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Post secondary school students of Enugu State, who are beneficiaries of the scholarship offered by the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to study in Mewar University, India, on Friday, paid a thank-you visit to the Governor at the Government House, Enugu, ahead of their departure. The elated students, numbering 22, …

Robert Awokuse Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday launched the Blue Box Programme aimed at encouraging waste sorting in a bid to achieve the goal of a cleaner Lagos devoid of filth. The Blue Box Programme is a single stream recyclable collection programme that will encourage separation of recyclable …

  Moscow, London, Sept. 6, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday sent a message of condolence to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the death of the country’s former leader Robert Mugabe. “Many important events in the modern history of Zimbabwe were associated with the name of Robert Mugabe,” according …

By Yunus Yusuf Lagos, Sept. 6, 2019 Nigerian carrier Arik Air on Friday resumed flights to Osubi Airport, Warri, a few months after the airline suspended services on the route. The Chief Executive Officer, Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, confirmed the development on Friday in Lagos. Ilegbodu said the airline …

Maputo, Sept. 6, 2019 Pope Francis continued to spread a message of peace as he addressed tens of thousands of Mozambicans at a mass held at a stadium in the capital Maputo on Friday, on the first leg of a visit to three African countries. “You have a right to …

By Yunus Yusuf Lagos, Sept. 6,2019 The plan by Air Peace Airline  to evacuate Nigerians in South Africa from today, Friday, Sept. 6 suffered a setback as majority of those interested in the process have expired passports. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airline with the support …

By Aderemi Bamgbose Okitipupa (Ondo State), Sept. 6, 2019 A lecturer at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) in Okitipupa, Ondo State, Prof. Gideon Okedayo, has been kidnapped at Akoko Junction on the Igara-Auchi highway in Edo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the …

The 2019 edition of Konga Back-to-School, the very successful and widely anticipated annual promotion by e-Commerce giant, ends today, Friday September 6th, 2019. The promotion has seen thousands of parents, students, knowledge workers and institutions take advantage of the exciting deals on offer. However, a number of shoppers have called …

By Busayo Onijala/Josephine Obute Lagos, Sept. 6, 2019 The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said that Nigerians are at present  among the most educated immigrants in the United States of America (USA). The traditional ruler told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that Nigerians have prospects …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 6, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Government and people of Zimbabwe over the passing of the founding father and former President of the Southern African nation, Robert Mugabe, at 95. The President, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media …

Chief John Jacobs, a Community leader and Chief in Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa on Friday appealed for the speedy repair of the Elebele bridge which collapsed on Thursday. The bridge which connects the state capital, Yenagoa to Ogbia, Nembe and Brass caved in when a truck …

Chairman of the Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has heaped praises on Akwa Ibom State and the current administration of Gov. Udom Emmanuel, even as he described the oil-rich Akwa Ibom as a miracle state. Ekeh made this disclosure while addressing guests at the 1st Akwa Ibom Education Summit and …

  The past few days have been dominated by media headlines about ‘xenophobic attacks’ on foreigners, essentially Nigerians, in South Africa. According to the police, five people have died and businesses and properties worth millions of dollars destroyed since the current wave of ‘xenophobic attacks’ in the country. Attacks on …

turnpot@gmail.com  0807 552 5533 Reno Omokri, one of the most virulent and partisan – even if forthright – critics of President Muhammadu Buhari, his administration and party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), took the president to the cleaners on his just-concluded trip to Japan (“A tale of Buhari, Nana Akufo-Addo and …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, Sept. 6, 2019 Cup-holders Nigeria on Thursday lost by the odd goal to their Sudanese counterparts in an Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match at the Al Merriekh Stadium in Omdurman. The home team scored on the dot of 45 minutes as the Nigeria …

The Management, Staff and Students of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria have commended the former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi for his  contributions to nation building. The Institution also thanked the Minister for his donations and the impact made during his …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Sept. 5, 2019 Southeast Governors’ Forum on Thursday called on the Federal Government to include the expansion of the tarmac of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu in the planned rehabilitation work at the airport. The Chairman of the Forum, Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, made …

The Bayelsa state chapter of Host Communities of Nigeria Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) have applauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s  appointment of former Gov. Timipre Sylva as Minister. HOSTCOM comprising over 300 affiliated communities said that the appointment of Sylva as Minister of State for Petroleum  will transform the oil and gas …

Following the hypersensitivity of the issues surrounding the lives and well-being of Nigerian citizens living in South Africa and to contribute his voice against the poor state of security regarding foreign nationals living in Africa, the Founder/Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Jim Ovia has withdrawn from further activities at …

Nigeria is ready to provide counterpart funding on all agreements reached with China for the provision of infrastructure that directly improves the livelihood of Nigerians, President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Abuja. Receiving Yang Jiechi, Special Envoy of the President of China, Xi Jinping, at State House, President Buhari expressed …

By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Owerri, Sept 5, 2019 Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State on Thursday launched the construction of 16 urban roads in the state, totaling 81 kilometers and estimated to cost N23.4 billion. Speaking at the event, Ihedioha said that his administration would not consider geographical divisions in addressing …

By Deji Abdulwahab Abuja, Sept. 5, 2019 The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Nigerians to boycott South African goods and services to protest the killings of Nigerians and other nationals living in that country. Oshiomhole gave the advice at a news conference in …

By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Owerri, Sept.  5, 2019 The  Imo  Police Command on Thursday paraded 72 suspects which it said were allegedly behind  the recent waves of criminalities across the state. The state  Commissioner of Police ( CP) Rabiu Ladodo, while parading the suspects in Owerri, said  that they were arrested …

By Rotimi Ijikanmi Abuja, Sept. 5, 2019 The Federal Government has clarified that it is only recalling the country’s High Commissioner in South Africa for consultation, over the recent escalated xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in that country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, offered the explanation …

By Segun Giwa Akure, Sept. 5, 2019 The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday, said that plans have been concluded by police authorities to deploy special forces to the South-West zone for more effective fight against insecurity and crimes in the zone. Adamu made the disclosure in …