By Offor Emmanuel The silvery flow From atop the rocky sands Streaming, shining, like mermaid’s strands Isimmiri – harbinger of life Dwelling place for shrimps, crabs, toads, turtles, fishes Feeding the thirsty ferns and mosses The dark green trees and…
A 47-year-old businessman, Geofray Ezeh, charged with obtaining N2 million with pretext of supplying a generator on Friday dragged before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendant, who resides at Ikeja, Lagos State, was arraigned before Magistrate Mrs Ejiro…
An American-based Nigerian artiste, Zore Lebarty, also daughter of Felix Lebarty, says music and entertainment industry can contribute to the growth of Nigeria’s economy in many ways. Lebarty, originally born Omozore Lebarty, also said that her father’s music legacies inspired…
Fresh FM has confirmed that David Ajiboye, its manager in Ekiti, died of Covid-19 complications. The management of the station had on Monday said Ajiboye died of a brief illness. However, clarification was made in a statement released on Thursday…
The Emir of Argungu, in Kebbi, Alhaji Mohammed Mera, will on Sept. 25 turban the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed with the highly revered traditional title of ‘Kakakin Kebbi” (Ambassador of Kebbi). This is contained in a…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has disbursed N791 billion to over three million farmers across the 36 states, under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). The Director, Development Finance Department of the bank, Mr Yusuf Yila, made this…
A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Friday dismissed a divorce suit filed by a housewife, Amina Aminu, against her husband, Umar Muhammad, alleging that he smokes in her room, dislikes her relatives and did not feed…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), in collaboration with armed policemen have arrested three suspected pirates and impounded 250 pirated copies of the Holy Bible in Suleja Market, Niger State. NCC Director of Public Affairs, Mr Vincent Oyefeso, who announced the…
Liverpool defender, Virgil Van Dijk has signed a new four-year contract which will see him remain at the club till 2025. The Reds have been keen to tie their key players down to new contracts this summer, with Trent Alexander-Arnold,…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described Mohammed Fawehinmi’s death as a big blow to the state, the legal profession, and the civil society movement in the country. Reports said that Fawehinmi, first son of the late human rights…
