As the death of Popular Nigerian singer, Olanrewaju Abdulganiyu Fasasi, also known as Sound Sultan hit the streets on Sunday, his family has issued a statement stating the cause of death. The statement on Sunday signed by his brother, Kayode Fasasi, on behalf of the family, said that Sound Sultan […]
Day: July 11, 2021
Kidnapped UNICAL students regain freedom
The two kidnapped Law students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have been released. The students, Ikpi Okoi-Itam and Vincent Adomi-Okorafor, who were kidnapped on July 1 on campus were released by their abductors on Sunday in the creeks of Calabar South. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Florence Obi, […]
IOM releases data on babies born by IDPs ,lists services in Nigeria
The International Organisation for Migration IOM has said that 17,053 babies were born by Internally Displaced Persons in 18 locations in Borno State. The agency said that the figure represented the number of babies who had been registered between 2019 to May 2021. In an interview with newsmen , IOM […]
Nigeria’s Sports Minister Wants States to Tap Into Proposed Sports Industry Policy
By Goodluck Ikiebe. The Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has called on state governments to identify specialized areas they can key into in the Sports Industry Policy which will soon be ready. The Minister made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the Governor of […]
Ponzi Scheme Operator, David Brian, Declared Wanted Over Fraud
By Goodluck Ikiebe. Subscribers to an Online digital company, Oasis Technical Nigeria Limited, have petitioned the Chief Executive Officer, Mr David Brian, over financial scam running into several millions of Naira. Brian, who claimed to be a Pastor in a new generation Church in Mararaba, outskirts of Abuja, set up […]
Breaking News: British Billionaire ,Richard Branson jets into space
The Chief Executive of Virgin Group, Richard Branson on Sunday afternoon from New Mexico space port embarked on a journey into space. Branson aboard a rocket made by his company Virgin Galactic,is the first billionaire to go into space. Virgin Galactic was launched 17 years ago by Branson to make […]
Breaking: Bandits abduct Kaduna Emir alongside 13 family members
The Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu has been kidnapped . The Emir was abducted along with 13 members of his family by bandits in the early hours of Sunday in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The kidnappers numbering about 200 reportedly stormed the Emir’s palace shooting sporadically […]
Former envoy urges FG to convoke reconciliation conference in October
A former Nigerian envoy, Dr Nnamdi Onochie, has advised the Federal Government to stage a truth, peace and reconciliation conference of Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities in October, to douse tensions nationwide. In a statement he issued in Abuja on Sunday, Onochie, said the conference should be staged soonest to tackle rising […]
Gowon optimistic about passage of Peace Corps Bill
A former Military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has expressed optimism that the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) Bill currently before the National Assembly will be passed into law. Gowon also said that President Muhammad Buhari would assent to the bill. Speaking as Chairman on Saturday in Abuja at […]