We provide you with the latest breaking news and videos straight from the entertainment industry
Drug Baron On NDLEA Worldwide Watchlist Arrested With N1.4 Billion Illicit Drugs After 17 years on the watchlist of anti-narcotics agencies, a 59-year-old drug baron, Ogbonnaya Kevin, has been unearthed by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) from his hideout in the Ojo area of Lagos State. The notorious baron was…
A bold, data-driven, tech-enabled, and financially intelligent strategy designed to revolutionize women’s health across Nigeria has been launched. The project RenewHER (Renew Health Equity and Reform) is a Presidential Women’s Health Transformation Initiative, led by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women’s Health (OSSAP-WH) and championed by Dr. Adanna Steinacker….
By Emamuzo Iboma Women from Agan community, a suburb of Makurdi in Benue State, on Friday blocked the Makurdi/Lafia Highway in large numbers to protest what they described as the indiscriminate arrest of their children in the area. The women, who took to the road as early as 6 a.m., expressed anger over the continued…
Borno State GovernorProf. Babagana Zulum has commenced the construction of a new 100-bed general hospital and a market complex in Dikwa. Zulum assessed the proposed project site on Thursday and directed that work should begin immediately. The new hospital will include features such as modern medical equipment and specialised units to address the various health…
One Year on, Fire Service Sets to Recruit Release Lists The Federal Government has finally released the final list of successful candidates in the Federal Fire Service (FFS) recruitment exercise, which started in late 2023. The Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, Ja’afaru Ahmed, disclosed this in a statement on…
By Israel Adebiyi I recently visited my family in Lagos, and as always, my aged father took time to tutor me on the significance of my name — Adeniran (the crown has lineage). He reminded me of our heritage and where our royalty stems from. His weak voice, now distorted by the frequent grinding of…
Katherine Abayomi In a bid to help alleviate the economic situation and empower the Ogoni people, President of the Ogoni Liberation Initiative Dr. Douglas Fabeke has embarked on a massive financial empowerment program aimed at benefiting over 5,000 individuals across Ogoni communities in Rivers State. This empowerment programme, targeted at men, women, and youth, aims…
Stop Blame Games, Face Your Corruption Allegations – Enang Tells Udom Uko Okon, Uyo Sen. Ita Enang has urged the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom, Mr Udom Emmanuel, to focus on the alleged corruption leveled against him instead of looking for who to blame. Enang said this in a statement issued in Uyo and…
President Bola Tinubu has submitted another batch of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, with several high-profile former government officials making the list. Among the new nominees are the immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State and former Chief of Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas; former presidential aide, Ita Enang; former Imo First Lady, Chioma…
Germany and ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) are presently assisting hundreds of deported or returned Nigerians to get rehabilitated back into the system. Four hundred deportees (returnees) are currently being trained in different vocations in Abuja, Lagos state and Edo state to get them seamlessly back into the society. Speaking at the onboarding ceremony of the beneficiaries…