Super Eagles new jersey wows fans in UK…but it’s not in shops until June 1
Nigeria Super Eagles ahead of the World Cup are already creating a stir around the world but it’s not on account of their robust football but the allure of their…
Uganda to tax Facebook, Whatsapp users, press freedom advocates kick
Uganda’s government is proposing a tax of 100 shillings ($0.03) per day for at least some users of social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp, parliament said, amid criticism from…
Engage in agriculture, FCT FADAMA coordinator urges youths
April 28, 2018 Mr Usman Adangara, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Fadama Development Project coordinator, has called on the youth to engage in farming so as to support the government’s…
NAF Commander calls for closer synergy among security agencies
April 28, 2018 Group Captain John Ukeh, Commander, Base Services Group (BSG) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Enugu, has called for more synergy among the various security agencies in…
Pope begins Vatican meetings with Chilean victims of clerical abuse
April 28, 2018 Pope Francis has begun his individual meetings with three victims of clerical sexual abuse from Chile, the Vatican said. The pontiff’s priority for the talks at the…
NAF destroys Boko Haram Terrorists logistics base at Tumbum Gini
April 28, 2018 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has successfully destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) logistics base at Tumbum…
Contract for Second Niger Bridge main project not yet awarded — Director
The Director of Highway Bridges and Design, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Sogbesan Adetokunbo says the main project on the second Niger bridge will gulp N210 billion….
Cairo’s diatribe against Okowa- Enough of this joke!
Norbert Chiazor. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa swarm to power against the tide of ethnicity. In 2014, Chief Joe Omene led – Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, had decreed that no non –…
Jacqueline Ogoh writes ‘Single and Married’ column in News Arena
A new weekly column Single and Married would, from this Saturday berth on News Arena. The column, to be anchored by a seasoned journalist and marriage counsellor Jacqueline Ogoh would…
Unity of Nigeria my paramount objective, says President Buhari
April 27, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja reassured Nigerians that the unity of the country would remain his paramount objective and that of his government. The…