Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has ordered the distribution of Anambra State Burial Law booklet to all communities in the state. The governor said this will keep people abreast with the provisions of the law, and also help them to avoid contravening them. Soludo who spoke at the funeral mass of late Rev….
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has directed Muslim Ummah to watch for the new Moon of Rajab 1445 AH starting on Friday. The Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council Sokoto, Prof Sambo Janaidu announced in a statement…
A female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has committed suicide.The deceased, 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu was said to have drunk an insecticide. The incident happened on Monday within the premises of the bank. Ugochukwu had around 1 pm made her way into the restroom, where she drank the insecticide, unknown to her…
The federal government has revealed plans to begin the domestic manufacturing of in-vitro diagnostics, IVDs, generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and other medical devices critical to Nigeria’s healthcare value chain. The Minister of Health, Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this via his official X account on Wednesday. He stated that Tinubu’s administration is committed to stimulating local production…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected governor of Akwa Ibom State after dismissing the appeals of the three parties challenging the outcome of the election held on March 18 2023. This comes after the apex court panel led by Justice Uwani…
Ahead of the commencement of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro says his side will not use the difficult weather condition in Abidjan as an excuse. The Nigerian team arrived Abidjan on Wednesday morning despite losing 2-0 to Guinea in a friendly two days earlier. The Eagles had a…
Tottenham defender Eric Dier is close to completing a move to Bayern Munich for a fee of 4m euros. The England International was pictured in Germany before having a medical with the German champions. Dier has been out of favour under Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou, making four Premier League appearances this season. Spurs are set…
Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says has been diagnosed with cancer and says he has at least a year” to live. The 75-year-old Swede was the first foreign coach to manage England and led the side to the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cup and 2004 Euros. “I’m going to resist for as…
Tragedy was averted as the plane carrying players of the Gambia national team, made a u-turn to Banjul moments after takeoff after losing oxygen. The flight was conveying the squad to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. A statement from the Gambia Football Federation on Thursday, said the chartered flight carrying the…
A High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted bail to a former Minister of Power and Steel, Mr Olu Agunloye, who was remanded in prison custody over his alleged complicity in a $6 billion contract fraud. Trial Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie gave bail to Agunloye, who is answering a seven-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes…
