The Nigerian government has pledged to provide unfettered access and enabling environment to journalists in the discharge of their constitutional duties. Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris, at a joint press conference with the Minister of Environment Dr. Adebayo Salako, and the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Abuja, to…
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has handed over sixteen thousand, one hundred and thirty thousand-fifty-kilogrammes bags of maize and three thousand nine hundred and forty-eight-twenty-five kilogrammes bags of garri to Anambra State Government for onward distribution to vulnerable persons in the state to help cushion the effect of economic crunch in the country. The…
AvFormer Manager Of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Onitsha Branch, Mr Nwachukwu Placidus, has been sentenced to121 years in prison for diverting fixed deposit funds of a customer amounting to N112,100,000 for personal use. Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court in Onitsha handed down the judgment on Friday following Placidus’ arraignment…
Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has won the Premier League’s Golden Glove after Luton scored against Everton’s Jordan Pickford on Friday. Raya has kept 14 clean sheets in 29 league matches this season having joined the Gunners on loan from Brentford in the summer. Before Everton’s match on Friday, Pickford was the only keeper that could…
Arsenal defeated Bournemouth to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League with Man City taking on Wolves inl Saturday’s late game. The Gunners dominated the opening 45 minutes and took the lead just before half-time from the penalty spot. Kai Havertz was brought down by Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers and Bukayo…
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, said on Thursday that only one million out of the 3.6 million applicants for the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme will be beneficiaries. The scheme, which started March 9, 2024, offers financial grants of N50,000 without repayment obligations to eligible small business owners operating in…
Sophia Nkwor, a 24-years-old woman, has allegedly killed her one-year old son in a well at Araya community, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State. According to Delta State Police Command who paraded the suspect on Thursday, May 2, Sofia Nkwo, without mercy, drowned her one-year-old son. The woman said she killed her son because…
President Tinubu has been wooing foreign investors with a promise of high returns on investment. Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, the CEO of QatarEnergy, has turned down the proposal to invest in Nigeria despite the recent visit by President Bola Tinubu to the Middle Eastern country to seek foreign investment. President Tinubu has been wooing foreign investors…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, announced a groundbreaking partnership with Hassan Allam Holding and Punz Limited to construct a 200-Room Marriott Hotel in Owerri. Facilitated by a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, the project is set to be completed within an impressive 24-month timeframe. This ambitious endeavor receives substantial financial backing from renowned institutions such as…
…..Gushes About Nigerian Heritage, ‘Fufu’ Bayern Munich’s star midfielder, Jamal Musiala has revealed that he’s Nigerian. The German forward stated this while expressing his fondness for the African delicacy, fufu. The 21-year-old footballer discussed his cultural heritage during an appearance on the popular culinary show ‘How Hungry Are You’ hosted by Chef Serge Ibaka. Born…
