In the wake of aggressive bombardments by military air troops which have killed several armed bandits in Zamfara State in the last one week, a logistics base set up by armed criminals in Kaduna State has been destroyed by airstrikes of Nigerian military fighter aircraft. The logistics facility, PRNigeria gathered, …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC PBT drops 52.85% in 6-month results
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, Sept. 6, 2021 Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc on Monday posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N24.70 billion for the six months ended June 30. This was stated in the bank’s consolidated and separate interim financial statements signed by the Company Secretary, Mr. Chidi Okezie as …
Read More »Police confirm kidnap of Sen. Effiong
By Sunday Bassey Uyo, Sept. 6, 2021 The Police have confirmed the kidnapping of Sen. Nelson Effiong, who represented Eket Senatorial District in the eighth Senate. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Akwa Ibom, SP Odiko Macdon, told newsmen in Uyo on Monday that the senator was kidnapped in Uyo …
Read More »Lagos CAN Chairman, Bishop Adegbite, at CAN Ojodu LCDA Chapter Annual Revival Crusade & Thanksgiving
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State Chapter, at the weekend, held the 2021 edition of its Annual Revival Crusade and Thanksgiving themed “Come Unto Me” at Powerline, Oke-Ira, Ogba, Lagos. The well attended programme had Bishop Dr. Steven Adegbite, Chairman, Lagos State …
Read More »Bible society canvases daily Bible Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche/07031677844 Lagos, Sept. 5, 2021 The Bible Society of Nigeria(BSN) has canvassed the daily reading of the Bible to reduce the challenges confronting the country. Pastor Samuel Sanusi, General Secretary (GS)/Chief Executive Officer of the society made the plea on Sunday in Lagos to declare open the 2021 …
Read More »206 teachers commence 2nd edition of NPDC/SEPLAT training
“Teachers will be trained on modern learning techniques, critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and the lesson notes.” By Deborah Coker No fewer than 206 teachers from Edo and Delta has commenced the second edition of the NPDC/Seplat Petroleum Development Company PLC joint venture teachers empowerment programme, known as STEP. …
Read More »Senator kidnapped; 8 others injured, as social media influencer recounts ordeal.
By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Senator Efiong Nelson has been kidnapped in Akwa Ibom Sunday night. The incident happened around 9 pm, when the former lawmaker was at a lounge (a Nite Club), said to be owned by him. About eight customers who scampered for safety during the melee preceding his …
Read More »Super Eagles arrive Cape Verde for 2022 World Cup qualifier; Air Peace boss, Onyema, promises N20m if team wins
By Victor Okoye, Abuja; Yunus Yusuf, Ikeja, Sept. 6, 2022 Players of the senior men’s national football team and their officials on Monday arrived in Cape Verde bubbling with enthusiasm, ahead of Tuesday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. This is as Allen Onyema, Chairman, Air Peace, has promised to splash …
Read More »Yesterday Was Better Than Today By Lasisi Olagunju
Somehow, we’ve all, individually, managed to get by and get better but the country gets progressively worse every new day. I thought of how much I paid to get university education – my first degree. The first year, I paid N20 caution fee; I also paid N90 for accommodation. The …
Read More »Spinal Cord Injury Day: Sokoto Govt to end discrimination against persons with disability
By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, Sept. 5, 2021 The Sokoto State Government has restated its commitment toward ending all forms of discrimination against persons living with disability in the state. Malam Abdul-Azeez Ibrahim, the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Disability Matters, made the pledge in his address at the …
Read More »Sowore: We’re combing forest to arrest killers – Police; Senator mourns
By Monday Ajogun (Benin), Aderemi Bamgbose, Okitipupa (Ondo State) Sept. 5, 2021 The police on Sunday said that they were combing the forest around the crime scene to arrest the killers of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of Sahara Reporters’ Publisher and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore. The Edo Police …
Read More »57,000 personnel to benefit from work at Refinery site, says Dangote
The President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has disclosed plans to increase the human capacity at the Dangote Refinery Project site from 40,000 to 57,000 personnel in the coming months. According to him, the project currently employs 29,000 Nigerians and 11,000 foreigners at the 650,000 barrels-per-day world’s largest single …
Read More »Plateau of Crises and Death By Dakuku Peterside
Plateau state is named Plateau for a reason. It is approximately the Centre of Nigeria and the midpoint between Christian and Muslim civilizations in Nigeria, convergence between settlers and indigenous people, battleground between farmers and herders, and a clash point between indigenous culture and foreign civilisation. For this and other …
Read More »Shell donates multimillion dollar projects to Maritime University
Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has described the phase one of infrastructure projects donated to the Nigerian Maritime University in Okerenkoko, Delta State by The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture partners as a great enhancer of learning and research. Okowa spoke …
Read More »Who is afraid of 86-year-old Akintoye? – 4 By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Folks preaching or agitating for restructuring-cum-self-determination do so for different reasons – some negative, some positive. We may not blame those in the former category. Since the coming of APC/Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, the fragile bond of unity hitherto existing in this country has repeatedly and …
Read More »Guinea’s World Cup qualifier postponed in coup aftermath
Abuja, Sept. 6, 2021 Football governing bodies FIFA and CAF have postponed Monday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match involving Guinea and visiting Morocco. The decision to postpone the game is as a result of Sunday’s coup d’etat in the west African country, as well as the reported detention of …
Read More »PDP’s Valentine Ozigbo meets Ndi Anambra in Ebonyi State, outlines his development blueprint
Valentine Ozigbo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag-bearer in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, on Saturday, September 4, 2021, held a well-attended town hall meeting with Anambra indigenes living in Ebonyi State where he detailed his plans for the development of Anambra. The interactive town hall event, held at Salt …
Read More »Coup in Guinea: UN Chief, AU, ECOWAS condemn military takeover of power
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, with reports from Conakry, Sept. 5, 2021 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the coup d’etat in Guinea and demanded the immediate release of President Alpha Condé. According to reports, the fate of Guinea’s President, Condé, is unclear after an unverified video showed him surrounded …
Read More »Adeboye, other Christian leaders, offer prayers for Nigeria
By Uchenna Eletuo Lagos, Sept. 5, 2021 The General Overseer (GO) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and other church leaders on Sunday prayed for the nation’s progress. The leaders, made the prayers at the inauguration of Prophetess Esther Ajayi’s Love of Christ (LOC) ultra …
Read More »Zamfara: Declare abduction of students a crime against humanity, SERAP tells ICC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Mr Karim A. A. Khan, QC, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), urging him “to investigate the growing cases of abduction of students in several parts of Northern Nigeria, closure of schools, and the persistent failure of Nigerian authorities at both the federal …
Read More »Scientist says new technique increases shelf life of edible mushrooms from 3 to 10 days
A Bayelsa-based scientist has advocated the use of emerging techniques that increase the shelf life of edible mushrooms to tackle protein deficiency. Mr ThankGod Timipanipiri-Wood said in an interview that a recently developed genetic technique which increases the shelf life of mushroom from three to 10 days would transform the …
Read More »Video shows Vice President Osinbajo has been stridently condemning killings across Nigeria
A group, called The New Tribe (TNT), has risen in defence of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, over allegations that he has not been speaking out concerning the state of insecurity in parts of the country, especially the killing of Christians, Moslems and Nigerians in general. The group, to …
Read More »We’ll transform Ibadan to a 21st century city, deliver 75km of 110km Circular road by 2023 – Makinde
… as he donates bus, N10m scholarship to CCII Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, declared that his administration will turn Ibadan to a 21st century city through the provision of developmental projects across the city. The governor stated this at the inauguration ceremony of 2021/2023 Executive Council of …
Read More »Why President Buhari is visiting Imo on Thursday — Uzodinma
By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, Sept. 4, 2021 Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo, says all is set for President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state on Thursday, Sept. 9. The governor disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Saturday. Uzodinma, who spoke upon his …
Read More »Focus on saving Nigeria, not 2023 elections — Obi tells political leaders
Following the recent closure of schools in Zamfara State, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has, again, called on political leaders, at all levels of government, not to be blinded by their quest for power, ahead of 2023 elections, …
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