Reactions have trailed Niger state governor’s action seen in a video which has since gone viral showing the governor ordering one of his security aides to ‘slap’ an Islamic Cleric The Governor according to the video which has gone viral ordered his aide,“Slap him, very well. I said slap him. Go and arrest him. Deal…
The chairman of South-South Table Tennis Association, Ama-Ebi Wilson Ebikpolade, has hinted at plans to float a league that will involve all the Table Tennis Clubs in the region He made this known in a chat with journalists at the final day of the 4th edition of a 2-day mini-Table Tennis tournament for children from…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecasts morning thunderstorms on Monday over parts of Kebbi, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Taraba and Kaduna states. It anticipated thunderstorms over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Borno, Yobe, and Jigawa…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has invited another commissioner-nominee for screening and confirmation. The invitation was contained in a Public Announcement signed by the Clerk of the Assembly, Dr G. M Gillis-West on Sunday The statement said the screening will be held on Monday at the Chamber of the Assembly in Government House by…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has listed state-owned schools eligible for the student loan scheme. In a statement on Sunday, NELFUND said students from the 36 schools can now submit their applications for the loan fund on its portal. “The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is pleased to announce that students enrolled in the…
France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is expected to hand in his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday after his party failed to win a majority in parliamentary elections. But he added that, if his resignation is refused, he was ready to remain in office “as long as duty demands”, with the Paris Olympics due…
No fewer than 85 indigent students and their families were thrown into joy on Sunday, as the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, through the Justice, Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC), Awka Diocese, in collaboration with the Help For All (HIFA) Initiative, Austria — a Non-Governmental Organization — disbursed a…
Speaker of Lagos State House Of Assembly Mudashiru Obasa, said the legislative arm is considering passing a law to regulate alms-begging in the state. Obasa said this in an interview with NAN on the sidelines of the launch of the Ibile Muslim Community Zakat and Sadaqah Foundation in Lagos. The foundation which was launched at…
The Ebonyi State Chapter of the Labour Party says only its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has the solutions and competence to salvage the Nigerian economy. The party urged Nigerians to identify with its quest to take power and move the nation to greater heights. Labour Party made this assertion in…
A former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has described the political crisis in Rivers as a “total misfortune”, saying that it requires a political solution. Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos. Rivers has been engulfed…
