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A civil society organisation, the Osun Youth Initiative for Good Governance (OYIGG), has called for the arrest, prosecution, and impeachment of the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Olumide Wale Egbedun, over allegations that he issued a death threat to a traditional ruler. The group, in a statement signed by its National […]
Media personality and former TV executive, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has revealed how President Bola Tinubu intervened to reinstate her at Television Continental (TVC) after she was sacked due to internal politics. Speaking in a recent interview with media host, Chude Jideonwo, Afolabi-Brown recounted that three years into her career at TVC, she was unexpectedly dismissed. “Three […]
Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 innovator, has announced the expansion of its Real-World Asset (RWA) Index Perpetual Futures, effective today users can access Apple (AAPL), Alphabet/Google (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META), and McDonald’s (MCD) perpetual contract, rounding out Bitget’s offering of tokenized equities with unmatched diversity and global appeal. This latest expansion builds […]
Fifty women in Tudun Biri community, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State have benefitted from a training on climate-smart vegetable production. It was organised by the Anti-Sexual Violence Lead Support Initiative (ASVIOL) with support from the French Embassy in Nigeria. The three-day programme, which ended at the weekend, focused on five vegetable crops, cabbage, […]
Ganjuwa local government area of Bauchi State has procured 10 new bicycles to support the activities of Fathers for Good Health (F4H), a voluntary association of men dedicated to improving family health in communities. The executive chairman of the council, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, who presented the bicycles to the beneficiaries yesterday, explained that the gesture […]
Executive commissioner of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Hon. Hafiz Ibrahim Kawu, felicitated with Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on the joyous occasion of his 59th birthday celebration, describing him as a rare leader whose life embodies courage, vision, and an unyielding commitment to Nigeria’s progress. In his tribute, Hon. Kawu extolled Vice President Shettima […]
The Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has charged the management of AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU), Ganmo in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State on innovation. This is even as the monarch expressed confidence that the new private university would soon attain global status, in view of the world-class facilities and calibre of […]
Gunmen have reportedly killed 25 cattle grazing in two communities in Fan District of Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State. Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the state, Yusuf Babayo confirmed the incident to Journalists in Jos, Plateau State capital on Tuesday. According to Babayo, the gunmen stormed […]
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, on Monday joined global dignitaries and diplomats to commemorate Pakistan’s Independence and Defence Day in a grand ceremony in Abuja. The event, held at the High Commission of Pakistan in Nigeria, was attended by ambassadors, defence attachés from various countries, senior Nigerian government and military officials, as well […]
Commonwealth Sports President Donald Rukare has commended Nigeria and India for their ‘dynamic and ambitious’ aspirations to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. Both nations have submitted formal proposals to host the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games. Canada, which hosted the inaugural Commonwealth Games in 1930 in Hamilton, was anticipated to be in contention but […]