Ooni of Ife calls for peaceful coexistence among Nigerians The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called for unity and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians, irrespective of their tribe, language or religion. Oba Ogunwusi made the call when Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, paid him a courtesy visit in hisContinue Reading
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that many parts of the country were likely to experience flooding due to a shift in rainfall pattern caused by climate change. The Director-General of NiMet, Prof. Sani Mashi, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) atContinue Reading
The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says an estimated three million displaced persons face critical food and nutrition insecurity in the northeast. OCHA, in its humanitarian situation report for the month of June, said no fewer than 1.7 million persons were displaced by the conflict in theContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has won in 12 out of the 16 local government areas of the state. According to the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Fayemi won in Irepodun/Ifelodun, Oye, Ido/Osi, Ikole, Moba, Ise/Orun,Continue Reading
Draw By Abolade Ogundimu Abuja, July 14, 2018 (NAN) The nation’s U-20 team, Flying Eagles were on Saturday held to a 1-1 draw by their Mauritanian counterparts at the end of the first leg of the U-20 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
By Gabriel Idowu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday urged Nigerians to ignore the purported Ekiti governorship election results making the rounds on the social media. The Ekiti Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. AbdulGaniyu Raji, made the plea in Ado-Ekiti. “Our attention has been drawn to illegal releaseContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart for the Netherlands to participate in activities to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), at The Hague. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity made this known in aContinue Reading
The Former U.S. President, Barack Obama, has recommended Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and Chimamanda Adichie’s “Americanah” among six books for the 2018 Summer reading list. Obama took to his Twitter handle to announce the six all-African authored books ahead of his first visit to Africa since leaving office onContinue Reading
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Saturday apologised to its customers in Ibeju communities in Lagos over the continuous epileptic power supply being experienced in the area. Mr Godwin Idemudia, the General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC said in a statement in Lagos that the situation was due to overloadingContinue Reading
