By Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu met with some players of the Super Falcons in Abuja on Monday, saying Nigeria is proud of them. The Super Falcons narrowly crashed out of the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand bowing to England on penalties in the round of...

The CEO of X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, Monday, leaked his private messages with his tech rival, Mark Zuckerberg persuading him to get serious over their proposed $1 billion super fight or move on. According to Daily Mail, Zuckerberg and Musk appeared set to battle it out when the...

The Organised Labour has vowed to proceed with a total, comprehensive and indefinite nationwide shutdown of the country, should there be another increase in Petrol Pump price from the existing 617 naira, which it describes as “illegal”. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, gave the notification on Monday, at the African Trade...

Advocates vaccination, improved awareness From Adanna Nnamani Abuja Dr Ruquaya Mir, a Surgical Oncologist at the Apollo Hospitals in Delhi, India has associated poor hygiene, late childbirth, and alcoholism among other unhealthy habits to cervical and breast cancers. Ruquaya, who spoke to Journalists recently in Abuja, also advocated increased awareness, access to...

The National Board for Technical Education has unveiled an online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma holders to convert their certification to Bachelor’s Degree through online top-up for one year, with foreign accredited universities. The board disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday...

By Douglas Okoro Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi (APC- Ebonyi North) has said the people of Southeast were reminded that they voted for Labour Party in the 2023 election when they recently agitated for more ministerial slots. Nwebonyi, who is the vice-chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation and Water Resources...

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has explained why he paid unscheduled visits to Island Maternity Hospital and Lagos Island Hospital, catching the medical personnel unaware. The governor made this known in a statement on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile. According to Sanwo-Olu, his...

La Liga side Real Madrid signed Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga on a season-long loan move from Chelsea. He will be formally presented as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday afternoon. The Blues confirmed this with a statement posted on their website on Monday. It reads, ‘Kepa arrived at Stamford Bridge...

Ekpa warns oil companies against ignoring sit-at-home order The self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, has warned oil-producing companies operating in the South-East against ignoring the Monday sit-at-home order. Ekpa urged the companies to disregard information circulating that the sit-at-home order has been called...

By Fabian Ekeruche The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says 19 states and 56 communities across the country are likely to witness heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding within the month. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos Farinloye listed...

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has revealed that Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, had prayed for her to become a minister in Nigeria. The minister, who was appointed by President Bola Tinubu in August, said this while...

The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Cardoso; Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote and other private sector players on Friday paid tribute to late prominent corporate lawyer, Christopher Ogunbanjo. The tributes poured forth at an Afternoon of Tributes organised by the Nigerian Exchange Group and the...

The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, and the Senator representing Enugu North, Okey Ezea, have felicitated with the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, as he marks his 61st birthday on Saturday. In a statement by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs on Friday, Bamidele...

Ondo Commissioner raises alarm: Akeredolu’s signature forged Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State Published By: Kazeem Ugbodaga ...