Messages of goodwill and felicitations have poured for Muslims who will troop out today to mark Eid-el-Fitr, the festival that marks the end of Ramadan. President Muhammadu Buhari in his message of goodwill urged Muslims to embody the virtues of Ramadan beyond the fasting season and become good ambassadors ofContinue Reading
Igbaugba Ehigimetor Former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, said his national chairmanship of All Progressives Congress (APC) chances had been boosted by support of leaders of the party and governors. Oshiomhole stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Benin on Friday. The National Convention of APC will holdContinue Reading
15m Nigerians connect to internet daily, say foundation, Google Connectivity Mimshach Obioha, Programme Director, Ventures Capital Foundation (VPF) says an average of 15 million people use social media in Nigeria but laments that many don’t go beyond sending messaging and making calls. Obioha said this on Sunday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)Continue Reading
Putin says Russian women can have sex with visiting World Cup tourists By Newsdesk Published: June 15, 2018 Vladimir Putin has dismissed calls for Russian women to refrain from sleeping with World Cup tourists according to Daily Mail. Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters: ‘As for Russian women, they can, perhaps, decideContinue Reading
Regular blood donation blood helps save millions of lives every year, lowers calories and improves body fitness, the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) has said. Mr Abdullahi Abubakar, the Blood Safety Programme Manager of the Institute, made explanation at a blood donation drive in Abuja to mark World BloodContinue Reading
Storytelling inspires young innovators on entrepreneurship says foundation Inspiration By Abolade Ogundimu Abuja, June 13,2018(NAN) Mr Mimshach Obioha, the Programme Director, Ventures Platform Foundation(VPF) says the foundation is inspiring entrepreneurs and undergraduate innovators to apply for 100,000 dollars ( N361,000,000) Anzisha Prize for young innovators to be self-employed through storytellingContinue Reading
Nigeria’s candidate, Mr Danlami Basharu, has been re-elected into the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the 2019 to 2021 term, in a keenly contested election. The Nigerian candidate, whose first term expires in December, was elected overwhelmingly at the first round with 108 votes alongsideContinue Reading
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says he has received assurances from heads of security agencies in the state that adequate measures are in place to ensure a peaceful local council poll. A media aide to the governor, Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, in a statement on Thursday quoted Wike as saying thatContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in some communities in Bassa and Dekina Local Government Areas of Kogi. The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. James Apam, who announced this during a press conference in Lokoja on Wednesday, blamed the developmentContinue Reading
