Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has appealed to friends and well-wishers to change the way his birthday is celebrated as he clocks up 57 on Saturday, September 2. Shettima on his Twitter handle expressed his deep appreciation for the warm wishes he had received from friends and well-wishers over the… Continue reading
Edu The Federal Government has said that 15 million households in Nigeria are to benefit from the government’s poverty intervention under the Conditional Cash Transfer, (CCT), initiative. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, made this known at an interactive session with journalists in Abuja She revealed that… Continue reading
A 20-year-old boy, simply identified as Ridwan has allegedly killed his biological father for money ritual in Ogun State. Ridwan was arrested Thursday by men of the Ogun State So-Safe Corps at Oshoku village, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The So-Safe Corps Commander, Soji Ganzallo confirmed the… Continue reading
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dauda Ali Biu, has expressed shock over the death of a Corps tow truck driver who died in a road crash at Karu Bridge, Abuja. FRSC in a statement, said the crash occurred at exactly 04:02am while its truck on… Continue reading
The Ogun State House of Assembly, on Friday barred journalists from covering the probe of alleged diversion of Local government funds by governor Dapo Abeokuta. The Assembly while opening investigation into the allegation on Thursday directed the State Accountant General, Babatunde Aregbesola and all members of the State Joint Account… Continue reading
French President Emmanuel Macron has boasted that without France’s military operations in the Sahel region, “there would probably no longer be a Mali, Burkina Faso, and I’m not sure there would still be Niger.” Macron told the French publication Le Point while referring to the former colonial power’s interventions in… Continue reading
The Oyo State Government has cleared all the non-statutory deductions of civil servants in the state. This is in fulfilment of Governor Seyi Makinde’s promise that their deduction arrears will be paid along with their August salaries. In a Release issued from the state Ministry of Information and Orientation and… Continue reading
Popular Nollywood actor, Ninalowo Bolanle, on Friday, disclosed that he had parted ways with his wife, Bunmi. In a lengthy post on his verified Instagram handle, @iamnino_b, the actor said he had finally accepted the “reality of the end of a (sic) road”. He, however, expressed optimism that the separation,… Continue reading
The Nigerian Bar Association has explained why singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, performed at the association’s 2023 Annual General Conference held on Thursday dismissing the rumour making the rounds that the artiste was paid to perform. Late last night, netizens lashed out at the NBA for inviting Portable… Continue reading
President Bola Tinubu has tasked the United Nations to be more practical in supporting Nigeria in the fight against terrorism, in view of the rippling effect on global peace, displacements of people, and rising poverty. In an audience with the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism, Mr…. Continue reading
Guardian reporter, Rotimi Agboluaje, emerges NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel Secretary
Oba Ladoja Urges Journalists to Be Fair In Their Reports