President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja inspected a cultural exhibition put up by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) as part of Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary. Buhari was accompanied by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Boss Mustapha, Secretary…
By FEMI ADESINA Nigeria is 61 years old as an Independent country. And so what? What’s the big deal about it? That is what some people will say, arguing that all we have seen is flag independence, and no true…
By Otor Drama ALHAJI Sir Ahmadu Bello’s greatest ambition as a child was to be the Sultan of Sokoto. As a prince, he carried himself with royal airs and comported himself with decorum. His long awaited opportunity came in 1938…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed agro-inputs to 4,311 farmers that were affected by the 2020 flood disaster in Cross River. Director General of NEMA, Mr Mustapha Ahmed, who flagged off the distribution to the affected farmers on…
Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has listed team captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and 21 others for the Super Eagles’ upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation…
The Ogun State Government has begun palliative work on Sango-Ijoko-Alagbole Akute road in its quest to alleviate and relieve residents of pains being incurred daily. The construction of the road projected to receive about N38 billion, was awarded by the…
The Ministry of Health, through the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) on Thursday, arrested seven fake radiographers and sealed off eight substandard Diagnostics Centres and hospitals in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The enforcement team, led by the Head…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior has stressed the importance of the heritage, tradition, and culture, of the various ethnic people living together as a nation saying preservation of culture of all ethnicities is very…
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has charged Nigerians to unite for the progress of the country and continue to keep faith with their fatherland. In a message to felicitate all Nigerians on the occasion of the 61st Independence Anniversary of…
Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) has sent out a warning to those who carted away electronic voting machines in the state to return them in their own interest or face the full wrath of the law when caught. The…
