Style & Fashion

By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Aug. 18, 2022 Access Bank Plc, through its Accesspreneur programme has empowered 20 National Youth Service Corps members (NYSC) with exceptional ideas, across the country, with N30 million grant. The Group Head, Consumer Banking, Access Bank Plc, Adaeze Umeh, said this in a statement on Thursday, …

Family, friends and well-wishers of late Hon Ichie Chief Damian Ojiako Amadi of Umudorohuo, Ulo Ano Amandugba in Isu LGA, Imo state came together in New Jersey, United States of America (USA) for a Celebration of Life program organized in his honor by his daughter and son in-law Chika and …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has felicitated with the Former Military President of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida, who is celebrating his 81st birthday today, Wednesday, August 17, 2022. In his Congratulatory Message to Gen Babangida, Obi described him as one who contributed greatly to …

Olori Janet Afolabi, the Queen of Apomu Kingdom has officially flagged off “Initiative to Stop Teenage Pregnancy”on August 13, at the Alapomu Palace Hall,Apomu. The initiative is aimed at curbing the rising rate of teenage pregnancy in the community. According to the Problem Analysis research carried out by Olori Afolabi, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Aug. 17, 2022 UN Secretary General António Guterres has appointed a Nigerian social entrepreneur, Gbenga Sesan to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel. The UN chief also appointed nine other high-level and eminent persons to serve on the IGF Panel for …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Aug. 16, 2022 A female presidential aspirant, Patience Ndidi Key, has urged a Federal High Court, Abuja to nullify the June 5, primaries that produced Kola Abiola as the People’s Redemption Party (PRP)’s presidential candidate. Key, in the originating summons marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1001/2022, also prayed for an order …

Following the retirement of Barr. Mike Igini, the immediate past Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC), Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, Dr Cyril Omoregbe has been named the new INEC REC in Akwa Ibom. The redeployment of Omoregbe to Akwa Ibom is contained in a press release issued by …

On the eve of his 66th birthday on July 13, I quickly scribbled a tribute to Bart Nnaji, the internationally engaging engineering professor who has been, among other things, the Minister of Science & Technology as well as the Minister of Power. The article was well received by the traditional …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar 111 has, in addition to urging governors of Nigeria to emulate Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal by paying monthly stipends to People Living With Disabilities (PLWD), has assured that he …

Nigerians can now enjoy free delivery of highly subsidised quality medicines to their preferred locations nationwide effective from Monday, August 15, 2022, courtesy of Konga Kares -a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project spearheaded by Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant in partnership with Med-Direct Community Pharmacy, a tech-driven online retail …

By Emmanuel Acha Enugu, Aug. 13, 2022 The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, has donated a 12-classroom block and lockup plastic desks and seats to St. Paul’s College, Eke in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Onyeama, who made the donation on Saturday, also said that plans …

By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Aug. 12, 2022 The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) said it would hold its annual conference to share ideas on how to address changing trends in the industry. The President/Chairman of CIBN, Dr Ken Opara, made the announcement at a media parley on Friday …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Aug. 11, 2022 Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says a Nigeria free of its past and current challenges and engaging the future with the best tools in human and material capital is within reach. Spokesperson for Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the …

Senator Daisy Danjuma, wife of former Minister of Defence, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma, celebrated her 70th birthday recently. There was a grand reception to mark the major milestone at the Eko Hotel in Lagos. The high society event attracted the Who is Who in society, including top politicians and other …

By Rukayat Moisemhe L-R: Head, Route To Market, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Olukayode Akin-Bamidele; One of the millionaire winners, Adepaju Sunday; Folake Ojo, Sales and Marketing, Dangote Cement; one of the millionaire winners, Nneji Ekene Cosmos; National Sales Director, Dangote Cement, Funmi Sanni; one of the millionaire winners, Adegbenga Adewale; …

Elder Olajide Adeyemo turned Diamond on Thursday, August 4, 2022, and is being celebrated by family members, brethren, friends, colleagues and well-wishers all over the world. The landmark 60th birthday of the Modakeke, Osun State-born accomplished Surveyor and dedicated Church leader, will be further celebrated with a Thanksgiving Service at …

A group under the auspices of the Prosperity Vanguard (PV) has debunked all the allegations against the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Stakeholders Forum (PSF), another group working for former Governor Seriake Dickson. The PV, in a statement signed on Thursday by its …

ABUJA, AUG. 4, 2022: Elated by the generous donation to his alma mater, Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has commended Dr Philip Ozuah, a Nigerian doctor based in New York for his very generous donation of one million US Dollars to the College of Medicine, …

I watched as he boarded the aircraft quietly and humbly, no airs or graces and sat in Economy Class. He’d disembarked before I could blink an eye and I thought, Ah well, there goes my plan to say a few words to him. Upon arriving the airport terminal building, I …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has “vehemently” distanced itself from “a bizarre and reckless publication” calling on the National Assembly to include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) in its impeachment threat on President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement by Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, its National Publicity Secretary, the apex socio-cultural organisation of Ndigbo …

ACCRA, Ghana, July 31, 2022 The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa, and Madagascar (SECAM) (www.SECAM.org), the association of Catholic Bishops of Africa, Madagascar, and the Islands, has elected His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Ghana as its new President. His Eminence Richard Kuuia Baawobr is now the highest-ranking member …

Monday, 1 August, 2022 Will there be elections next year? Across the 19 northern states, tell me, apart from certain parts of Kwara and Kogi, where else will people queue on Election Day in 2023 without wearing vests of steel? Senator Shehu Sani is one big man from the North …

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will always win all elections in Ebonyi State. Umahi gave the assurance shortly after casting his votes for Ebonyi Council elections at the Onuofukuru Umunaga Uburu polling unit on Saturday. The governor noted that his administration’s …

In the just-concluded celebration of the Civil Service Week, marked globally, the Federal Government expounded its quest to reposition the Service with the unveiling of a Culture Change Video. During the week-long celebration, the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP) from 2021 to 2025, was also inaugurated. The …

By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, July 29, 2022 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised Nigerians not to succumb to speculative activities of some players in the foreign exchange market. Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications, gave the advice in a statement on Friday, against the backdrop of rising …