By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has pledged to protect Benin artefacts returned to the country from different parts of the world as a way of archiving the history of the people. Tinubu made the commitment on Friday in Abuja when he received the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’EdoContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu No fewer than 500 Onitsha residents, on Sunday, benefited from a free medical and empowerment outreach, organised by the Dr Chioma Awuzie Foundation, a non-governmental organisation. The medical outreach, which targeted children, men, women and the aged, covered Typhoid, Malaria and Hepatitis B tests, HIV screening, Syphilis,Continue Reading
By Adekunle Williams The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to stop the proposed increase in electricity tariffs by the Distribution Companies (DISCOs). The OPC President, Mr Wasiu Afolabi, made the call in a statement signed by its General-Secretary, Mr Bunmi Fasehun, in Lagos on Sunday. TheContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has called on the Federal Government to look into the activities of the “Operation Rainbow” a security outfit owned by the Plateau government. Its National President, Alhaji Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, made the call in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday, flew out of service, the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao. Amao was replaced as Chief of Air Staff by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, a development that led to his immediateContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, a faith-based organisation, have entered into partnership to galvanize support for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The National Chief Imam of Al-Habibiyyah, Imam Fuad Adeyemi, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja.Continue Reading
Prof. Razaq Abubakre By Razak Owolabi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When Razaq Deremi Abubakre, the first Muslim Professor of Arabic in Yorubaland, was born on January 20, 1948, in Iwo, Osun State, the humble parents would not have believed if they were told their son would becomeContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo An NGO, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE), working on peace and security in Nigeria has elected new members of its Board of Trustees to further promote peace and security in Nigeria. They are : Prof. Charles Ukeje, a renowned scholar of International Relations at the ObafemiContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Federal Government has urged the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) to check incessant building collapses in the country. Mr Mahmuda Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Housing, gave the charge during a visit by members of COREN. He charged the councilContinue Reading
By Augusta Uchediunor A Chinese firm, Sailun Tyres, says it is working toward helping Nigeria to sustainably develop its economy through effective road transportation. The Executive President of the company, Mr Xie Xiaohong, who led a 13-member delegation to Nigeria, disclosed this on Monday during an interactive session with someContinue Reading
