Thy Kingdom Come: Nigerian Idol Winner, Kingdom, Gets Scholarship, named Ambassador
July 16, 2021 Let me use this opportunity to call on youths of Bayelsa State to see Mr. Timi Kingdom Kroseide as a role model; as one who out of…
Anambra Guber election: INEC Excludes Soludo, PDP From Candidates’ List
July 16, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has omitted former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Charles Soludo from the candidates’ list for the Anambra Governorship poll. The…
Nigerian delegate first Tokyo Games visitor hospitalised with COVID-19 – Report
July 16, 2021 A Nigerian Tokyo Olympics delegate became the first Olympics visitor admitted to hospital with COVID-19, Japan’s TV Asahi reported on Friday, as the country battles to stem…
COVID-19: Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Ethiopia first to get US-donated vaccine deliveries to Africa – Gavi
July 16, 2021 Following close collaboration between the African Union (AU), African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), COVAX and the United States Government, AU Member States are set to receive approximately…
We have identified alleged instigators of violence, I won’t allow ‘anarchy and mayhem’ – Ramaphosa
July 16, 2021 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday he would not allow “anarchy and mayhem” to prevail and suggested that a wave of looting and arson that…
House adopts manual transmission of election results, PDP Reps walk out
July 16, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday staged a walkout in the House of Representatives as the House adopted manually transmitted election results. The House however, rejected…
Maina absent in court due to knee problems – Prison officer tells court
July 16, 2021 An officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Kuje, on Friday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task…
NCC: Danbatta leads the cheers as Deputy Director, Jerry Ugwu, bows out
July 16, 2021 Jerry Ugwu is a pleasant personality; reserved and resourceful. He is a gentleman who is contented and has served the Commission creditably in the past one decade….
Electronic transmission of results can only be transmitted by a 3G network, we can’t guarantee 100% safety – NCC tells lawmakers
July 16, 2021 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it cannot guarantee total safety for the electronic transmission of results, explaining that no system is completely free from hackers….
Nigeria seeks $1bn for key gas pipeline as it awaits Chinese loan
July 16, 2021 Nigeria is seeking $1 billion so work can continue on a gas pipeline costing up to $2.8 billion after Chinese lenders which had pledged to offer most…