It would be a gross understatement if you describe him as a chip off the old block. Save for his height-about seven feet, and broad frame, he is a perfect replica of his father ...
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Former Pres. Jonathan felicitates with Gowon at 85
Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has felicitated with ex-Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon on the occasion of his 85th birthday, describing him as a courageous ...
Read More »Renowned academic, industrialist, Rowland Anyanwu, dies at 84
The Anyanwu Family of Umueze Chokoneze Autonomous Community in Ezi-nihitte, Mbaise, Imo State has announced the passing on of its Patriarch, Professor Rowland Anyanwu at ...
Read More »2Baba plans Lagos concert to mark 20 years on stage
Lagos will be bubbling in royal excitement this December, as legendary music icon 2baba will be staging his concert tagged 20years A King. Billed for ...
Read More »FIFA confirms Golden Eaglets list for U-17 World Cup
Golden Eaglets 21-man team make the 504 players expected to battle for honours as the FIFA U-world cup kicks off eight days from today. The ...
Read More »Spanish FA postpones El Clasico over fears of unrest
This month’s El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid has been postponed because of fears of civil unrest. The match was scheduled for 26 October ...
Read More »Onoja replaces Achuba as Kogi Deputy Governor
The running mate to Governor Yahaya Bello in the November 16 governorship election for Kogi State, Edward Onoja, will be sworn in on Saturday as the new Deputy Governor of the state ...
Read More »Achuba defies removal as Kogi Deputy Governor
Simon Achuba has insisted that he is the Deputy Governor of Kogi State ...
Read More »Court suspends NNPC job recruitment
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the suspension of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) ongoing job recruitment pending determination of a suit filed by one Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi ...
Read More »Governors behind illegal mining of mineral resources – Minister, Senate
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Mines, Steel Development and Metallurgy, Senator Tanko Al-Makura, on Friday alleged that some ...
Read More »Nwodo calls for urgent action to quench Onitsha market fire
The President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, has called on relevant agencies to help quench the fire still burning at a section of Ochanja ...
Read More »Oyo govt targets N20bn monthly IGR
Oyo State government has set a target of hitting 20 billion naira monthly internally-generated revenue (IGR) before the end of the governor Seyi Makinde’s first ...
Read More »FirstBank: Towards reviving Nigeria’s textile industry
By Chinyere Joel- Nwokeoma For many years, until the early 1980s, the Nigerian textile industry was the highest employer of labour, after the public sector. ...
Read More »British MPs vote on Brexit deal today
Boris Johnson has issued a final rallying call to MPs to back his EU Withdrawal Agreement as rebels plot an amendment that could push Brexit ...
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