archiveFebruary 13, 2021

  Archbishop Tunde Adeleye, Archbishop of the Anglican Province, Niger Delta, has admonished youths not to engage in extramarital sex in the name of celebrating. St. Valentine’s Day. Adeleye gave the admonition in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar ahead of the Valentine’s Day celebration...

  Google search on Saturday revealed that Nigerian ladies top the search rating on how to make this year Valentine’s Day memorable for their lovers. Valentine’s Day is celebrated every Feb. 14 around the world and is associated with love. Google, in a statement in Lagos by its Communication Officer,...

Following skirmishes reported in Shasha market in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan, the Oyo State government has ordered the immediate closure of the market indefinitely. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor gave the order to forestall breakdown...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 3.04 per cent to close the week at 40,439.85 and N21.156 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished lower with the exception of NSE Growth Index which rose by 0.42 per cent while the NSE ASeM and NSE...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has continued to see a decline in COVID-19 cases globally, with a 17 per cent drop compared with last week. The WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, in a speech posted on its website on Friday, stated that the number of deaths had also...

Barely 48 hours  to the St. Valentine’s Day, an increase in the purchase of adult themed toys, lingerie (women’s underwear), cakes and wigs has been recorded, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos reveals. The survey was conducted at The Palms Mall, Lekki, and Novera Mall,...

  Gov Willie Obiano of Anambra has urged youths to draw lessons from political leaders and successful businessmen in the state to endow themselves. Obiano gave the advice in a message to the second edition of a youth empowerment master class, a mentorship event organised for youths titled “Access More...

A Former President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has faulted the Petroleum Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) for announcing an increase in the pump price of gasoline. Mr Peter Esele told a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported  24 deaths in 24 hours and 1,005 new cases of the coronavirus. The total number of COVID-19 infections in Africa’s most populous nation has subsequently, risen to 144,521, according to the official website of the NCDC on Friday. The agency also reported...