The six years old daughter of former Speaker, House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole has died of Sickle Cell disease, says the family. The late Semiat Bankole was the first child of the family but has Sickle Cell. A statement issued by the Bankole family on Thursday said the little girl died on 1 October […]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Thursday said that only five Nigerians performing this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia have so far died. NAHCON spokesperson, Malam Uba Mana in an exclusive phone interview said that contrary to reports that 10 Nigerians died on Monday in Saudi Arabia, it was five of them […]
REMI OYO WAS A FORTHRIGHT, WORTHY ROLE MODEL IN JOURNALISM-FASHOLA Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN on Thursday expressed shock and sadness on receiving news of the death of a former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria and a past President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Dame Felicia Oluremi Oyo. […]
The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye has given details how three Boko Haram members were jailed for 75 years cumulatively by the Federal High Court few days ago. The Federal High Court carried out the trial of the convicts in cameral shutting out pressmen from the proceedings. At a news […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen After weeks of speculations, the Ondo State Governor and only on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), Olusegun Mimiko has finally dumped the workers political fold and formally announced his return to the ruling People Democratic Party (PDP). The Governor was not alone in the ‘back home’ cross […]
The number of people who came into contact with Texas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan has increased from as many as 18 to 80, health officials in Texas have announced. Duncan, a Liberian man who is the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, is being treated […]
In line with its earlier notice, the Nigerian Military Thursday inaugurated a General Court Martial to try another 97 dissident soldiers and 15 Senior Officers for mutiny. The Court Martial seated in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja is trying the officers for allegedly refusing to join other troops in Maiduguri for an […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Asaba Delta state Governor, Dr. Emanuel Uduaghan, has congratulated the newly-elected President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnic. Uduaghan in a press statement issued Wednesday, by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sunny Ogefere, described Pinnic’s election as a confirmation of the State’s supremacy in sports in Nigeria. According to […]
The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has condoled with the family of another frontline journalist and former Media Assistant to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mrs Dame Felicia Oluwaremilekun Oyo who just passed on in a UK hospital. In a press statement issued Thursday by Jonathan’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Another shocker in the insurgency controversy, has been launched as a new video clip showing the leader of the dreaded Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, confirming he was alive and not killed as against the claims by the military high hierarchy last week. In the video footage obtained by […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji The political crises rocking Ogun State, South Western Nigeria has taken an alarming dimension as gunmen, late Wednesday abducted the mother of the former state House Of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Hon. Remmy Hazzan. Hazzan who is still a member of the state House of Assembly, confirmed the development and explained […]
The death has occurred of the former Special Assistant on media to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and one time Managing Director of the News Agency Of Nigeria (NAN), Mrs Oluremi Oyo. Her death was confirmed in a press statement issued Thursday by her husband, Vincent Oyo. Mrs Oyo according to the statement died in a […]
…As Nurse Who Attended to the Ebola Patient Did Not Disclose His Travel Information to Her Superiors It has been revealed that the Nurse who attended to the man who is currently being treated for Ebola in Texas, USA did not inform authority about victim’s trip to Liberia. The man, who walked into a Dallas […]
Young Nigerian Entrepreneur, Igho Charles Sanomi has emerged top in the famous Choiseul Institute for International Politics and Geo-Economics latest ranking of the top 100 young African economic leaders. The annual independent ranking otherwise called ‘Choiseul Africa 100’ captures young African leaders with the maximum age of 40, with outstanding record of economic […]
From Oyewale Oyelola/ Ignatius Okpara As the country marks 54 years of independence, messages of unity and peace have continued to pour in torrents from the Nigerian political leaders in different arms of the government. Senate Chairman, Committee on Defence and Army, Senator George Sekibo in his anniversary remarks expressed optimism that Nigeria would […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen/Oyewale Oyelola Nigerians have been urged to put aside political, sectional as well as other “parochial” considerations and support the efforts of the government and the military, in checking the rampaging insurgents in the country, just as the present administration is set to expand the many frontiers of economic freedom. President Goodluck […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) for acting too late by warning against many illegal political broadcast and campaign, complaining the electoral’s body belated action is suspicious. The party’s condemnation was contained in a statement issued in London Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, […]
The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Uche has called for a National Rebirth as the Nation celebrates her 54th Anniversary. In his Independence Day Celebration goodwill message made available by the Church’s Media and Public Relations Officer, Rev. Oladapo Daramola, the Prelate said ” it is time for all hands […]
United States health officials have announced that a patient being treated at a Dallas hospital is the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the country. Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Thomas Frieden, who confirmed the diagnose on Tuesday, said the unidentified man left Liberia on September 19 and arrived […]
As Nigeria celebrates her 54th Independence, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has advocated peaceful co-existence, cleanliness and rule of law as the most viable means of building a virile and prosperous nation. In his goodwill message to Nigerians, Fashola maintained that it is only in the atmosphere of peaceful and […]
