RIYADH: Even a year ago, it would have been hard to imagine — Saudi women clad in skinny jeans and Harley-Davidson T-shirts, revving motorbikes at a Riyadh sports circuit. But ahead of the historic lifting of a decades-long ban on female drivers on June 24, women gather weekly at theContinue Reading
N37bn grant for meter supply to DisCos By Kingsley Okoye The Federal Government says it has taken advantage of the new Meter Asset Provider (MAP) regulations to give a grant of N37billion to a private sector operator to supply meters to interested Distribution Companies (DisCos). Minister of Power, WorksContinue Reading
FG expands honours for heroes of democracy Mr. Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has declared that more names will be announced later for national honours for their role in the struggle for democracy. The SGF made the announcement in his opening remarks at theContinue Reading
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole Friday intercepted and neutralized two female suicide bombers who attempted to infiltrate a military Forward Operational Base in Kawuri, a remote community in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno state. A statement from Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole,Continue Reading
Make no mistake, the prevalence of soot in Port Harcourt and some other Niger Delta communities is a sad reality that affects all, irrespective of status. For several months, the soot has continued to trouble residents, making life difficult for people over the pollution of the air. There are clearContinue Reading
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has said Commonwealth assisted Nigeria in recovering of about three billion dollars within one year. Scotland said this on Tuesday in Abuja when she visited the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. She did not give specifics on when the money was recovered, from whom and how.Continue Reading
The family of Nollywood actress, Aisha Abimbola who died on Wednesday has spoken on her death. DAILY POST had reported that Aisha popularly known as Omoge Campus died after battling breast cancer a news which took most of her colleagues by surprise. The deceased’s elder brother, simply identified as Taiwo described theContinue Reading
Antonio Conte’s Chelsea will on Saturday evening clash with Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Conte’s men will hope to beat United so as to end the season on a high after finishing on fifth position on the Premier League table and missing out on Champions LeagueContinue Reading
The Ogun State Police Command have arrested the proprietor, the principal and a teacher of Metorite Standard School, Ayetoro, for allegedly tying two pupils of the school to ‘crosses’ and flogging them with a horsewhip. It was gathered that the proprietor identified as Afolayan Joseph, and two others were saidContinue Reading
