By Chijioke Okoronkwo Jos, April 17, 2023 Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says it is possible for Nigeria to conquer ethnic and religious prejudices as they are crucial issues in building a unified nation. Osinbajo made this submission on Monday at the maiden Policy Making and Good Governance Lecture Series of the …
Read More »Petition: Tribunal orders substituted service on Sanwo-Olu
By Adenike Ayodele Ikeja April 17, 2023 The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has granted an exparte application by Labour Party (LP)’s Gubernatorial Candidate, Mr. Gbadegbo Rhodes-Vivour, for substituted service on the state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Rhodes-Vivour through his counsel, Mr. Olagbade Benson, had informed the tribunal that Sanwo-Olu …
Read More »Nigerian-born Apollos Nwauwa named Professor of Service Excellence
Bowling Green State University, Ohio, United States of America (USA) has named Nigerian-born Professor Apollos Okwuchi Nwauwa as Professor of Service Excellence. This award/honor was presented to Professor Nwauwa by the University’s President, Dr. Rodney Rogers, and Dr. Joe B. Whitehead, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, during …
Read More »Why we are celebrating Chief Ayo Adebanjo at 95 – Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Apex pan -Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has identified Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the National Leader of Afenifere, the apex pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, as one of the few great Nigerians who reason beyond the sentiments of ethnicity and religion and who has clearly secured a place on the right …
Read More »Countdown to Tim Godfrey’s New Jersey, USA Concert begins; RCCG Dominion Cathedral, Orange wears new look
The Count Down to the greatest gospel music event in New Jersey, United States of America (USA) has started, as the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, hosts celebrity music minister, Tim Godfrey of Nara Nara fame, from tomorrow, Friday, April 14, 2023 till Sunday, …
Read More »Engineer (Elder) Temi Boyo-Aboderin marks birthday in New Jersey, USA
Nigerian-born Engineer (Elder) Temi Boyo-Aboderin celebrated her birthday on April 4, 2023, in New Jersey, United States of America (USA). Though she tried to make it a low-key event due to some circumstances, family, brethren, friends and associates of the highly respected Christian and community leader still rallied round …
Read More »Gov. Diri picks PDP ticket to seek second tenure
By Shedrack Frank Yenagoa, April 12, 2023 Governor Douye Diri has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary to contest the Bayelsa governorship seat on Nov. 11. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Diri, who was the sole aspirant for the primary, polled 305 …
Read More »Otti names Onyenkpa, Oteh, Omogui, Orji, Ekekwe, Nneji, others as Transition Council members
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, April 11, 2023 Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, has announced a list of distinguished professionals and technocrats as members of his Transition Council. The list, as contained in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Tuesday, is preparatory to his …
Read More »ASR Africa awards N250m TEGS grant to all female STEM College in Gusau, Zamfara State
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, April 11, 2023 The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa (ASR Africa) Initiative has awarded a grant of N250 million to the Federal College of Education, Technical (FCET) in Gusau, Zamfara, under its Tertiary Education Grant Scheme (TEGS), The project also falls under ASR Africa special gender …
Read More »Gospel Music sensation, Tim Godfrey, features as RCCG Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, USA celebrates 26th Anniversary
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) will begin activities marking its 26th Anniversary this weekend. According to a notice by Pastor (Dr.) Toyin Laoye, Pastor-in-charge of the Region, the program, which has as its theme, “Mighty God” (Zephaniah 3:17), …
Read More »Elder Sophia Faniyan, Pst. (Dr.) Toyin Laoye’s Mom, celebrated in US at 90
Elder (Mrs.) Sophia Mojisola Faniyan, the mother of Pastor (Dr.) Toyin Laoye, the Pastor-in-Charge of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Region 15, The Americas, Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, United States of America (USA), turned 90 on March 24, 2023. A landmark event, Madam Faniyan was …
Read More »Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, April 4, 2023 Former U.S President, Donald Trump, and front-runner for the Republican nomination in 2024 has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty when he appeared at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Tuesday …
Read More »German village elects 29-year old refugee from Syria as Mayor
Stuttgart (Germany), April 3, 2023 A German village has elected a Syrian refugee as its new Mayor with an absolute majority of 55.41per cent of the votes. The municipality announced the winner on Sunday evening. Ryyan Alshebl, 29, who fled Syria in 2015, stood as a non-party candidate to become …
Read More »Royal Queens hold inaugural conference to discuss impact in national development.
