Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
North-East intervention: UN allocates $13.4m dollars for humanitarian efforts
The UN has allocated $13.4 million dollars for Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) to support over one million people in need…
UCL draw: Madrid draw formidable PSG, as FC Barcelona rekindle rivalry with Chelsea FC
Title-holders Real Madrid will have to overcome a sizeable obstacle when the UEFA Champions League resumes in February, after Monday’s…
War against corruption must be won for sake of Nigeria – Magu
Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday said the war against corruption…
Companies warned against rejection of corps members
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, has warned heads of schools in the state not to reject members of the National…
Fela used Afrobeat to agitate for human rights – Austen-Peters
Mrs Bolanle Austen-Peters, the founder and operator of Terra Kulture Arena on Sunday eulogized the virtues of the late Afrobeat…
Uber fights for its London survival in court
Uber will defend its right to operate in London in a court hearing on Monday after the app was deemed…
Taekwondo: Abdulrahman wins men’s heavyweight gold
Sadiq Abdulrahman of Plateau on Sunday won the men’s heavyweight gold medal at the Nigeria Taekwondo Open Championship in Abuja,…
Haze: Motorists urged to be more cautious
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to drive more cautiously due to the change in weather conditions in…
Bayelsa corpers commend NYSC for skill acquisition programme
The 2017 Batch “B” stream 1 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to Bayelsa have applauded the management…
Oil palm: Gov. calls for revival nationwide
Oil palm Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called for the revial of oil palm production nationwide to boost…
PDP remains committed to sustaining Nigeria – Akpabio
The Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is committed to sustaining a united Nigeria.
Weightlifting: Olanrewaju emerges winner of 77kg snatch event
Taju Olanrewaju of Ekiti on Friday in Abuja won the male 77kg snatch event at the National Weightlifting Trials ahead…
Technology roadmap will save Nigeria $11Bn in 5 years – Onu
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science & Technology, says the Federal Government’s National Science, Technology and Innovation Roadmap will…
Dust haze, cloudy skies to prevail on Saturday – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze weather conditions over the central states of the country on Saturday…
Abuja residents decry deplorable road network
The people of Igu community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed worry over the…
CBN inaugurates Postgraduate Business School in ABU
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday inaugurated a N6bn World-Class Postgraduate Business School at the Ahmadu Bello University…
Over 3m voters register in CVR – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no fewer than 3.63 million new voters have been registered in ongoing Continuous…
International Anti-Corruption Day: Nigerians urged to demand persecution for corrupt officials
Say No Campaign, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Friday called on Nigerians to pressurise the Federal Government…
TStv to begin sale of decoders from next week – Official
The Management of the much awaited indigenous Satellite TV, inaugurated on Oct. 1, on Friday said the TStv decoders would…
Guardiola likens himself to Mourinho
Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho have enjoyed a rivalry, in Spain and England, that has at times been acrimonious but…
Secondus endorsed by South-East caucus for National Chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-East Stakeholders Caucus said it had endorsed Prince Uche Secondus as its preferred National chairmanship…
1000 corps members complete skills acquisition training
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Imo on Friday graduated over 1000 corps members in various skills.
Spanish duo named ITF world champions
Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza were named as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) world champions on Friday.
Baru wins Africa Oil & Gas Man of the Year award, woos foreign investors
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru on Friday called on foreign investors…
Perez woo Neymar with Ballon d’Or
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has opened the door for Neymar to join the European champions by declaring it would…
Adequate security arrangement in place for Convention – Police
The Police Command in the FCT has warned that it would not tolerate any acts that would cause trouble at…
Minister inaugurates House Project Committee
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Thursday inaugurated an eight-man reconstituted Nigeria House Project Committee.
No ban on importation of Maize – Minister
Minister of State for Agriculture , Sen. Heineken Lokpobri on Thursday said that there was no law banning importation of…
ICC pledges to develop cricket in Nigeria
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday promised to developed the sport and make it more popular than football in…
British University trains Nigerian Seafaring cadets
The Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) has produced another 59 cadets, who graduated from the Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom.