Barely two weeks to rounding off of Buhari’s eight years in office, the Archbishop Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger, Most Reverend Alexander Ibezim, has chided the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as very challenging to Nigerians. He said the regime inflicted all manner of hardship and suffering on […]
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School Sports Set To Resume In Anambra
After over a decade of the comatose state of school sports in Anambra State, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra State Chapter, has lauded Governor Chukwuma Soludo for bringing back school sports to the state. Endorsing the forthcoming State School Sports Festival scheduled to hold between May 17 […]
UNICEF ranks Nigeria ninth in open defecation
Nigeria has been ranked ninth with 18 per cent rate of open defeaction in the latest report by The World of Statistics. In 2021, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported that 46 million Nigerians still practice open defecation, rating it at 23 per cent. Presently, Niger Republic tops the […]
FG Streamlines Passport Application Process to Eliminate Third Parties
The process of applying for a foreign passport has been streamlined so that Nigerians do not need to use a middleman or agent. According to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), the process for applying for a foreign passport has reportedly been streamlined so that Nigerians do not need to use […]
Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, breaks World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual”
A Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong, popularly known as Hilda Baci from Nsit Ubium LGA in Akwa Ibom State has broken the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” as she has been cooking non-stop since Thursday, 11th May , 2023. Hilda Baci broke the record […]
NDLEA Arrests Two Businessmen for Drug Trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested two businessmen for drug trafficking. In a statement on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said the suspects — 49-year-old Onoh Ebere and 47-year-old Christian Ogbuji excreted 193 pellets of cocaine after three days in the custody of the agency. […]
160 Women In Sudan Who Are Without Passports Claim Nigerian Citizenship
The federal government has claimed that 160 women in war-torn Sudan who identify as Nigerians lack the necessary travel documents to return home. NEMA’s director general, Mustapha Ahmed, stated during a press conference on Sunday that the organization was taking care not to evacuate non-Nigerians. Ahmed claimed that the women […]
World Bank extends NG-CARES by one year
Nigeria Cares (NG-CARE), a program to support micro and small-medium enterprises to mitigate the consequences of the feared COVID-19 epidemic, has been given a one-year extension by the World Bank. This information was revealed by Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, at the ministerial town hall […]
IMS Equips Nigerian Women Journalists With Multimedia and Digital Storytelling Skills
The ability to tell stories is what makes a journalist, and women journalists in Nigeria have been charged with the need to engage the available digital tools in storytelling, especially as Nigerians engage in issues that have emanated from the concluded 2023 electoral season in the country. Welcoming the participants […]
IGP Usman Alkali Orders Arrest of Seun Kuti
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command to arrest Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, who was captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform. In a statement made available on May 13, 2023,0 Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, […]