which requires a mandatory 7 days self-isolation/quarantine for all…
NYSC opens camp for 2020 Batch B Stream II
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday announced that the posting for 2020 Batch B Stream II Corps Members…
Kebbi State okays N2.4bn for constituency projects
The Kebbi State Government says it has approved the release of N2.4 billion for various constituency projects in the 21…
iROKOtv boss Jason Njoku shows off family photo
British-Nigerian businessman, co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, a video-on-demand service for Nigerian movies Jason Njoku, posted a photo of the…
Nigerians knock Desmond Elliot, hail Bobi Wine
The Nigerian youths have refused to forgive Desmond Elliot, a Nigerian actor and politician, for the statement he made during…
Photo News: Buhari, Lawan, others honour Nigeria’s fallen heroes
President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and others honoured the nation's fallen heroes on Friday.
Black Friday: 14 die in Kogi motor accident
Fourteen people, including five children have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident, which occurred on Anyingba -Ajaokuta road…
UI to hold First Semester of 2020/2021 academic session virtually
The University of Ibadan, UI, is to hold the First Semester of 2020/2021 academic session virtually, kicking off from February…
Uganda Poll: Bobi Wine rejects results as President Museveni leads
Preliminary results released on Friday morning by the electoral commission show President Yoweri Museveni is currently in an early lead…
Jonathan emerges Africa Peace and Security Leader of 2020
Former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has emerged as the African Leadership Magazine Africa Peace and Security Leader of the Year…
12 year-old football prodigy Chinonso Eche eyes global career
Warri-based 12-year-old football prodigy, Chinonso Eche said he plans to take his skills global when he grows up.
Ighalo wants to leave Shanghai Shenhua for MLS
Odion Ighalo, a loanee to Manchester United from China's top club Shanghai Shenhua has admitted he wants a move to…
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine kills 13 in Norway, 29 have allergic reactions
Norwegian Public Health Institute has updated its Covid-19 vaccination guidelines following the death of 13 people who received the Pfizer-BionTech…
UPDATED: Death toll in Indonesia earthquake hits 35
The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island on Friday has reached at least 35 people…
Sultan of Sokoto loses younger brother Jeli Abubakar
Abdulkadir Jeli Abubakar III, a younger brother to Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, passes away at age 64.
Earthquake hits Indonesia; 62 houses destroyed, 3 dead
The National Disaster Management Agency said three people were killed and 24 others wounded after a 6.2-magnitude quake jolted Indonesia’s…
Why Chimamanda is in ‘demand’ everywhere
By Nehru Odeh Her fans can’t get enough of her. Aside from her books selling like hot cakes across the…
Sen. Abaribe to Wike: You’re the shining light of PDP
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has described Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as an…
CCT: 76,804 vulnerable households benefit from N1.056bn in Kebbi
The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 76, 804 vulnerable households in Kebbi have received N1,056 billion from…
Burkina Faso must bow: Senate President motivates Golden Eaglets
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has urged Golden Eaglets to go all out and ensure that they defeat their Burkina…