archiveJune 2021

The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, says the Federal Government was renewing its focus on discouraging the outflow of Nigerian health workers, especially physicians, overseas. Mamora made this disclosure at the inauguration of the annex of the Federal Medical Centre and Research Centre, on Sunday, in Akure....

By Vivian Ihechu “Time for everything – time to come here for prayer and time to return home after the service.’’ were some of Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua’s last memorable words, when he spoke during the Emmanuel TV Partners Meeting on Saturday. Joshua, Nigerian pastor, televangelist, philanthropist, leader and founder...

  The Police Command in Yobe, on Sunday, confirmed the killing of a commercial sex worker, Stella aka Ritachi, at Dorawa Joint, in Potiskum Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu....

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it remains committed to the promotion of sustainable environment across it operations, stressing that its energy transition programme and support for carbon neutral projects are proofs of that commitment. The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, stated this at an...

  Mr Isaac Duntoye, Executive Director, Tropical Farms, Otun-Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti state, has identified inadequate awareness as hindering agripreneurship development in the country. Duntoye, a crop scientist, who made the assertion on Sunday, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Otun-Ekiti, Ekiti,...

A News Analysis by Ismail Abdulaziz, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Successful implementation of a national anti-corruption policy and the strategy for the fight against corruption via concerted actions of ministries, departments and agencies, remains an integral part of the United Nations Anti-Corruption Strategies. This, according to analysts, is to...

All the flags adorning the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos have been lowered at half mast as sympathizers throng the church on the news of the death of Prophet TB Joshua, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that sympathizers and followers of the prophet were...

  President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke has described the General Overseer of Deeper Life Church, Pastor W.F Kumuyi,as a strong God's general of the end time. Bishop Oke who is also the presiding Bishop of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries,Ibadan,made this known...

Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, claimed on Sunday that the killing of more than 50 persons in Igangan town, Ibarapa, Oke Ogun area of Oyo State, proves that war is looming in the country. While denouncing the heinous murders of innocent town inhabitants, Adams urged Fulani herdsmen...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has asked Igangan residents to remain calm after the attack by Fulani herdsmen. Herdsmen at midnight invaded Iganga town, in the Ibarapa North LGA, attacking people and destroying properties. The governor who reacted to the incident on his verified Twitter account described the attack...