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Igbo Speaking Community in Lagos (ISCL) on Saturday, January 23, 2021 paid a condolence visit to the family of their late Patron, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu. Kanu was also military Governor of Imo and Lagos States. Pictures by Chinyere Ikeanyi show some of those who were part of the delegation …

Global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Lenovo has continued to astound market watchers, dominating worldwide PC shipments on the back of a rise in demand. The demand is fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic which has seen more schools and students embracing online learning. Also, with more companies and corporate organisations the …

…We will ensure thorough investigation of all crimes — CP …51 suspects on trial for kidnapping, other offences in Oke-Ogun, Ibarapa areas – Owoseni …traditional rulers demand justice, peaceful coexistence …as Fulani leaders seek peace A delegation of Oyo State Government officials and the new Commissioner of Police in the …

The day before was full of sunshine, Everywhere was bright and gay. The evening recorded brilliant rainbows. Suddenly the night became hot and dull, with foul air that oozed into the morning with violent thunderstorms. In Owerri it started with a convective precipitation and in a twinkle has uprooted landmark …

The Bayelsa Government on Sunday said that it got N27 billion and not N38 bn approved by the Federal Government for federal projects executed by the state from 2005 till date. The Senate had on Nov. 24, 2020 approved promissory notes and bond issuances worth N148.1 billion as refunds to …

By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Jan. 24, 2021 The Police in Enugu State has deployed Armoured Personnel Carriers and detachment of its officers to restore peace at a renewed violence in Oruku community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state. The new Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr …

Media reports, which claimed that the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has detained 344 female students of Providence High School, located on Independence Layout in Enugu, Enugu State is fake news, a statement released by AMCON at the weekend has said. The release, signed by Jude Nwauzor, Head, Corporate …

With Billions of Naira spent in Nigeria’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including on health facilities, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has made private laboratories richer to the tune of over N6.54bn for conducting tests on international travellers. Findings by PRNigeria reveals that the NCDC mandated travellers to …

The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has advised the Presidency and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) against playing politics and ethnicity with the worrisome state of security in the South-West, and has offered to assist Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in enforcing the deadline issued herdsmen to vacate forest reserves in Ondo State. …

News analysis by Lizzy Okoji, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As Joe Biden becomes 46th President of the United States of America, it comes with hope for many Nigerians that the long-standing diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the U.S would be reinvigorated. This is even more so as one of …

By Taiye Olayemi Lagos, Jan. 24, 2020 Some Nigerian celebrities are mourning late American broadcaster, Larry King who died on Saturday morning Jan. 23, aged 87. These celebrities took to their instagram handles to pay tribute to and mourn the ace broadcaster who had contributed immensely to American Journalism. Veteran …

By Fortune Abang Abuja, Jan. 24, 2021 The Nigerian Diaspora Movement (NDM) on Sunday advised home-based Nigerians to stop campaigning for candidates contesting elections in other countries. Chairman of NDM, Prof. Apollos Nwauwa, gave the advice in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Nwauwa, also …

Washington, Jan. 24, 2021   U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with leaders of Canada, Britain, and Mexico in his first presidential calls since being inaugurated on Jan. 20. In his first call to a European leader, Biden discussed the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), climate change, and security with Britain’s Boris Johnson. Johnson tweeted …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development to “publish details of proposed payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months, including the mechanisms and logistics for the payments, list of beneficiaries, and how they have been selected, projected …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has commiserated with victims of the recent gas explosion in Delta State. The explosion which occurred in Agbor, the headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area of the state, was said to have left some persons dead while others suffered various …

Barcelona, Jan. 24, 2021 Real Madrid closed the gap at the top of the Spanish La Liga to four points with a 4-1 away win at Alaves on Saturday. Casemiro headed in the first goal on 13 minutes and Karim Benzema doubled the lead on 41 minutes. Eden Hazard was …

Following the order of Honourable Justice Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Lagos the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) at the weekend took over an asset belonging to Dr. John Warimeme Abebe, the Chief Promoter of Inducon Nigeria Limited over an indebtedness of over N1.3billion In compliance with the …

Preliminary investigations into the Jan. 16, oil leak near Funiwa offshore facilities off the Atlantic coast commenced on Friday with a visit by Bayelsa government officials, regulatory agencies and representatives of impacted communities. It will be recalled that fishermen around the Atlantic Ocean coastline had on Jan. 17 sighted and …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the Bishop of Nnewi Catholic Diocese, Most Rev Hilary Odili Okeke, as a blessing not just to the universal Church but also to the society at large. This was contained in a …

By Aderemi Bamgbose, Okitipupa (Ondo State)/Adedeji Egbebi Oye-Ekiti (Ekiti state) Jan. 23, 2021 Ondo South Senatorial District representative at the National Assembly, Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, has said that there is need for the Ondo Government to make a law for genuine herders and farmers to register with the state government. …

By Suleiman Shehu Ibadan,Jan.22,2021 Oba Saliu Adetunji, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, has called on farmers and herders in Ibarapa area of Oyo State and Nigeria in general to live in harmony for the unity and development of Nigeria. Adetunji gave the advice on Saturday during the Royal Festival of Praise …

By Akeem Abas Ibadan, Jan. 23, 2021 A former governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, on Saturday, advised Gov. Seyi Makinde to convene a Council of State meeting to brainstorm on the security challenges facing the state. Alao-Akala gave the advice in an interview with newsmen after an expanded …