The UN will mark 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, on Wednesday, taking stock of what the organisation termed his vast legacy for mankind. “Nelson Mandela was a towering global advocate for justice and equality”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his video message for Nelson MandelaContinue Reading
The Federal Government, on Tuesday pledged to assist victims of flood disaster in Jibia Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina state. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, made the pledge when he visited the scene of the disaster to commiserate with the victims in Jibia. “I am here on behalf of PresidentContinue Reading
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday received Blueprint Newspapers award for his contribution to the rail development and building of the first monorail system in Sub-Sahara Africa. Amaechi received the award at the maiden edition of Blueprint Impact Series/Awards with the theme: “Tolerance, Unity and Security: Building a LegacyContinue Reading
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Musiliu Smith as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). It also confirmed six others as members of the commission. Confirmation of their appointments followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, presentedContinue Reading
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on Tuesday urged health workers to treat patients with respect and dignity for easy access to health delivery. The Executive Director of NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf, made the appeal in an interview with journalists shortly after 42nd Annual General and Scientific Meeting organised by WestContinue Reading
KARACHI: It won’t be long now before Ali Zafar and Maya Ali make their big screen debuts with Teefa In Trouble, slated to release on July 20. Needless to say, the cast and crew is elbows deep with promoting the upcoming action-comedy but it’s Maya who’s already been stealing the showContinue Reading
The Borno Command, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Monday, presented an award to Mr Hamza Sulaiman, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reporter in Maiduguri. The State Commandant, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, while presenting the award, said that the gesture was in recognition of the recipient’s hard workContinue Reading
HELSINKI: Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his American counterpart Trump with a World Cup football, manufactured by Pakistan, a day after attending the final of the much-praised tournament in Moscow. Throwing it to his wife, Trump said he was happy to pass the ball on to his 12-year-old son Barron. TheContinue Reading
An instrument used to calibrate nuclear material which had plutonium and cesium in the possession of federal experts went missing last year, authorities in San Antonio said. According to a police report, the device and material was stolen from a car in city. Spying case against US expert on PakistanContinue Reading
