archiveSeptember 2020

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has raised an alarm that armed terrorists now occupy parts of Oyo State in South-West Nigeria. He said intelligence indicated that they were at Old Oyo Game Reserve at Sooro village in Kishi town, Irepo Local Government of Oyo State. Aare who recalled...

No fewer than five persons were said to have been injured while a vehicle was burnt on Wednesday when the supporters of the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) attacked clashed on Wednesday. The incident reportedly occurred at Oba Akoko in Akoko South...

Mr Aliyu Aziz, the Director-General, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says the commission has so far registered 42 million Nigerians on the national identity database. The director-general was speaking during an interactive session with members of the media to commemorate the 2020 National Identity Day on Wednesday in Abuja. The...

The Federal Government of Nigerian on Wednesday said that Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary celebration will be observed for a whole year, ending September 30th, 2021. This came as President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the logo and theme for the 60th independence anniversary celebration. The brief ceremony was conducted just before the...

As Nigeria approaches the Diamond Jubilee, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled the logo which will be used in the celebration of the anniversary. The unveiling took place during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The unveiling was witnessed by Federal Ministers and the Vice-President...

  *VP urges them to remain patient & law abiding *Adds "your welfare concerns us greatly." Despite the seeming delay in resolving the concerns of Nigerian traders regarding some stiff business regulation imposed by Ghanaian authorities, the Federal Government will ensure that affected Nigerians get justice, according to Vice President...

  Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers and Bayelsa record highest prices for cooking gas   The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the average price per litre paid by consumers for national household kerosene increased by 3.28 per cent month-on-month and by 7.41 per cent year-on-year to N346.53 in August...

 The Japanese parliament, on Wednesday confirmed ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Yoshihide Suga as the country’s 99th prime minister. Suga, who won a resounding victory in the LDP leadership race on Monday, was approved by both chambers of the parliament which is controlled by the LDP and junior coalition...

 Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Real Madrid to have winger Gareth Bale back, his agent said on Tuesday, as the Wales international looks to end his troubled spell at the Spanish club. Bale made over 200 appearances for English Premier League (EPL) clubside Spurs between 2007 and 2013. He...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has promised to build a  multi-million Naira Chemotherapy Centre at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of  the UCH, Mr Toye Akinrinlola on  Wednesday in Ibadan. Akinrinlola said that the Ooni made the promise...