More stranded Nigerians return from Saudi Arabia
Up to 424 more Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia have arrived in Abuja on Friday. The Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made […]
Month: January 2021
MultiChoice slashes DStv, GOtv decoder prices
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a price slash on its DStv and GOtv decoders from Monday, February 1, 2021. The price slash will see the DStv […]
England coach Southgate takes part in football dementia study
England manager Gareth Southgate has revealed he is taking part in a research project looking at possible links between football and dementia. Southgate, who had […]
Is Buhari presiding over the last United Nigeria?, by Akin Fadeyi
There are no good tribes or good ethnicities. There are good people and there are bad people. I have close friends all across the nation […]
Spain registers 1st case of South African COVID-19 strain
The Spanish autonomous community of Galicia has registered the country’s first case of the mutant coronavirus strain linked to South Africa, the regional government said. “The health […]
COVID-19 cases surge in Africa
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent stood at 3,515,047 as of Friday, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa […]
In Kogi, Court sacks APC Lawmaker, enthrones PDP
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, sacked an All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing the Ibaji constituency in Kogi State House of […]
Breaking: Irabor takes over as new CDS
The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Leo Irabor, on Friday, resumed office at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Irabor took over from General […]
Covid-19: Don picks holes in online teaching by institutions
An expert in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode of education, Professor Olufemi A. Peters, has identified standard as the “weak-link” in the recent flurry […]
2021 Budget: Oyetola inaugurates projects implementation committee
As govt holds 4-day retreat in preparation for 2021 fiscal yearOsun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola on Thursday inaugurated the newly-established Programmes and Projects Implementation Monitoring Committee […]
Minimum wage: FCT minister appeals to NULGE against strike action
By Muhammad Tanimu, Abuja FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has appealed to members of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) […]
Buhari warns against ethnic, religious prejudices
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja warned that stoking ethnic and religious prejudices will not augur well for the development of the country, adding that […]
COVID-19, terrorism, curruption challenges require international response-Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja restated the need for the international community to collectively and frontally confront the COVID-19 pandemic and other common challenges […]
Saving SEPLAT from Access Bank’s corporate aggression, by Majeed Dahiru
The peace and tranquillity of the corporate world was recently rattled by the news that a Nigerian court had granted an injunction allowing Nigeria’s biggest […]
Anambra: Pastor lands in trouble after filming followers naked for money rituals
A controversial Anambra-based pastor Onyeze Jesus who filmed his followers naked in money rituals, has been brought into the custody of the state’s police over fraud allegations […]