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Video: Stephanie Okereke-Linus Now UNFPA Ambassador
Stephanie Okereke-Linus: now UNFPA ambassador for West and central AfricaA renowned Nollywood Actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus, was on Wednesday unveiled as the Regional Ambassador for Maternal... [[...
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Family Planning Survey in Nigeria: States Ranking Released
Family planning survey in NigeriaAnambra ranked fourth in Performance Monitoring and Accountability (PMA) 2020 survey conducted in 2016 in seven states on the use of modern contraceptives for the... [[...
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Nigeria Maintain Spot in March FIFA Ranking
The Super Eagles are unmoved in the latest monthly FIFA ranking for the third month of the year released on Thursday morning. Nigeria remained unmoved at number 31 in the latest FIFA rankings for... [[...
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Niger in Secret Trials of 1,000 Boko Haram Terrorists
Niger has begun the secret trials of about 1,000 suspected fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist movement, officials said Friday. Chief prosecutor Chaibou Samna said the trials, on charges of... [[...
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Enyimba Stadium to be Ready in June
Enyimba FCThe contractor handling the re-grassing of the playing turf of Enyimba Stadium in Aba, Abia state, said that the project could be ready in June, provided the money is available. Mr Ebi... [[...
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Dakota Pipeline: Native Americans Protest Against Trump
Native Americans protest Trump’s approval of Dakota oil pipelineThousands of Native Americans, took to the streets in Washington D.C. on Friday to oppose a pipeline project which they say may harm......
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Buhari Inherited Bad Economy – Soludo
Professor Charles SoludoProfessor Charles Soludo, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has said that the present government inherited a bad economy. “To be fair, this government......
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Akeredolu Dissolves Boards of Agencies
Governor Oluwarotimi AkeredoluGovernor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has dissolved all Boards of parastatal agencies, many of which were constituted by the defeated administration of Peoples......
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South Sudan Prays For Peace
South Sudan’s President Salva KiirSouth Sudanese on Friday held national prayers in Juba with President Salva Kiir appealing for reconciliation and forgiveness among the people. As part of on-going......
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Buhari’s Return Excites Nsukka Residents
Buhari’s returns to the warm embrace of his familySome residents of Nsukka near Enugu have expressed happiness on the arrival of President Mohammadu Buhari from a medical trip in the United Kingdom......
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Etisalat Gets Reprieve Over N541b Debt
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have secured a reprieve for Etisalat which is facing a N541.8 billion debt crisis. The company is threatened to be......
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IBB Re-echoes Support For 2 Party System
Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd)Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), on Saturday re-echoed his support for a two-party system, and declared that it was the best option toward... [[ This...
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Biafra Has no Future – France
Kanu, leader of IPOB: France rules out supportFrance, a former friend of Biafra in the 1967 secession bid, has ruled out any support for the secession of any part of the country, particularly... [[...
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Nigerians Flee Ife Mayhem
Some Hausa residents fleeing IfeReport that Hausa residents in the ancient Yoruba town of Ile-Ife have started fleeing after the ethnic clashes has hit the social media, invoking... [[ This is a...
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AAU Denies Cases of Sexual Harassment
Prof. Ignatius Onimawo of AAUAmbrose Ali University (AAU) Ekpoma in Edo, says neither a case of sexual harassment nor admission racketeering exits in the institution. Its Vice-Chancellor, Prof.... [[...
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WWW is 28, Inventor Seeks Solution to Fake News
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of WWWAs the World Wide Web (WWW) marks its 28th years in existence, its inventor, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, says that the web has lived up to its vision but wants action... [[...
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Ethiopia: Garbage Dump Landslide Kills 30
No fewer than 30 people were killed and 28 others injured in a giant landslide of garbage inside a trash dump on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Africa Review reports that a... [[...
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NANS Advocates Special Anti-corruption Courts
Chinonso Obasi, NANS PresidentThe National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the creation of special anti-corruption courts. NANS’ President, Comrade Chinonso Obasi, made the... [[...
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My Father Dug His Grave Years Ago — Son
Mr. Sam Ogbemudia Jr., the first son of the two-time ex-governor of defunct Midwest and Bendel States, Brigadier General Samuel Ogbemudia, rtd, who died on Friday at the age of 84 has revealed that......
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La Liga: Deportivo bring Barcelona back to earth
Mascherano, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets watch as Alex Bergantinos celebrate the winnerAfter the euphoria of their greatest comeback in UEFA Champions League, Barcelona crashed to a 2-1 defeat...
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