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By Moses Omorogieva Lagos, Nov. 1, 2022 The police in Lagos State say eight domestic staff of David Adedeji, popularly known by his stage name Davido, have been taken to the station for questioning over the death his son, Ifeanyi. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to the …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto. An estimated 20 to 40 million people annually are being subjected to modern slavery globally, Abdulganiyu Abubakar has said. Abubakar, the National President of Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL), further stated that, trafficking under whatever guise is a gross human rights violation. According to him, …

By Emmanuel Afonne Abuja, Dec. 8, 2021 Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman, Board of Directors, Afreximbank, has said that his ill-health in 2013 and the medical attention he received triggered his support for the construction of African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE). Oramah said this on Tuesday, in Abuja …

President Muhammadu Buhari leaves for London, United Kingdom, today, October 31, 2022, for routine medical check-up. He returns to the country in the second week of November 2022, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity). Meanwhile, declaring open a three-day Conference and Retreat for Senior Police …

Monday, 31 October, 2022 Ancient Greek and Roman authors wrote about a lost city called Helike (Helice) which suffered utter destruction in 373 BC. I remembered reading about this capital city when the American government evacuated its officials from Abuja last week and the regime of denial in Abuja asked …

By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Oct. 29, 2022 Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, has said that drones and helicopters from Turkey will soon arrive in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen the security architecture of the country. Bayraktar made this known during the commemoration of …

 By Cecilia Ologunagba New Jersey, Oct. 21, 2022 Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) New Jersey Chapter has honoured 14 Nigerians, including an 11-year-old girl, Delight Ekwerike, for their outstanding services to the Nigerian community and to humanity. The NIDO chapter gave the awards at Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A at a …

Amb. Lot Egopija, Consul General of Nigeria in New York speaking at the flag raising ceremony at Newark, New Jersey to commemorate the 62nd Independence Day anniversary. By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct 22, 2022 The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, USA, Amb. Lot Egopija, has pledged to …

By Georgina Adegbie Abuja, Oct. 29, 2022 Ibrahim Galadima, Chairman of Kano State Sports Commission, says the Flamingos need focus to excel in their third-place match against Germany on Sunday at the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Galadima told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the team …

By Fortune Abang Beijing, Oct. 29, 2022 Mr. Obed Monago, a former Chair of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA), has decried the poor treatment meted out to Nigerians seeking the visas of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Monago made this known on Saturday in a telephone interview with the …

We set forth at dawn, because ahead lay a long haul journey. Fifteen hours of flying, as we headed to Seoul, South Korea, to attend the first World Bio Summit. It was not the longest journey one had taken. We had been to Japan, which was 16 hours. As much …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 28, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after attending the First World Bio Summit in Seoul, South Korea. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and members of his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday in Seoul, Republic of Korea, reminded Nigerians resident in the Asian country that they are the “faces of Nigeria,” and should endeavour to project a positive image of the country through their actions, characters, conducts and general comportments. The President stated this during an interactive meeting …

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2022, recording a remarkable double-digit growth of 20% in gross earnings from NGN518.7 billion reported in Q3 2021 to NGN620.6 billion in Q3 2022. This performance demonstrates the Group’s resilience against a challenging macroeconomic environment. …

The family of late Pa Benson Amaefula Eneregbu of Umukelalu Umuoshi Avutu in Obowo Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Nigeria and their relatives, friends and associates world-wide will be bidding the Matriarch of the family, Late Mrs. (Nneoma) Comfort Awubiriuwa Eneregbu(nee Umunna) a final farewell on Saturday, October 29, …

Being the contributions of Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed, mni, Department of Sociology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria at an INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICA’S ECONOMY. THEME: “AFRICA’S ECONOMY: THE WAY FORWARD.” Organized by Global Patriot Newspapers, VENUE: The Rotunda, Newark City Hall, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America. DATE: Saturday, 22nd October 2022.   Characteristics …

In a widely shared story last week, The Economist likened the political carnage in Britain to the situation in Italy in the 1940s. Italy was a major theatre of the First World War at the end of which the country was in ruins. It is so unstable that in spite of the …

The end of Lizz Truss the UK Prime Minister after a total of 44 days was clear to seasoned observers of British politics. To them it was a question of when not whether. But I doubt that most of them expected her to go as quickly as she did as …

Nigeria’s Flamingos, last Friday evening defeated the United States of America-USA 4-3 on penalties to reach the semi-final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. In the Quarter final match, Edafe converted a spot kick to put Nigeria in front before Villarreal equalized for the USA in a 1-1 regulation …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 27, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has reminded Nigerians resident in South Korea that they are the “faces of Nigeria’, as such they should project the country in good light. He has also urged them to endeavour to project a positive image of the country through …

Berlin, Oct. 27, 2022  Bayern Munich have sealed FC Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League misery with a 3-0 win at the Camp Nou which secured the Bavarians as Group C winners. Former winners Liverpool also clinched a spot in the last 16 with a 3-0 victory at Ajax on Wednesday. Sadio …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 27, 2022 UN says while plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement will reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not be ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. The UN …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 25, 2022 A United States of America (USA) based Nigerian Professor, Mondy Gold, has emphasised the need to increase agricultural production in order to fuel the transformation process that promotes economic growth in Africa. Gold, the President of the Ijaw Diaspora Council (IDC), said …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, said that Nigeria was already experiencing the negative fallout of climate change seen in the flooding in different parts of the country, as well as encroaching desertification and drought from the northern part. The President made this observation at an audience he …

KEYNOTE REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, DELIVERED BY LAOLU AKANDE, SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT ON MEDIA AND PUBLICITY, OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AT THE US-BASED GLOBAL PATRIOT NEWSPAPERS’ 2022 VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICA’S ECONOMY …