By Goodluck Ikiebe President Bola Tinubu has called on the people to double their good deeds in the spirit of sacrifice by father of faith, Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him), leading to celebration of Eid-el-Adha. He spoke through a sallah message titled, “We must multiply our good deeds”, which […]
Month: June 2023
Eid-el-Kabir: Nigeria declares June 28/29 Public Holidays
By Goodluck Ikiebe The Nigerian Government has declared Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29 as Eid-El-Kabir holidays. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade,disclosed in Abuja that the declaration is in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. “In the spirit of this special occasion, […]
NIGERIA WINS FIRST MEDAL AT THE AFRICAN BEACH GAMES.
By Goodluck Ikiebe As the 2nd African Beach Games continue in Temament Tunisia, Team Nigeria has recorded its first medal with Esther Toko clinching Bronze in Rowing. Team Nigeria had earlier in the wake of the event defeated Benin Republic 2-0 (12- 0, 12- 0) in Teqball men’s singles and […]
WORLD MSME DAY 2023 : Nigerian Government To Fastrack Access To Single Digit Loans, Says VP Shettima.
By Goodluck Ikiebe In recognition of the role of MSMEs in growing the nation’s economy, Nigeria’s Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, has announced Government’s plan to urgently ensure quick access to single digit loans for Nigerian small businesses within the shortest time possible. The Vice President stated this today, Tuesday, […]
Gov. Yusuf Assigns Portfolio To Deputy Governor, Ex NGE President ,17 Others
Kano state Governor, Abba Yusuf on Monday assigned portfolios to members of his cabinet after performing the swearing- in ceremony at Government House,Kano. The governor assigned his Deputy, Aminu Abdulsalam the portfolio of Commissioner for Local Government while a former president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors NGE,Baba Datinye MNI […]
FG Renames 15 Airports
The Federal Government has renamed some federal airports after Prominent Nigerians. This is contained in a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations. The statement said the development is” part of reforms of the […]
Bodies of 3 Medical students found in Calabar
The Cross River State Police Command on Monday confirmed the discovery of the corpses of three medical students involved in the Marina Resort boat mishap in Calabar on Saturday. The state Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Grimah, who disclosed this to newsmen said the bodies recovered were those of two males […]
Sokoto Gov on Butcher’s Death: We will not take the issue of Blasphemy Lightly.
Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto state in reacting to the brutal killing of a butcher in state over alleged blasphemy said that his administration would not tolerate any act of blasphemy. On Sunday,a man identified as Usman Buda,was killed by Muslim extremists over comments on Prophet Mohammed. The Sokoto state […]
Female Lawmaker Emerges Adamawa Assembly Majority Leader.
The only female legislator in the Adamawa State House of Assembly,Kate Mamuno Raymond ( PDP) has emerged as the Majority Leader of the house. The Speaker of the Assembly, Bathiya Wesley, who announced the emergence in Monday’s plenary also said the member representing Maiha constituency, Jingi Belel is Deputy majority […]
LASU Best Graduating Student, Aminat Yusuf Offered Automatic Employment
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has offered automatic employment to Edo – born Aminat Yusuf, a first-class law graduate, into the state’s public service. This followed Aminat’s emergence as the best-ever graduate at the Lagos State University (LASU) achieving a 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in the institution’s Law […]