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By Dennis Udoma Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel will perform the official commissioning of Southern Atlantic Polytechnic in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria on Saturday this week. The Polytechnic, located at Kilometre 50 along airport road is partnering the Microsoft Imagine Academy, USA on entrepreneurship development, the …

The Nigerian-flagged vessel, MV CHARIS, which was attacked by unknown assailants on May 5 and subsequently rescued by the Spanish Navy and handed over to Equatorial Guinea, has been released. The release of the vessel was facilitated by the Nigerian Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, Ambassador Toko Ali Gongulong, with the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s diversity will remain a source of strength for the development of the country. He spoke on Thursday in Abuja, while receiving Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Mr Shimon Ben-Shosan. President Buhari, also Thursday, congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi of …

The 48th Annual General Meeting of Glaxosmithkline Consumer Nigeria Plc was held in Lagos on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Pictures here, by CHINYERE IKEANYI, show some of those who graced the event.

  Rome, May 23, 2019 Italian Carabinieri police on Thursday said they seized more 1,665 cars used by a Romanian criminal network to rob people in the streets of northern Italy and Spain. As part of the same sting, eight people were placed in pre-trial detention and one under house …

Foremost philanthropist and richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote has been rated 11th of the 50 World’ Greatest leaders for 2019 LAGOS, Nigeria, May 21, 2019/ The rating carried out by the Fortune Magazine, an American multinational business magazine headquartered in New York City, United States was released recently and …

Same-sex marriage will, effective this Friday, be legalised in Taiwan, the first Asian nation to do so. President Tsai Ing-wen will assent to the bill passed by the country’s parliament last Friday. The news has delighted gay rights activists in Asia and other parts of the world. My reaction was to post …

Accra, May 22, 2019 Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has bowed to a presidential request to make himself available for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations, just 48 hours after announcing his international retirement. Gyan quit the national team on Monday, seemingly unhappy at having the captaincy taken away from him …

By Solomon Asowata Ikeja, May 22,2019 Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, says it will begin flight operations to Johannesburg, South Africa and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates next month. Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, announced the new routes at the inauguration of the airline’s Board of Directors on Wednesday in Ikeja. …

Nigeria’s foremost deep-water oil and gas company, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), paid N366 billion in 2018 as revenue to the federal government from its exploration activities, while it made another N2.1 billion as statutory payment to the Niger Delta Development Commission, SNEPCo’s Managing Director, Bayo Ojulari, …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy, the Indian High Commission in Nigeria and other security agencies have commenced investigations into an incident involving a Palau flagged Tanker, MT APECUS, off the coast of Bonny, Nigeria. The hijack of the vessel, with IMO …

Leo Stan Ekeh, serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group has declared that the only way the Nigerian economy can realize the desired impetus to survive is for the Federal and State Governments to support disruptive entrepreneurs who are now the corporate miracles of every progressive economy. He cited America …

Mr. Christian Anayo Okpukpara from Imo State, Nigeria, was one of those who graduated from William Paterson University, New Jersey, United States of America on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. He earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Public Health, and family, friends and associates turned out in large numbers …

A Nigerian soldier was killed and several injured in two attacks on the United Nations, UN, peacekeeping mission in Mali, UN officials said on Sunday. Gunmen attacked the UN troops in Timbuktu in the north of the country, where several groups of militants are active, according to Stephane Dujarric, spokesman …

London, May 18, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Watford 6-0 in the English FA Cup final match on Saturday at Wembley. They have now become the first team to win the English treble of league championship and both domestic cups in spectacular style. The …

Following safety concerns raised by Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on potential air hazards in and around the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the Enugu State Executive Council has ordered the immediate closure of Orie Emene Market near the …

  The Bayelsa state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said that the campaign by Gov. Seriake Dickson, against international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the state is politically motivated.. In a press briefing addressed Thursday in Yenagoa by the APC State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Mr Doifie Buokoribo, …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday received top African football legends at the Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, urging countries in the continent to look inward and explore the possibility of using sports to grow their economies, saying sports remain a veritable tool to foster growth and development. …

11 Plc, formerly Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, held its 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Lagos, Nigeria. Pictures, by Chinyere Ikeanyi, shows some of the dignitaries that graced the event.

The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, North America Region 6, Province 2, will hold its Men of Valor Retreat today, Friday, May 17, 2019 and tomorrow, Saturday, May 18, 2019. The program, with the theme, The Blessed Man, holds at Days Hotel & Conference Center, 195 Route 18, East …

African football legends both in Nigeria and abroad will on Saturday, May 18, storm the Agege Stadium in Lagos to feature in the testimonial match organised to honour the outgoing Governor of the Lagos State, His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.   Among the stars that have confirmed their participation for …

              By Abdullahi Isah, Maiduguri  In its efforts to put a smile of the faces of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno, a German based Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Bruderhilfe (brotherly help) Social Development Initiative Foundation has donated 100 modernized Utility tricycles to 100 crippled …

By Olanrewaju Akojede and Kemi Ajayi Lagos, May 15, 2019 Some soccer fans and journalists have expressed divergent opinions on Super Eagles’ 25-man provisional list for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) just released by Coach Gernot Rohr. The preparation of the senior national team toward AFCON heated-up when Rohr …

Twenty-nine scientists will vie to find long-lasting solutions to erosions, droughts and desertification plaguing different parts of the country in the 2019 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG). The Science Prize, first awarded in 2004 and now in its 15th year, comes with …