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..Extends Grant to Eight More States   Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has so far disbursed the sum of N3.924 billion to 392,490 women…

It is with a heavy heart, worry about Nigeria and a sense of impending doom that I am sending this message to my colleagues in the media . Let me begin with a question , what exactly will we gain if Nigeria descends into war?…

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has called on youths to show restraint during Valentine’s Day even as a new report revealed that Nigerians now consume 587 million condoms annually. NACA gave the advice in a…

Residents of Akinyele local government area of Ibadan says despite the closure of Shasha market owing to an ethnic clash that reportedly left one person…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting baby No. 2, months after Meghan’s heartbreaking miscarriage. “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother,” a…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disclosed in less than one year, it had intercepted at least 200 containers of fake and substandard…

Suspected hoodlums have invaded the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, to retrieve the corpse of a patient who died of COVID-19. The invasion which happened on Thursday caused pandemonium in the…

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele is expected to appear before the House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee to render the…

Northern Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has expressed concerns on the alleged constant attacks against northerners, especially recent attack in Sasha market of Akinyele Local…

A delegation of the federal government will meet with the seven north-west governors to “create a pathway to lasting peace and security” amid the rising…

The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has commended members of corps medical personnel in the scheme for their commitment to the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The Coordinator of…

The Lagos State Police Command has condemned the inhumane act levelled against some individuals arrested during the protest at the Lekki tollgate area of the state on Saturday. The state Police Public Relations Officer,…

Ade Adefeko. Remember the name; we do not meet men like this every day.  A consummate commercial diplomat, an enviable polyglot, and a record-setting Nigerian who has…

“Hunger, spike in crime rate,” was the response of Lukman Salau, a middle-aged man who manages a fleet of yellow commercial buses, popularly called “danfo’, when asked to comment on the plan by the state government to…

Former governor of Lagos Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Epe area of the state. Mr Ambode has been largely off the…

Some Nigerians on Twitter have called for peace following the outbreak of violence in Oyo state. On Friday, violence erupted at Shasha market in Ibadan, Oyo capital, after hoodlums attacked business establishments owned…

President Joe Biden said Saturday that despite Donald Trump’s acquittal in the US Capitol insurrection trial the charges against him are not in dispute and the attack shows “democracy is fragile.” “While the final…

The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has declared that the ongoing membership revalidation and registration exercise of the All Progressives Congress, APC, met the constitutional…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration of promoting bad governance. This was contained in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on…

Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has admitted that the club “offered a lot of money” to land Jamie Vardy in 2016. However, Vardy eventually decided to stay with Leicester City. The England striker became one of the…

Former President, Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate, but the Democrats are not giving up. Although seven Republicans were in favour of his impeachment on Saturday, Trump was exonerated by a vote of 57-43 guilty – not…

Nigerian troops have eliminated two notorious Commanders of the Boko Haram extremist group, Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib at Banki Junction road, around Pulka axis of Borno State, according to…

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, says the Nigerian judiciary is a critical element in the fight against corruption. Speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja…

Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo on Saturday scored his first goal for his new club, Al-Shabab in Saudi Arabia. Al-Shabad, playing away from home defeated Al-Nassr 4-0 to stay top of…