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Celebrated legal practitioner and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, will be the Lead Speaker at the 2021 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch (Capital Branch). The theme of the program, which holds on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 from 2:00PM (WAT) is “Post COVID …

  Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Lagos, May 29, 2021 Samuel Ikpea, National Chairman, Nigeria Football Supporters’ Club (NFSC), on Saturday congratulated the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare, on his 55th birthday. In a statement made available to the News …

Isabel, daughter of Deaconess Linda Middleton, CEO/Founder of Kaleidoscope Business Projects LLC, has just graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Atlanta Georgia, United States. Pictures here capture some of the memorable moments of the milestone event.

A media entrepreneur and Managing Director (MD) of Radio Now 95.3fm Mrs. Kadaria Ahmed, has advised Nigerian journalists to make quality, trust and accountability their watchwords. Mrs. Ahmed, who was guest speaker at the  Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) professional forum spoke under the theme: “Building Media Career in the …

Thank God! “I BEAT” Covid-19 and my test returned NEGATIVE!! Yay 🥳🌟🌻 “I spent about 2wks in a painful and lonely self imposed quarantine, sending healing vibes to anyone dealing with COVID-19 ” -Bobby Digi 🌟2pm Tomorrow (Saturday) log zoom to listen and share along with fantastic friends/colleagues in the …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, May 28, 2021 United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres says the world was far from achieving equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, describing it as a tragedy that must be avoided at all costs. António Guterres said this on Friday at an online Global Solutions Summit …

By David Adeoye Ibadan, May 28, 2021 The President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, on Friday commended the Oyo State Government for remodelling the Lekan Salami stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan. Pinnick gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to Gov. Seyi Makinde at the governor’s office, Agodi, Ibadan, …

By Sunday John Abuja, May 28, 2021 Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has identified poverty and illiteracy as some of the factors responsible for insurgency in the country. Zulum stated this on Friday, in Abuja, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Nasarawa State Government and …

By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, May 28, 2021 Mr Justice Ughuegbu, a former Vice Presidential Candidate of the  National Action Alliance, has advised Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo to embrace dialogue in tackling insecurity in the state. Ughuegbu gave the advice during an interactive session with newsmen in Owerri on Friday. …

New York, May 28, 2021 Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release New York Times freelancer Jeffrey Moyo and drop baseless charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. Moyo, who also freelances for Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper and Norway’s Bistandsaktuelt, was arrested on May 26 in the capital, Harare, and charged with violating Section …

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has given, among others, low volume of export trade in the African region, general lack of policies implementation, excessive urge to consume rather than produce, corruption and leadership failure, as the reasons for …

Uyo, May 28, 2021 The Council of Nigerian Commune Chairmen in Cote d’Ivoire has urged the Nigerian Embassy in the country not to interfere in the election of the central community leadership. Secretary of the Council, Mr Bethel Amadi, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency …

By Muhammad Nur Tijani Kano, May 28, 2021 Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday said that the Kano- Kaduna rail project would commence in July. Amaechi made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi  Ganduje in Kano. “Kano-Kaduna railway project will commence between now …

It was a rain of laptops for 50 selected school girls on Thursday, May 27, 2021 as TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest technology, solutions and lifestyle distributor hosted the beneficiaries to the second edition of its Girls in ICT Day event. The event, hosted at the Tech Experience Centre, located …

By Femi Ogunshola Abuja, May 28, 2021 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized jewelry worth N14 billion from former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke. The EFCC Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, made this known at the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the assessment and status of recovered loot …

By Sumaila Ogbaje, Abuja/Habibu Harisu, Sokoto, May 28, 2021 Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya has, on Friday, assumed the leadership of the Nigerian Army as the 22nd Chief of Army Staff (COAS). President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the appointment of Yahaya following the death of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. …

By Solomon Asowata Lagos, May 28,2021 ( NAN) Total on Friday changed its name to TotalEnergies as the company moves to become one of the world’s top five in renewables by 2030. The company made the announcement in a statement posted on its website and obtained by the News Agency …

The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 43-year-old Amos Olugbenga Olaniyan for allegedly defrauding people of over N128,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Million Naira) in a fraudulent investment scheme. He was, according to a statement by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, arrested following …

  By Temitope Ponle Abuja, May 28, 2021 The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has conferred its Excellence Award on United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed. NACCIMA also conferred its Excellence Award on World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Dr Akinwumi Adesina, …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, in Abuja called on the actors in the political crisis in Mali to come together for the peace and unity of the country. The President, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), spoke when he received in audience …

Another edition of Trade With Africa Business Summit will hold from May 31 to June 4, 2021. Powered by Nazaru LLC, the Summit will have His Excellency, Ambassador Albert Muchanga, the Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry and Mines – African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as Keynote …

By Adeyemi Adeleye/Oluwatope Lawanson Lagos May 27, 2021 A legal luminary, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has urged the National Assembly to ensure the Social Security Bill worked to tackle some of the security challenges facing the nation. Falana, who spoke on behalf of a group, Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and …

The Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots, Movable and Immovable Assets continued its sitting on Thursday, May 27, 2021. The Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. (Mrs.) Zainab Ahmed and Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, May 27, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the Children’s Day with a solemn promise to bequeath a better country for the present and future generations. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, quoted the president as making the promise when …

Bamako, May 27, 2021 Mali’s transitional President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who resigned on Wednesday, regained their freedom early Thursday morning, security sources told Xinhua. “Prime Minister Moctar Ouane returned home last night. According to the members of the cabinet who visited him this Thursday morning, he …