Category: News
Soun Ladies Visit Orphanage Home, Donate Gift Items
A Socio-Cultural group based in Abuja, known as Soun Ladies Association, under the able leadership of Mrs. Oluwayemisi Opaola, visited Christ Foundation Orphanage Home, Kuje Abuja on Sunday, 3rd December 2023 as part of the activities to mark her end-of-year programme. The delegation was led by the Vice President of the association, in the person…
Food Poisoning in Osun: 18 Pupils Get Hospitalized
18 pupils of St. James Primary School B, Osogbo, Osun State, have been reported to have been hospitalized after taking a mid-day meal served to them under the free school feeding programme of the State Government. The Osun State Government has begun investigations into this case of food poisoning while directing that further meal preparation…
Osimhen Scores as Napoli Proceeds to Champions League Knockouts
Less than a day after being named the 2023 CAF African Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen scored as Napoli defeated Braga 2-0 on Tuesday, 12 December 2023, to proceed to the Champions League round of 16. Victor Osimhen’s first goal since early October and an own goal by Serder Saatci helped the Italian champions…
686 Civil Servants’ Salaries Suspended Over Unverified Records
The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the pay of 686 civil servants due to unreliable data on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), in an effort to promote efficiency and transparency in the country’s civil service. This action is a component of continuous initiatives to get rid of ghost workers and simplify…
Arewa Consultative Forum Appoints New Chairman, Removes Ex-minister, Aduku
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), a Pan-Northern Socio-Political body, has dismissed Chief Gabriel Aduku, a former Minister of State for Health under former President Goodluck Jonathan, from his position as National Chairman. Aduku was quickly replaced by Nigerian Senior Advocate, Mamman Osman. According to reports, the former Minister was nominated in May 2023 along with…
Delta Poly Student, Two Others Killed By Suspected “Yahoo boy”
Jenepher Ike, a final-year student at Delta State Polytechnic in Ogwashi-Uku, a 14-year-old SS1 student at Odiagbo Secondary School, and an unidentified female were reportedly murdered in an auto accident in the town by a suspected “yahoo boy.” According to the report, these people died in the collision that occurred on Sunday night, 10 December…
FG Collaborate with World Bank in Financing the Mining Sector
The Federal Government is looking into partnering with the World Bank through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in order to provide funding and technical assistance for the mining industry’s growth. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, and signed by the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori. Shubham Chaudhuri,…
2023 CAF Awards: Obi Congratulates Osimhen, Oshoala, Others
Asisat Oshoala and Victor Osimhen, the respective winners of the 2023 African Players of the Year CAF Awards in the women’s and men’s categories respectively, have received congratulations from Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party and the Former Governor of Anambra State. He also honoured Chiamaka Nnadozie, who won the Nigerian women’s…
Prince Harry Ordered to Pay Legal Fees after Losing Libel Case
On Monday, December 11, 2023, a Judge in London, Matthew Nicklin, ordered Prince Harry to pay the legal fees of a British Newspaper Publisher after he lost part of a High Court libel case. King Charles III’s younger son, living in the United States, sued Associated Newspapers Ltd (ANL) over claims made in its Mail…
Kaduna Abduction: Bandits Kill Two, Nine Rescued
Eleven villagers who were abducted by bandits at the villages of Anguwan Maharba and Dandami have been freed by troops of the Nigerian Army’s 1 Division, which is stationed in Birnin Yero in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. However, before the soldiers arrived, the bandits killed two of the kidnapped captives. According…
