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For Akure, Ondo State-born Prince Adelana Adesida, it was day of indescribable joy, when family, friends and well-wishers from all over the world came together on Thursday, June 16, 2022 to celebrate his 70th birthday in grand style in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. The event, which took the …

Pastor Olatunji Jegede of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, USA turned 50 recently and was celebrated by family, brethren, friends and well-wishers from far and near. It was joy galore as he danced forward with his family, brethren, friends and well-wishers on Sunday, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, June 26, 2022 A Nigerian traditional ruler, Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila Mera, has honoured a respected community leader, Willie Walker, with the Community Hero Lifetime Achievement award in Harlem, New York, United States of America (USA). The award, donated by Mera to the New …

Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has flagged off its 10th Anniversary mega sale. Tagged Celebrating Happiness Found On Konga, the Konga 10th Anniversary sale runs from June 27 – July 10, 2022 and aims to celebrate customers for partnering with Konga over the past decade. More importantly, the 10th Anniversary sale …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, June 27, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with family of career diplomat, Amb. Ejeviome Otobo, aged 70. Late Otobo served the country for many years, before working for the United Nations in various capacities, including non-resident senior fellow in Peacebuilding and Global Economic Policy at …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, June 26, 2022 Nigeria has presented a very strong and formidable candidate, Mrs. Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, to serve on the UN Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande made the declaration at a …

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Kigali, Rwanda, hailed Nigerian youths excelling at home and abroad, saying the country will welcome inputs and investments from compatriots with international exposure for the economy to thrive. The President spoke at a town hall meeting with Nigerians in the Diaspora on the margins of …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, Saturday, commissioned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Guest House in Sokoto State. Kukah, who admonished Christians in the State to note that despite owning the place, it is to serve all, irrespective of religion, added …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, June 25, 2022 A Diplomat, Amb. Peters Emuze, has congratulated Nigeria’s candidate, Mrs. Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia, on her election to the UN Committee on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Eghobamien-Mshelia …

Nigeria is still very much a conservative country in which marriage is seen as the completion of a man or a woman. You may earn all the degrees in the world and grab all the money to boot, but once you are not married you are seen as being hollow. …

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, His Excellency, Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is organising a Dinner Reception for Permanent Representatives, Deputy Permanent Representatives, Elections Officers and other stakeholders in appreciation of the overwhelming support received towards the election of Nigeria’s Ms. Esther Eghobamien-Mshelia to the UN Committee on Elimination of All …

By Alex Enebeli Enugu, June 23, 2022 The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has urged adoration members to stop castigating Bishop Callistus Onaga and the Catholic Church in Enugu. The fiery priest gave the warning while addressing members of the Adoration who converged …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Marketing and Strategic Management Expert, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, on his appointment as Board Chairman of Odua Group, a conglomerate owned by governments of South-West States. The President, in a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) opined that Ashiru’s emergence …

  By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Abuja, June 21, 2022 The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and other stakeholders have insisted on a Self-Regulatory Framework to sanitise the media sector. The media stakeholders also restated their commitment to defend freedom of …

By Sunday Bassey Uyo, June 20, 2022 The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the arrest of Moses Armstrong, a member of Actors Guild of Nigeria for allegedly raping a minor. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Odiko Macdon, confirmed this in a statement to the News …

Igbo Association, Tampa Bay Inc., Florida holds 2022 Cultural Day & Fundraising, Saturday, June 25, 2022. The Igbo Association, Tampa Bay Inc., Florida will hold her 2022 Igbo Cultural Day & Fundraising Event on Saturday, June 25, 2022. The event, according to a notice by Obed Chukwuma Ariri and Kanayo …

President Muhammadu Buhari and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma have sent their condolences to the Royal Palace of the Obi of Owa Kingdom in Delta State and Prince Nduka Obaigbena, Chairman of Thisday Newspapers and the Arise Group of Companies on the death of Princess Margaret Obaigbena, nee Usifoh, at …

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) has hailed the choice of Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as the running mate to the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the 2023 presidential election. The choice of Okowa was announced Thursday, June 16, 2022 at the party’s national secretariat …

By Glory Abuh-Adejoh Abuja,June 16, 2022 The absence of a Judge of a Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday stalled the trial of Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi. Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme had on June 3, ordered that Nwachukwu be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre and …

By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, June 14, 2022 An Umuahia-based social media practitioner, Mr Ifeanyi Okali, has offered scholarships to nine brilliant pupils of Our Lady of Mercy Nursery and Primary School, Mater Dei Cathedral, Umuahia. Okali, who is the Managing Director, Abia Breaking News, said the gesture was part of …

Interim Administrator, the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has felicitated with a former Special Adviser to the President on the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Chief Alaibe turned 60 …

When I went to start my Ph.D. programme in September 2018, it was a chance to further explore my interest in democracy and the media. Leaving a banking job for a full-time research programme at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg was a challenging but fulfilling journey. After an interesting and …

Every year on June 5, the world commemorates World Environment Day (“WED”) to celebrate and promote environmental awareness and sustainability across the globe. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (“UNEP”), and held annually since 1974, each edition focuses on raising awareness and mobilizing the world to take positive action to protect nature …

By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun), June 7, 2022 The new Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof. Adebayo Bamire, says all efforts will be geared towards leveraging the gains of past years to transform the institution into a world-class citadel. Bamire, the 12th Vice-Chancellor of the university made the pledge during his …