By Olajide Idowu A traditional ruler, Oba Adekola Adeyeye, the Lowa Adimula of Ile-Ife, has called on the Federal Government to tighten the country’s borders to curb the influx of bandits and other criminals into the country. Adeyeye, the third in command to the Ooni of Ile-Ife, made the callContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa The Wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has inaugurated the “Free to Shine” campaign aimed at eliminating HIV/AIDS, syphilis and hepatitis among women in the South-West region. Mrs Tinubu, at the inauguration in Akure, said the campaign was to significantly reduce new HIV infections among womenContinue Reading
By Babajide Awoyinfa Spotify music streaming service data has shown a significant global attraction for gospel music during the Easter season. According to the streaming service, users worldwide have created over 800,000 gospel playlists, which underscores the genre’s widespread and enduring appeal. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa,Continue Reading
By Stanley Nwanosike The Anglican Bishop of Nike Diocese in Enugu State, Rt. Rev. Christian Onyia, has urged Nigerians to resist the temptation of mischief-makers dividing them along ethnic and religious lines for selfish interests. In his Easter Message, Onyia charged Nigerians to “bury hate and build bridges.” “Jesus said,Continue Reading
By Georgina Adegbie Chinonye Aliyu, President, Nigeria Aquatics Federation (NAqF), says there is need for every child to make swimming a life skill. Aliyu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said already, the federation had concluded plans to organise the National Junior Swimming Championships,Continue Reading
By Joy Akinsanya President Bola Tinubu has charged Muslims to be ambassadors of justice, compassion and peaceful coexistence. Tinubu said while declaring open the 11th Triennial National Conference of the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the national conference tagged ‘Gateway 2025‘ has theContinue Reading
By Martins Abochol The Taraba State Judiciary, under the leadership of Justice Joel Agya, Chief Judge of the state, has trained judiciary staff on e-filing, a component of the Nigeria Case Management System (MCMS). Mr Folorunsho Agbeja, Assistant Director, ICT in the Supreme Court, and a resource person, told theContinue Reading
By Olaide Ayinde Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has urged Nigerians to live above religious, political and ethnic differences as Christians mark the 2025 Easter celebration. Mohammed stated this in a goodwill message to mark the Easter celebration, in Bauchi. He enjoined Christians to have a deep spiritual reflectionContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has launched the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII) as a strategy to significantly reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in the country. Dr Muntaqa Sadiq-Umar, the National Coordinator of the Sector-Wide Coordination Office, stated inContinue Reading
By Aisha Ahmed Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has restated commitment to sustain the Open Defecation Free (ODF) status in the state. Namadi stated this during a courtesy visit by the National Task Group on Sanitation (NTGS) Monitoring Team, in Dutse. He said that his administration would invest more resourcesContinue Reading
