archiveApril 2021

  The Nigeria Army has laid to rest the remains of the 12 soldiers who were slain last week, at Bonta community, Konshisha Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue state, at the cemetery of the unknown soldier, located at Wurukum, Makurdi, the Benue state capital on Monday....

The remains of late Yinka Odumakin, spokesman of Afenifere, Pan-Yoruba Sociocultural group, will be buried on Saturday, April 24, 2020, the family of the late activist has announced. In a statement issued by his widow, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, on Monday, the family said the three-day burial rites would start from...

The Nigerian Guild of Editors has called on government intervention to save the media from total collapse. The Guild specifically demanded that government should regard media as providing essential services critical for national development and unity, hence they deserve to be treated like other essential services on the frontline of...

Rite Foods Limited, a truly world-class and proudly Nigerian foods and beverages company, on Friday, dazzled fans of celebrities, sport lovers, guests and Lagos residents as it threw its weight behind the 11:45 edition of Elegushi Peace Cup, that kept fans, spectators and guests in excitement. The Elegushi Peace Cup...

  STATE GOVERNORS SHOULD PLEASE ENFORCE DECISIONS OF THE COURTS AND SAVE THE COUNTRY THIS CHAOS IN THE JUDICIARY I am saddened by the avoidable strike action by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) because of the stress it has caused the judicial system. A simple way out is for...

as OYSIPA DG, Ogunwuyi is installed Otunba Mayeloye of Ijeru kingdom says Arapaja'll emerge PDP zonal chairman in Osogbo Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has said that traditional rulers, as custodians of culture and tradition, should only honour credible individuals who have displayed high moral values and integrity in the...

  The Registrar/Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), ‘Seye Awojobi has called on graduands of Ecobank Nigeria Academy to make their word their bond to excel in the banking profession. The CIBN Registrar who gave this charge at the virtual graduation of the Ecobank Management Development Programme...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the attack by Boko Haram fighters on Damasak town in Borno State, however, ground troops supported by the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) was said to have thwarted the attack by the insurgents, Army spokesman, Mohammed Yerima, said in a statement. Damasak came...

 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed late on Sunday that 57 new cases of COVID-19 had been recorded nationwide.According to the official twitter handle of the NCDC, the latest figure brings the total number of infections in the country to 163,793. “As of April 11, 2021, 57 new...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had denied knowledge of claim that Nigeria printed billions of naira in March to cushion its financial trouble. This was after the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, alleged that Nigeria printed N60 billion to augment what the three tiers of government shared in March....