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Lead Story
Late Dora Akunyili’s daughter, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby, makes 2019 Time’s ‘100 Next’ list
By Anita Eboigbe Abuja, Nov. 15, 2019 (NAN) Acclaimed global artist, Njideka Akunyili-Crosby has been profiled in the 2019 Time…
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Nigerian Society of Engineers, Ikeja, Lagos holds 10th Ralph Alabi Lecture/Induction Ceremony
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Ikeja branch, Lagos Nigeria on Monday, November 11, 2019, held the 10th Ralph Alabi Memorial Lecture…
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Local
Lagos, Kano, Ogun, other states get new Commissioners of Police
The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, has ordered the immediate posting/redeployment of the following Commissioners of Police to…
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Lead Story
Nigeria: Obi calls for revolution •Demands free, fair elections in Kogi, Bayelsa
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that only a…
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Arts & Entertainment
Chinua Achebe: The Doyen of the African Idiom By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is well-nigh impossible for November 16 to go by without much of the world remembering that the date…
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Local
The resurfacing of the Hate Speech Bill By Jideofor Adibe
Many Nigerians were taken aback on Tuesday, November 12 2019, when news filtered that the Hate Speech Bill, first introduced…
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Local
We are still in Bayelsa Guber race, says APC, heads to Appeal Court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa says it remains in the race for the Nov.16 governorship election. The party…
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Education
Education, biggest instrument for eradicating poverty – NIMASA DG … As Agency donates educational materials to schools
The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that education is the only…
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Arts & Entertainment
Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Odumegwu-Ojukwu’s daughter, Chineme, graduates in style from UK University (see her mother, Bianca’s testimony & event photos)
Miss Chineme Ojukwu, daughter of late Biafran leader, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, graduated from the University of Brighton in England recently.…
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Local
You can’t take gov seat through back door, Oyo group fires back at Adelabu, APC
An Oyo State-based socio-political group, the Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), on Thursday, chided the governorship candidate of the All Progressives…
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Health
Shortage of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food hinders treatment of malnutrition in Bauchi
From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi The Nutrition Officer in one of the Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition Centers,(CMAM) in Darazo local…
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Health
Bring out your children for Measles, Meningitis A vaccination – UNICEF Consultant
From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi A Consultant with the UNICEF Field Office Bauchi, Al Amin Barrow has called on the people…
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Local
November 16 as National Day for Zik By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
November 16, the birthday of Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, ought to be a national holiday in Nigeria. It is deserving honour…
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Local
I want to win 2021 AFCON for Nigeria, Rohr says as Nigeria defeats Benin Republic
By Isaiah Eka/Dianabasi Effiong Uyo, Nov. 13, 2019 Super Eagles’ head coach Gernot Rohr on Wednesday said winning the 2021…
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Kidnapped Immigration officers recount ordeal, thank Navy
By Desmond Ejibas Port Harcourt, Nov. 14, 2019 Mr Samson Raphael, an Immigration officer, has lauded the Nigerian Navy for…
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Health
Ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter in good spirits after brain surgery – Pastor
Moscow, Nov. 14, 2019 (Sputnik/NAN) Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 95, who has just undergone surgery to relieve pressure on…
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Local
Bayelsa guber poll: Court nullifies APC primaries; Suit challenging Gov. Yahaya Bello’s eligibility to be heard on Friday
By Nathan Nwakamma/ Taiye Agbaje Yenagoa, Abuja Nov 14, 2019 A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, on Thursday nullified…
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Court remands father for defiling 17-year-old daughter
By Oluwatope Lawanson Ikeja, Nov. 14, 2019 An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, ordered that a 45-year-old man, Aderemi…
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Local
Senate swears-in Olujimi ***As Lawan calls for unity among Senators
The Senate on Thursday swore-in Senator Biodun Olujimi as the Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District at the National…
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NASS to amend Constitution to ensure smooth transition of legislative powers
The National Assembly has indicated interest in amending the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to…
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Local
Obaseki has failed Edo people, says PDP
By Deborah Coker Benin, Nov. 13, 2019 The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has again descended…
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Local
Senate re-introduces bill to establish South East Development Commission (SEDC)
The Senate on Wednesday re-introduced a Bill seeking to establish the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The bill, which scaled…
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Local
Dignitaries grace Dr. Emeka Osuji’s double book presentation
Two books by Dr. Emeka Osuji were on Friday, November 8, 2019 presented to the public at a well attended…
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Arts & Entertainment
Sokoto to host Nigerian Guild of Editors’ Conference 2019
The 2019 All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC), the annual flagship conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), will hold…
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