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The Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC) will hold a Healthcare program today, Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 10 am to 12 noon at 921 Pleasant Valley Avenue, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA. The program, with the theme The Ultimate Conversation to Health Preservation Strategies, will feature a host of top medical …

By Usman Aliyu Benin, March 25, 2023 The University of Benin has won the Africa Outstanding University Award of the Year for 2023 in Rwanda. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lilian Salami, was also honoured as Africa Pillar of Education for her impact in education development on the continent. …

By Adenike Ayodele Ikeja March 25, 2023 The Lagos State government says it will prosecute Chrisland School, Ikeja, for alleged involuntary manslaughter, reckless and negligent act over the death of a 12-year-old student, Whitney Adeniran, who died from electrocution during inter house sports. According to a statement signed by the Director …

” I thank God Almighty and our good people of Osun state. I dedicate this victory to God and my people. This judgement confirmed my earlier position that the judgement of the Tribunal is a miscarriage of Justice. The judiciary has right the wrongs of the lower Court. This has …

A civil society organization, The Movement For The Consolidation of Democracy (MOCODE), has reacted to the press statement credited to the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Gwadabawa ward in Adamawa State, purportedly suspending Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) from the party at the …

The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has congratulated Dr. Alex Otti, on his victory in the just-concluded Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Abia State, describing it as well deserved. The group in a statement signed by its Abia State Coordinator, Pst. Prince Solomon, noted that Dr. Otti “has …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, March 24, 2023 The UN 2023 Water Conference ended on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, a “milestone” action plan containing almost 700 commitments to protect water, humanity’s most precious global common good. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …

By Taiye Agbaje/Philomina Attah Abuja, March 24, 2023 The absence of the four children of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in a Federal High Court, Abuja, stalled their arraignment on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier reported that Ojerinde and his …

By Alex Enebeli Enugu, March 24, 2023 The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in Enugu, Mr. Frank Nweke says he will not congratulate Enugu State governor-elect, Dr Peter Mbah because the election was not free and fair. Nweke, who described the processes that produced Mbah as an “assault” …

By Wandoo Sombo Abuja, March 25, 2023 The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has granted permission to Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) to serve their petitions on Sen. Bola Tinubu though the All Progressives Congress (APC). A three-member …

Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi and his wife Margaret joined the family of Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, in the final commendation service for their departed daughter, Miss Nwankie Ikpeazu, on Friday. Mr. Obi in a tweet, said that “Nwankie’s death is one …

Thanks, Ndi Enugu, for Voting Overwhelmingly for Change 1. I would like to thank, from the depths of my heart, Ndi Enugu State for voting overwhelmingly for transformational change in the two elections held on February 25 and March 18, 2023, in our dear State. You stood strongly with the …

By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, March 25, 2022 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed the evacuation of banknotes from its vaults to commercial banks across the country. According to a statement issued by Dr Isa AbdulMumin, the Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the CBN, it is part of a …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated famous journalist and writer, Louis Odion as he marks his 50th birthday, describing him as an indisputable journalism icon. President Buhari said in a statement from the presidency that in a country as diverse as Nigeria, it is not always easy to get a journalist …

By Emmanuel Afonne Abuja, March 24, 2023 The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Friday lost 0-1 to Guinea Bissau in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifier, played at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. The match saw the Eagles dominating the encounter but failed to make any positive …

By Chukwuemeka Opara Abakaliki, March 24, 2023 A former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim,  says he proudly supported the APC candidate, Chief Francis Nwifuru to win the March 18 governorship election in Ebonyi. Anyim made the assertion on Friday while reacting to his suspension alongside others by the Peoples Democratic …

By Folasade Akpan Enugu, March 23, 2023 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has began a five-year strategic plan to help Nigerian children who are left behind in developmental strides to meet up with their counterparts in other parts of the world. UNICEF Communication Specialist, Mr. Geoffrey Njoku, said this …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, March 24, 2023 The Federal Government is to arraign Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on seven-count charge bordering on money laundering at a Federal High Court, Abuja. Ojerinde is being arraigned alongside his four children; Mary Funmilola, Olumide Abiodun, Adedayo …

Ahead of the primaries of the Labour Party (LP) for the governorship election in Imo State, the Presidential Candidate of the party in the February 25, 2023, poll, Mr. Peter Obi and the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, have met with Stakeholders and Governorship aspirants from the state. The governorship …

Nestlé Nigeria and Ogun State Ministry of Environment hosted a stakeholders’ forum on 22nd March to commemorate World Water Day 2023.  Aimed at promoting sustainable water stewardship practices, the forum had over 400 stakeholders drawn from the public and private sectors across Ogun State. World Water Day is a United …

Sometimes it feels like we have been childhood friends. That we have known each other forever. For over 30 years since our paths crossed, I can’t remember how many times I’ve called him “Louis,” much less “Louis Osaretin Odion.” Even now, it feels awkward to write it. I call him …

By Adenike Ayodele Ikeja March 23, 2023 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District, Mr. Sunday Adewale (alias Aeroland), have filed a petition against a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Idiat Oluranti-Adebule, over alleged non-qualification to contest thè senatorial election The News …

ABUJA  The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has felicitated Nigerian women and called for more engaging conversations on how women can leverage technology and innovation to bridge the digital gender gap. Mr. Emefiele, in his keynote address at the CBN IWD webinar to commemorate …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja,  March 23, 2023 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, indicated its intention to respond in a suit filed by Festus Keyamo against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Feb. 25, 2023 poll. This was also as …

    By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, March 23, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday announced the appointment of Dr Daniel Ngamije Madandi as the Director of the Global Malaria Programme, effective April 8, 2023. WHO in a statement said that Ngamije served as the Rwandan Minister of …