For the first time ever in Nigeria’s history, about 120 Queens converged at the Ile Oduduwa, the Palace of the Ooni of Ife, Osun State on March 30, 2023, to commemorate the Black Women’s History Month. The conference was organised by Olori Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi and Olori Janet Afolabi, under the …
Read More »Abia retirees celebrate Otti’s victory, clad in all white
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, March 30, 2023 Hundreds of Abia retirees on Thursday danced through the major streets of Umuahia, clad in all white, in celebration of the election of Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) as Governor. The jubilant senior citizens, including the strong and frail-looking men …
Read More »Peter Obi congratulates new Chairman, Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023, general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated the new Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mr. Solomon Arase, on his swearing in by President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday. Mr. Arase, a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), was …
Read More »When dignitaries graced Ghana’s 66th Independence Anniversary program in New York, USA
The Who is Who in the Ghana Diaspora Community in the United States of America (USA) turned out recently to celebrate the West African nation’s 66th Independence Anniversary. Organised by the National Council of Ghanaian Associations (NCGA), INC in collaboration with the Ghana Mission, New York, the program was graced …
Read More »Osinbajo goes to London, to deliver public lecture at King’s College
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, March 26, 2023 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has, Sunday, departed Abuja for the UK, where he will deliver a public lecture at King’s College, London. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the lecture was part of activities for the school’s annual Africa …
Read More »Appeal Court ruling: I dedicate judgement to God, Osun people – Governor Adeleke
” I thank God Almighty and our good people of Osun state. I dedicate this victory to God and my people. This judgement confirmed my earlier position that the judgement of the Tribunal is a miscarriage of Justice. The judiciary has right the wrongs of the lower Court. This has …
Read More »Buhari sends birthday wishes to “undisputed journalism icon” Louis Odion at 50
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated famous journalist and writer, Louis Odion as he marks his 50th birthday, describing him as an indisputable journalism icon. President Buhari said in a statement from the presidency that in a country as diverse as Nigeria, it is not always easy to get a journalist …
Read More »Louis Odion: The Matter of ‘Capacity’ By Azu Ishiekwene
Sometimes it feels like we have been childhood friends. That we have known each other forever. For over 30 years since our paths crossed, I can’t remember how many times I’ve called him “Louis,” much less “Louis Osaretin Odion.” Even now, it feels awkward to write it. I call him …
Read More »Senator Ike Ekweremadu, wife, doctor found guilty of trafficking man to UK to provide kidney; To be sentenced on May 5
London, March 23, 2023 Nigerian senator, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and a medical middleman have been found guilty of trafficking a man to Britain to provide a kidney, a statement from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday. Ekweremadu (60), his wife Beatrice (56), and Nigerian doctor Obinna …
Read More »Our government will unite, rather than divide Abia – Otti
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, March 22, 2023 The Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP), has assured the citizens that his administration will unite rather than divide the state. Otti gave the assurance in his acceptance speech on Wednesday after he was declared the winner of Saturday’s …
Read More »INEC declares Otti winner of Abia governorship poll
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, March 22, 2023 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) the winner of the March 18 governorship election in Abia. The State Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Owerri, Prof. Nnenna Oti, declared the …
Read More »10 years after, family, friends, again, celebrate Late Chief Mrs. Christina Oluwatoyin Olanrewaju-Adeshina (nee Fadugba)
A decade after her passage unto glory, the children and other relatives, friends and associates of Late Chief Mrs. Christina Oluwatoyin Olanrewaju-Adeshina (nee Fadugba) are organising a program to celebrate the glorious life she lived and the great impact she made in the lives of all those she came in …
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