General News (Page 587)

Media Aide to former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, Val Obienyem, who is also an author and barrister, has condemned recent attacks on author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Obienyem wrote in an opinion piece published in a national daily, in response to attacks on Adichie for writing an article about theContinue Reading

Rangers International Football Club of Enugu have sealed a place in the the pre-group stage playoffs of this year’s CAF Confederation Cup competition. This was after they thrashed AS Pelicans of Gabon 3-1 in the return leg match of the second preliminary round on Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe StadiumContinue Reading

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has disbursed N226. 6 billion as loan through the National Housing Fund (NHF) in an effort to address the housing deficit in the country, the Managing Director, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, says. Dangiwa spoke in Abuja  at the ongoing  National HouseFair 3.0 with theme,Continue Reading

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived Pretoria, South Africa, for a state visit and 9th meeting of the Bi-National Commission. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Thursday morning, said the 9th meeting of the commission would for the first timeContinue Reading

Liverpool were fined 200,000 pounds for fielding an ineligible player in their League Cup third-round victory over MK Dons last week. The Reds, however, avoided expulsion from the competition, the Football League (EFL) said on Wednesday. Spaniard Pedro Chirivella, who was a second-half substitute in the 2-0 win, did notContinue Reading

The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) in Lagos has called on students to visit the museums across the country to acquire adequate knowledge about her history and culture. The Curator of Lagos Museum, Mrs Omotayo Adeboye, gave the advice while speaking with the Flowerbud News on Thursday inContinue Reading

The Deputy President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sakariyahu Babalola has died at the age of 87. Naija News reports that Babalola was also the President-General of the Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN). The late Islamic scholar, who was popularly known as SOB, wasContinue Reading