By Chukwuemeka Opara A former Abia Governor, Sen. Orji Kalu, has expressed sadness over the passing of the first civilian governor of the state, Dr Ogbannaya Onu. Kalu, in a condolence message issued by his media office in Abakaliki, described Onu, a frontline politician, author, engineer and former Minister ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has declared Thursday as “No Shoot Day” for all Nollywood filmmakers, following the death of actor Junior Pope and three other crew members. The Nollywood actors died in a boat mishap on Anam River in Anambra on Wednesday. Emeka Rollas, NationalContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has confirmed the death of Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope. The late actor and three of his colleagues were coming back from a movie location in a boat when theyContinue Reading
By AdeyemiAdeleye/OluwatopeLawanson President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, joined Muslim faithful to observe Eid-el-Fitr prayers at the Dodan Barracks in Ikoyi, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President, accompanied by top government functionaries, arrived the Eid praying ground at 10:02 a.m. Tinubu, who spoke to the MuslimContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The discourse on safety of genetically engineered crops categorised as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is heating up globally, including Nigeria. Just recently, the Federal Government approved the commercial release and open cultivation of a new maize variety, Tela Maize, a genetically modifiedContinue Reading
By Carol V. Utulu No fewer than 250 people have received free diabetes screening in Asaba, Delta, to celebrate the 2024 World Health Day. Dr Peace Ighosewe, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Asaba Specialist Hospital, who led other management staff in organising the event, said the screening was partContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola SmallSmall, a Property technology company, has partnered The Elevation Church, to provide housing for displaced families affected by the demolition exercise at Jakande Lekki, in Lagos. Mr Tunde Balogun, the Chief Executive Officer, Small Small Technology, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Balogun describedContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria’s Super Falcons have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics. To qualify, the Super Falcons defeated the Bayana Bayana of South Africa 1-0 on aggregate in the two-legged encounter to seal qualification for the first time in 16 years. The nine-time African champions had defeated their SouthContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has voided the return of the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure and his National Working Committee at a national convention recently held in Nnewi, Anambra state. in a communique issued at the end of the NLC Political Commission Stakeholders meetingContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) will upgrade all the study centres of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) with fibre optics to transmit information and data with the speed of light. The Vice Chancellor of NOUN, Prof. Olufemi Peters, said this during a pre-convocation newsContinue Reading
