archiveJuly 2021

As Muslims in the country mark Eid el-Kabir, Rite Foods Limited, a leading brand in the food and beverage sector of the Nigerian economy, has urged the faithful to always sustain the virtues of love, tolerance, and brotherhood which the Islamic religion upholds. It is also a time for mutual...

Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo received a hero’s welcome when returned to base on Monday morning after his close shave with death in the hands of blood-thirsty bandits in the forest of Zamfara State. “Welcome the Aggressor!” his fellow airmen hailed him as he alighted from a rescue helicopter belonging to...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Muslims over their Eid El-Adha festival, adding that flood and insecurity caused the increase in rams, cows, and other food prices. In his message marking the Muslim occasion, the President restated the determination of his administration to create a just, harmonious and prosperous country...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, July 19, 2021 ruled that a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has a case to answer in the N29 billion fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nyako is being prosecuted by the EFCC...

..urges them to reflect on essence of festival, adhere to COVID-19 protocols Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has congratulated Muslim faithful in the state, Nigeria and across the globe on the occasion of 2021 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The governor, who called for tolerance and religious harmony at all times, urged Islamic...

Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court today Monday July 19, 2021 granted a final Order, forfeiting the sum of N1, 362,675,353.56 (One Billion, Three Hundred and Sixty Two Million, Six Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty Three Naira, Fifty Six Kobo) to the Federal Government...

In furtherance of its efforts to support communities and governments to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria, comprising Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) and Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd, has donated business start-up equipment to women and youths in communities in Aba, Abia...

No fewer than 1.6 million candidates are expected to participate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to begin on August 16. The Head of National Office (HNO) of West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the figure in an interview with the News...

  President, Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) Mustapha Isa, has said the letter containing a directive from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on reporting of terrorist attacks in the country was vague. The NGE President disclosed this on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily. “My...

The Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari has urged Nigerians to give maximum support to the President Muhammadu Buhari stressing that his success is the success of the nation and that of the citizenry. Professor Gambari who came to his ancestral home, Ilorin, for the first...