Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Wednesday, flagged off the construction of three (3) road projects worth over N10.9b in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC). The three (3) roads will be dualised in order to decongest and expand development in Maiduguri Metropolis. The Governor, at a brief ceremony, explained that 50% of the contract sum…
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday summoned the Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun and the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Bashir Adeniyi to explain their roles in the delay of several power projects in Nigeria. The Committee Chaired by Hon. Bamidele Salam (Osun-PDP)…
The World football governing body, FIFA, has approved a total of 30 Nigerian referees to be placed on the international duty lists for the year 2024. These comprised 11 referees, 11 assistant referees, four beach soccer referees, and four futsal referees. This is contained in a statement by Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the…
Chichi Nworah’s Shanty Town, is the most-streamed African Original in Nigeria, and the second most-streamed across the continent, according to Netflix’s first-ever “What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report” report, released on Tuesday by Netflix. The comprehensive report shows what its subscribers are watching. The report covers hours viewed from January to June 2023. Shanty…
Word Health Organisation, WHO, has announced 25 cases of fresh Coronavirus disease, COVID-19 infections, in Benue State, advising people to take advantage of the availability of vaccines to protect themselves because the virus is still very prevalent. The World Health Organisation, WHO, Surveillance Officer, for Benue state, Ogechukwu Chigbo made this known at a one-day…
A Borno woman identified simply as Aisha has offered to sell her two-week-old baby for N1 million at the Akala drug zone, located in Fadeyi, Idi-Oro/Odi-Olowu, Lagos. According to sources, Aisha, who is known to be a drug addict, has resorted to extreme measures to sustain her addiction. Aisha’s journey into drug addiction, as gathered,…
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has resigned his office. Adango disclosed this in his resignation letter, forwarded on Thursday to the office of the governor of the state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, through the office of the Secretary to the State Government. The SAN…
Prof Zacchaeus Adangor has resigned as the Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State. Adangor’s resignation, dated December 14, 2023, was addressed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Adangor’s said his resignation was based “purely on personal decision”. Adangor was Rivers AG for eight years under the administration of Nyesom Wike, who was governor from…
The coronation of Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye as the 21st Soun of Ogbomosoland commenced on Thursday with an N150 million empowerment program benefiting 102 beneficiaries. The beneficiaries were selected from Ogo-Oliwa, Surulere, Ogbomoso North, and South local government areas. Various items were presented to the beneficiaries, including sewing machines, industrial sewing machines, deep freezers, motorcycles,…
Jumia will cease operations for its food delivery service, Jumia Food, in all of its operational countries, which include Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Uganda, and Algeria by the end of December 2023. The company’s current priorities across its 11 operational nations are the Jumia Pay platform and its core physical goods business. Even…
