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By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Oct. 22, 2023 Mr. Ali M. Ali, the newly appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), is expected to assume office on Monday (Oct. 23). Ali, who hails from Kano State, was the Deputy Director of the Independent Campaign Council …

By Imelda Osayande Benin Oct. 21, 2023 It was a colourful moment and double celebration for the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, as he concluded the 7th year anniversary on the throne of his forebears on Saturday in Benin. The royal event coincided with his birthday as every available …

We gather to pay our respects and bid farewell to a remarkable individual, Professor Joe Ogbonnaya Irukwu, our own very dear, Dee Ogbo, as most of us fondly called him. He was a pioneer and doyen of the Nigerian insurance industry, who left an indelible mark on the sector and …

Tel Aviv, Oct. 20, 2023 Israel’s government has approved emergency regulations allowing it to temporarily shut down foreign news channels in exceptional cases, according to Israeli media reports on Friday. The move appears aimed at Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based broadcaster that Israel has denounced for years for what it sees …

By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, Oct. 19, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media …

Mr. Olufemi Oladapo Soneye, a member of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), has been appointed the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The Management of the national oil company in Nigeria confirmed the appointment in a statement on its X handle. In …

Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023 election has paid a condolence visit to the family of Late Senator Bello Yusuf Maitama, a former Minister of Internal Affairs. Mr. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, who was accompanied on the trip …

The 11th State of the Black Writers Symposium will take place today, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at the 4th Floor Multi-Purpose Room of the Africana Institute of Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America (USA). The Symposium, which will have, among others, a variety of accomplished writers …

The Alternative Bank (TAB), Nigeria’s newest entrant into the financial services sector, launched in spectacular fashion by holding simultaneous launch events in three major cities across the country – Lagos, Abuja, and Kano, making it the first synchronized multi-city brand launch in Nigeria’s history. The Alternative Bank is the ethical …

  The recent celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the demise of globally renowned literary giant, Prof. Chinua Achebe, will remain memorable as a historic festival of culture, music and dance as well as an intellectual feast, through a Symposium on the writer’s book, The Trouble With Nigeria. Labour Party …

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has commended His Grace, Most Rev Jude Thaddeus Okolo, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic “for holding the flag of our nation high, and for exemplifying ethical leadership and integrity.” Mr. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State gave the …

By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, Oct. 13, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 14 new Chief Executive Officers of agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media …

About 40 years ago, you were called to glory in a highly baffling, unexpected, very suspicious and mysterious circumstance. You were in your house in Benin City when they came for you uninvited. They beckoned on you like the proverbial deceitful serpent to accompany them to where you knew not. …

In the grand tapestry of life, we gather to celebrate a luminous figure in Nigeria’s political realm, Dr. (Hon) Kafayat Abike Oloruntoyin Dabiri-Erewa, who clocked 61 years on the surface of the earth on October 11, 2023. Her life story shines brightly as a beacon of a natural leader, a …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has emphasized that investing in quality education, particularly at the elementary level, is the most valuable commitment for the benefit of the girl child. He stated that through a solid education, the girl child gains the empowerment needed to …

Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has commiserated with the Ogunbajo family of Ijebu Ode, Ogun State and Nigerians in general over the demise of legal luminary, Chief Christopher Oladipo Ogunbajo. In a message on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Mr. Obi, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 8, 2023 Dr Babajide Olagbaiye, an 81-year-old Parade Marshal, has described Nigeria’s 2023 Independence Day Parade in New York held under a downpour as the best so far since the event started in 1991. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigerians in …

Ma’mi, Omo-Oba Adenuwesi, Omo Daniel Openibo, Omo Laura Adekunbi Kester,  Iyà mi ówòn, na so u take waka go?!… Just like that?!! What a long walk in life into eternity?! What a long walk with you Ma’mi!?! So so long Ma’mi!!!.. Watching you pass away slowly in your last 7 …

BIOGRAPHY   Our mother, Omo-Oba, Ezinne Okwukwe, Madam Motolani Adenuwesi Mercy Onyebeadi [nee OPENIBO], was a wonderful and very exceptional woman. Having crossed the various boundaries and diverse stations in life with all its trepidations, tribulations, trials, challenges, and triumphs; and, having survived them all till her last breath on earth, …

It will be another exciting time today, Friday, October 6, 2023, at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Dominion Cathedral, 180 Main Street, Orange, New Jersey, NJ 07050, United States of America (USA), as Dr. Ernest Abel  holds a music Album Launch and Live Recording, entitled SPEAK. The program, which …

The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged all educators in Nigeria to stay dedicated to the cause of nation-building. He emphasized the importance of carrying out their responsibilities diligently and setting positive examples for both their students and society as a whole. Obi emphasized that genuine …

By Olaitan Idris Lagos, Oct. 4, 2023 A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of Abdulazeez Fashola (a.k.a. Naira Marley) 32, and three others for alleged conspiracy and murder of singer Oladimeji Aloba popularly known as Mohbad. The others remanded are Ogedengbe Fisayo, 37; Ayobami Sadiq, 27, …

By Deborah Akpede Lagos, Oct. 3, 2023 The Police in Lagos have confirmed that the Afrobeat musician, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley is currently in its custody in connection with the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as MohBad. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Tuesday …

Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, October 2, 2023: The Lagos and Kwara States governments as well as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are drumming support for the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for Thursday, October 5 at the Abuja …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Oct. 2, 2023 In a historic election held in Zurich, Switzerland recently, the Nigerian Youths in Diaspora (NYD) elected Bashiru Muhammad as its new President. The election marked a significant milestone as Muhammad became the first president from Northern Nigeria in the organisation’s history. This development …