*On Sport News* Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress secured a hard-fought 71-67 victory over Uganda on Friday, advancing to the final of the FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa. With this win, Nigeria has also qualified for the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025 in Czechia. Earlier in […]
kpakpandofm
Commissioner Onyeka Pledges Support To COOU Faculty Of Pharmacy For Better Performance
Commissioner Onyeka Pledges Support To COOU Faculty Of Pharmacy For Better Performance By Uzoma Ekweagu Anambra State Commissioner for Housing, Hon. Pauly Onyeaka, has advised graduating students of Pharmacy, Chukwuemeka Odumewu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, (COOU), who were recently inducted into the pharmacy profession to uphold the legacy of the […]
Police arrest driver as two Ondo students killed in crash
Two students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, in Ondo state, Chukwu Athanasius and Oladokun Oyindamola, were confirmed dead on Thursday when they were crushed to death in an auto crash along Akure-Ondo highway, Ondo state. It was gathered that the two students died when a Toyota car reportedly crushed […]
Anambra govt probes unremitted LG workers, teachers’ pension funds
The Anambra State Government says it is investigating the whereabouts of unremitted pension funds for local government workers and primary school teachers in the state. The state Head of Service, Theodora Igwegbe, said this at a Workshop on Contributory Pension Scheme, organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade […]
Governor Soludo inaugurates Governing Council for Nwafor Orizu College of Education
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has inaugurated Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe as Chairman of the Governing Council for Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe. Governor Soludo swore in Dr. Onyeali-Ikpe, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, alongside others at the Government House, […]
400 deported Nigerians arrive at Abuja airport from UAE.
Four hundred Nigerians have been deported from the United Arab Emirates and arrived in Nigeria, according to a report by the Nigerian Television Authority. The deportees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by officials from the Office of the National Security Adviser, in collaboration with the National […]
Tinubu Meets With King Charles At Buckingham Palace
President Bola Tinubu has met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London, the United Kingdom. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He described the meeting as private, highlighting the enduring and cherished relationship between Nigeria […]
PDP declines as APC, other parties sign Peace Accord
Seventeen out of 18 political parties contesting the September 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election have signed a peace accord ahead of the election. Edo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman Anthony Aziegbemi and the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who were present during the signing of the Peace Accord, declined […]
Dangote Refinery warns that They Will be forced to export 97% of their petrol
Dangote Refinery has said that it will be forced to export 95-97 percent of its Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) because of low patronage by marketers in Nigeria. This is as the 650,000 barrels per day indigenous oil firm revealed that only 3 to 5 percent of petrol marketers are willing […]
Police confirm killing of 5 officers, two soldiers by bandits.
Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Shehu Dalinja, has confirmed the killing of five police officers and two soldiers by ravaging bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. He said that the bandits ambushed the security operatives along Gusau-Funtua road, adding that the terrorists blocked the highway. According […]