Sunday, May 4, 2025
Operatives of the Department of the State Services have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. According to reports, Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. The NLC president […]
Nigerian para-powerlifter Folashade Oluwafemiayo clinched a gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, shattering two world records in the process. Her remarkable lift of 167kg not only broke her previous world record in the women’s 86kg Para-Powerlifting category but also made her the first Para-athlete in history to achieve such […]
BREAKING: Another 196 Nigerian Soldiers Tender Resignation Letters To Army Chief Lagbaja Over Corruption, Low Morale, Others No fewer than 196 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, for voluntary retirement. The action comes amid worsening security […]
The Presiding Judge, Portharcourt Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Faustina Kola-Olalere has declared the employment dismissal of Dr. Williams from the service of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as wrongful. The Court ordered the NNPC to pay Dr Williams the sum of N24.6m unpaid salaries during […]
ABUJA — THE United States billionaire philanthropist and Chairman Gates Foundation, Bill Gates has announced a $2.8 billion investment aimed at enhancing the country’s healthcare, nutrition, and agricultural sectors. Speaking at the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on […]
DAKAR, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Burkina Faso has launched new biometric passports without the logo of West Africa’s main political and economic bloc on their cover, further signalling its determination to withdraw from the regional alliance after military leaders took power in a coup. Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, three neighbouring […]
A 23-year-old journalist from Kumasi, Ghana, has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest time to hug a tree. Abdul Hakim Awal’s “tree-hug-a-thon” took place outside Kumasi Cultural Centre. It lasted 24 hours 21 minutes. The previous record was 16 hours and it was set by Ugandan environmental activist […]
Oando Plc has announced the resignation of Mr Tanimu Yakubu as a non-executive director of Oando Plc to undertake a national assignment with the Federal Government. In a statement by the Chief Compliance Officer & Company Secretary, Ayotola Jagun, noted that Yakubu was appointed to the board on June 30, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8W2PTQi7Qg “NNPC GMD MUST GO” – Protests Rock Abuja Over Fuel Scarcity; Protesters Demand sack of Mele Kyari
The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has commenced the construction of 500 housing units in Kano State. Named Renewed Hope Estate, it is located at lambu village of Tofa Local Government Area. The project will see the construction of blocks of 2-bedroom semi-detached, 1-bedroom semi-detached and 3-bedroom semi-detached […]