A web portal to engage older citizens across the country, has been unveiled by the Federal Government. The Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC) Dr Emem Omokaro, who made this known in Abuja said the portal is known as the Continuing Engagement Bureau (CEB). Omokaro said the platform was created to collect data on retired…
The Indigenous People of Biafra has issued a warning to the Federal Government. Speaking on Wednesday, IPOB threatened that should its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, “fall in the hands of Nigeria, then Nigeria and her leaders will fall in the hands of Biafra.” In a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the pro-Biafran group said…
Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation has disclosed that the aircraft for Nigeria Air will arrive in the country on Friday, May 26. Speaking to Channels Television, Sirika said the Nigeria Air aircraft’s arrival is part of the process to commence operations. The Minister promised that the aircraft would be unveiled in Nigeria’s colours to…
A 17-year-old student from Oyemekun Grammar School in Akure, Ondo State, Philip Solomon, is now a Guinness World Record holder for the highest number of skips on one foot within a 30-second timeframe. On January 24, Solomon successfully completed an impressive 153 skips on a single foot within the given 30-second interval, surpassing the previous…
The executive chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday, presented a souvenir to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, as memento of the Commission’s performance under his watch. The President commended the EFCC boss and expressed interest in the outcome of the Power Ministry investigation by the anti-graft Commission.
A botched robbery attack has led to the death of a Brazilian influencer. Luanne Jardim was shot dead in front of her boyfriend and their two-year-old son in the botched robbery following a high-speed chase in Rio. According to Mail Online, Luanne Jardim was sitting in the passenger seat of her car while her boyfriend,…
The Lagos state police command has released embattled Afrobeats artist, Seun Kuti on bail. Recall that he was taken into custody and subsequently arraigned in court for slapping a policeman at Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. His lawyer who revealed that his bail condition was perfected last Thursday, said he was released on Tuesday, May…
A man identified as Ibrahim Musa Dabai has been arraigned before Justice M.N Yunusa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano by the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a one-count charge bordering on tampering with Nigerian currency. Mr. Ibrahim, was arrested by officers of the National Drug…
The South-East Governors have agreed to name the Second Niger Bridge after President Muhammadu Buhari. Media aides to President Buhari, Bashir Ahmad as well as Tolu Ogunlesi. announced this on Twitter on Tuesday, May 23. See their tweets below…
There was confusion on Tuesday morning at the Yaba Chief Magistrates Court, Lagos State, as youths gathered outside the court to protest for the freedom of the Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. A source, who pleaded anonymity confirmed that in the absence of the magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, the trial was postponed to Wednesday, May 24, 2023….