Engr Julius Chukwuemeka, The State’s Commissioner for Power and Water Resources, has announced that Anambra state Governor, Chukwuma Soludo’s achievements in the power sector broke records at the Nigeria Governors Forum in Abuja. He revealed this while speaking at the tripartite meeting of Power Commissioners Forum, Nigerian Governors’ Forum and the Federal Ministry of Power,…
The Abducted wife of the slain Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in Kwara State, General Segun Aremu-Cole (retd), and two others have been freed by their abductors. The victims, who were kidnapped by the assailants on February 1, were released on Monday. The Asiwaju of Koro, Chief Samuel Ayobola confirmed the release to the National Pilot. “The…
A Nigerian Yoruba actor, Olaiya Igwe, has tender a public apology to Nigerians for going naked to pray for president Bola Tinubu during the 2023 general elections. This is coming amid the current hardship faced by Nigerians following the economic policies of President Tinubu. Olaiya has been receiving backlash since he went unclad at the…
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the federal government has taken cognisance of the rising cost of food and other commodities in Nigeria. Speaking yesterday in Abuja during a bilateral meeting with a visiting German delegation led by the country’s Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Ms Svenja…
Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, aka Rema, has made history as the first African artist to win a Chinese music award. The singer achieved the feat after his song ‘Calm Down’ remix with American superstar Selena Gomez won the Best Collaboration of the Year at the 2024 Hito Music Award in the Republic of China. The…
Veteran Nigerian singer Charly Boy has recounted how he intervened in Eedris Abdulkareem’s saga with American rapper, 50 Cent in 2004. Speaking in the latest episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, Charly Boy said he was styling his hair when he received a call from Abdulkareem that he was being manhandled by 50 Cent’s bouncers….
The executive committee of the Cameroon Football Federation on Monday rejected the resignation tendered by its president, Samuel Eto’o. Eto’o has been dogged by allegations of improper conduct, match-fixing and corruption. The federation met to evaluate the Indomitable Lions’ outing at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The meeting started with Eto’o offering to resign…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have arrived Bouake, Ivory Coast venue of their semifinal match against Bafana Bafana of South Africa Winner of the match which comes up on Wednesday will take on Host Ivory Coast or DR Congo in the final on Sunday. Meanwhile for getting to the semifinal of the tournament, Super Eagles have secured…
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, has urged the Federal and state governments to be more innovative by investing in the development of robotics technology to tackle kidnapping, banditry and other criminalities beleaguering the country. Fasina urged the government at all levels to provide an enabling environment that…
Ahead of the AFCON semi-final clash between the Super Eagles and Bafana-Bafana, the Nigeria High Commission has issued an advisory on safe conduct to those staying in South Africa. The communique released on Tuesday warned Nigerians in the country of ”veiled threats” against them should the Super Eagles beat South Africa in the match on…
