President Muhammadu Buhari has described Nigeria as the most prosperous black nation in the world. He made this known while unveiling the theme and logo for the 60th independence anniversary. Nigeria at 60 theme, ‘Together,’ with the logo was projected and unveiled virtually on the 12 by 20 feet screen at the Council Chambers, before…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has assured that Nigerian traders facing stiff business regulation imposed by Ghana will get justice. In August, authorities sealed their shops over a $1million equity stipulated by the Ghana Investment Promotions Council. At a meeting with representatives of the Nigerian community in Ghana, Osinbajo said the government was looking into the…
The coronavirus pandemic had stalled 20 years of progress in fighting poverty and disease, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said on Tuesday. A report by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, published on Tuesday, shows that, by every indicator, the world has regressed in attempts to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty…
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said there will be no Nigeria by 2023 unless President Buhari retraces his steps in presiding over the affairs of the nation. The former Aviation Minister made this known in a statement released via his Facebook account on Tuesday. According to him, in Nigeria we are no longer our…
Babcock University Ilishan-Remo, Ogun state has confirmed that it asked students resuming for the first semester of the 2020/2021 academic session to pay N25,000 for a COVID-19 test. The university explained that it could not afford to toy with the lives of its staff and students on the school premises. The Director of Marketing and…
The Social Democratic Party SDP governorship candidate in Kogi state, Natasha Akpoti, has praised the US government’s decision to place a visa ban on individuals found guilty of rigging the November 16, 2019 Kogi state governorship election. Recall that Natasha ran against the incumbent Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, and lost. She filed a petition…
Taxify now Bolt Driver, identified as Paul has been reported for sexually abusing females on several occasions. A Twitter user pulled this up to call people’s attention for his misconduct act. However, another Twitter user has confirmed the same situation from the so-called Paul the Bolt Driver.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has become football’s second billionaire as he tops Forbes’ rich list in 2020. According to Forbes, the 33-year-old has pocketed over $1,000,000,000 in pre-tax earnings during his career – following in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo. And they have stated the Argentine international is the highest-paid footballer of 2020. Messi is…
The Kano State Fire Service has rescued ten persons trapped in a collapsed building at Gwammaja ‘Yan Kosai in the Dala Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Malam Saidu Muhammed, Spokesman for the Service, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kano. “We received a distress call at about 1:30 a.m on Tuesday…
An undergraduate at the University of Abuja, Mary Judith Eze, who was kidnapped on September 9 in the Tunga Maje area of Abuja, has been released. Recall that last Thursday, September 10, unidentified gunmen attacked Tungar Maje village of Gwagwalada Local Government Area in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and kidnapped scores of persons. According…