Author: Nimot Sulaimon
Lawan condoles with Emir of Fika over loss of son
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Sunday condoled with the Emir of Fika and Chairman of the Yobe State Council of…
Bauchi traditional leaders drum support for Gov. Bala Mohammed
Bauchi traditional rulers have commended Governor Bala Mohammed for executing projects that are adding value to the lives of the…
FIRS boss harps on women, girl-child empowerment
Mr Muhammad Nami, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), has stressed the need for adequate investment in…
Foundation to enrol 100 Almajiri children in school
Beyond Community Care Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) says it plans to enrol 100 Almajiri pupils in conventional schools by…
Fani-Kayode warns southerners of impending doom
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has cautioned Southerners of impending doom if they continue to mock Northerners concerning the incessant kidnappings, banditry.
Lagos-Ibadan railway project extended to Apapa – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the Federal Government has extended the Lagos-Ibadan Modernisation Project from its original destination…
Martinez contracts COVID-19 ahead Qatar Open
Conchita Martinez, former Wimbledon champion tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Doha ahead of the Qatar Open which begins…
McIlroy, Thomas to honour Tiger Woods during Championship
Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas are among the golfers set to don Tiger Woods’ signature Sunday red and black during…
Meet Wiztoni: A Rising Star with a Unique Afrobeat Sound
By Taiwo Okanlawon During the early 2010s, it echoed with African music, instrumental jazz and sounds of blues. the Nigerian…
Gov. Matawalle orders closure of all boarding schools
Governor Bello Matawalle has announced the immediate closure of all boarding schools in Zamfara state to prevent activities of insurgents…
Police urge Nigerians to expose Zamfara abductors
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has urged Nigerians to divulge useful information that could assist in the rescue of abducted…
No hajj seats allocated to Nigeria yet – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no hajj seats have been allocated to Nigeria for 2021 hajj by…
Ekiti lawmakers mourn late colleague, Adegbuyi
Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly held a special session Friday in honour of their late colleague, Oluwajuwa…
Group calls for immediate release of Zamfara schoolgirls
Save the Children International (SCI), an NGO on Friday said it was horrified about the report of schoolgirls abducted by…
Portugal prepared to send its vaccine doses to Africa
Portugal is set to allocate 5 percent of its share of coronavirus vaccine doses to African nations.
2 Nigerian cyclists leave for CAC Race Championship
Two Nigerian cyclists, Tombrapa Grikpa and Ese Ukpeseraye, have started training in Egypt for the African Continental Cycling Road Race…
Group urges Tinubu to run for 2023 presidency
A youth group has called on the former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Sultan of Sokoto tasks NAHCON on service delivery
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to improve service…
Portugal again nominates Guterres as UN scribe
The Portuguese government has officially nominated UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a candidate for a second term in office.
Decay in education to blame for crisis – Afe Babalola
Chief Afe Babalola, Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD) has blamed the decay in the education sector for the various…
Ooni Adeyeye urges peaceful coexistence in Ile-Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, has urged peaceful coexistence in the ancient city of Ile-Ife as…
Edo community gets 100KW Solar hybrid minigrid after 60 years
The Federal Ministry of Power has inaugurated a 100KW solar hybrid mini-grid in Adebayo Community in Ovia south-west local government…
Oba of Benin appoints new priest for Holy Aruosa
The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare ll, has approved the appointment of Mr Igbinoghodua Edebiri, as Presiding Priest (Ohen-Osa) of the…
Lagos commences construction of Massey street children hospital
Construction work has commenced at the site designated for the new Massey Street Children’s Hospital located at the Adeniji Adele…
Youths commend Uzodimma for restoring peace in Orlu
A global socio-cultural youth organisation, Igbo Youth Assembly (IYA), has commended Governor Hope Uzodimma for restoring peace and order to…
Gov. AbdulRazaq greets Chief Adebayo at 80
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state, congratulated a former governor of the state, Chief Cornelius Adebayo, on his 80th birthday…
Sadiya Farouq condemns insurgent attacks in Borno
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has condemned insurgent attacks on residents of Borno…
South Africa records largest tax shortfall
South Africa has recorded its “largest tax shortfall on record” – 213 billion rands (14.5 billion dollars).
EFCC urges court not to vacate order against Maina
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, urged the Federal High Court, Abuja not to set aside its…
FEC approves N6.2bn for NAFDAC, FCT projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N5.9 billion for the execution of…