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Nigeria’s Amanda Amaeshi named UK Changemaker 2024
By Francis Onyeukwu Abuja, Dec.18, 2024 Miss Amanda Amaeshi, an award-winning activist and campaigner, has been named My Life My…
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Why are Yoruba always the ‘problem’ of Nigeria? By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou…
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Court awards N3.34b damages against Sterling Bank Plc over illegal occupation of Wellington Hotel premises
Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun has awarded over N3.3 billion cost of damages against Sterling Bank Plc over…
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ICCDI leverages sports for climate change advocacy
,,, Holds maiden Sports4 Climate Justice challenge The International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI) says it is committed to building…
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Sokoto assembly passes N526.9bn 2025 appropriation bill
By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto Dec. 17, 2024 The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state’s 2025 Appropriation…
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Africa: Afreximbank participates in Nigeria’s Bank of Industry syndicated facility of up to EUR 2-billion
LONDON, United Kingdom, December 17, 2024 African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) recently joined a consortium of financial institutions in London…
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All-Share Index crosses 100,000 mark as NGX sustains positive momentum
By Rukayat Adeyemi Lagos, Dec. 17, 2024 The equity market has maintained its positive momentum with the All-Share Index crossing…
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Logistics, manpower problems re-echo as PSC screens, promotes 78 more Senior Police Officers (See names)
The second Plenary Meeting of the present Police Service Commission (PSC) entered day two Tuesday, December 17, 2024 with the…
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Keyamo performs ground-breaking for Abia Airport project
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Nsulu (Abia) Dec.17, 2024 The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, on Tuesday, performed…
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Vinicius Jr named FIFA Best men’s player for 2024
Doha, Dec. 17, 2024 Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Junior was voted as FIFA’s Best men’s player for 2024…
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We need federal support to complete Deep Sea Port project – Akwa Ibom Governor
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom state has stressed that the state government cannot complete the ambitious Deep Sea Port…
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Top UN envoy wants ‘Syrian owned’ transition; Calls for increased aid
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 16, 2024 The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, Geir Pedersen has held…
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Police gets 11 new AIGs;16 CPs as PSC approves promotion of 27 Officers (See names)
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 27 senior Police Officers comprising of 11 Commissioners of Police…
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Tinubu celebrates Shell, partners’ $5 billion deepwater investment as milestone for Nigeria’s energy sector
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Monday, welcomed Shell and its partners’ announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Bonga…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York announces slate of exhibitions, special installations through Spring 2025
New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States, otherwise known as The Met, has announced its upcoming…
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For Buhari, Ore Mekunu (friend of the poor), at 82 By FEMI ADESINA
This will stick in memory for life. It was March, 2020. The whole world was at the edge. A pandemic…
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UBA donates N500 Million to Lagos State Security Trust Fund, pledges support for State’s effort at improving security
United Bank for Africa(UBA) through UBA Foundation, its corporate social responsibility arm, has donated the sum of N500 million to…
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Third, Second, and First Worlds, and the Ethnocentrism of Western Writers By Anthony Akubue
When Professor Chinua Achebe, the literary giant, legendary author, and activist from Ogidi, Anambra State, Nigeria, remarked that “until the…
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Nigeria’s Lookman, Nnadozie, Super Falcons, shine at 2024 CAF Awards
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has congratulated Nigeria’s international players, Ademola Lookman and Chiamaka Nnadozie, as well as the Super…
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Shell allays fears on oil export over leakage at Bonny terminal
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Dec 16, 2024 The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Monday said the reported…
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ECOWAS issues deadline to Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
By Salif Atojoko Abuja, Dec. 15, 2024 The authority of ECOWAS heads of state and government on Sunday set Jan.…
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Tinubu, Atiku and the Lion’s share By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 16 December, 2024 Adrian Louis is a witness to what popcorn does in a movie theatre. The American poet’s…
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At Christmas: The Divine Significance of Jesus’ Birth as Immanuel By Isaac Megbolugbe
December 13, 2024 Introduction As Christians around the world celebrate the arrival of Immanuel, we are reminded of the profound…
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‘An Enemy of the People’ By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 16 December, 2024 “The water is poisoned! The whole of the water system is tainted and absolutely unusable for…
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Network for ATM calls for increased investment in healthcare facilities’ infrastructures
Attah Willies, Gombe A growing need for much needed investments to address deterioration of healthcare infrastructural facilities in Gombe State…
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