The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated a former Presidential Spokesperson, Dr. Reuben Abatti, on the auspicious occasion of his 58th birthday, celebrating his remarkable impact in the field of journalism. Governor in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed,notes his admiration for Dr. Abatti’s style of journalism, which is…
An Irish chef Alan Fisher is now the record holder for the longest cooking hours after he clocked in a time of 119 hours and 57 minutes. His feat is 24 hours more than that of the previous record held by Nigeria’s Hilda Baci. “Alan Fisher (Ireland), an owner and chef of a restaurant in…
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency FEMA has explained the circumstances which led to the death of two Nigerians on Monday at the Canadian Embassy in Abuja. Spokesman of the agency, Nkechi Isa in a terse statement confirmed that a diesel tank explosion was responsible for the fire which gutted a section of the…
Kano State Executive council has approved the release of N40,353,117,070 for the execution of various projects in the state in it’s 8th meeting The Council approved the release of N15,974,357,203 to the state Ministry of Works and Housing for the construction Dan Agundi Interchange Underpass and Flyover while the sum of N14,455,507,265 for the construction…
Excitement and encomium reigned among senior citizens in Osun state as they begin registration for enrolment into a comprehensive healthcare plan provided by Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday. The Executive Secretary of Osun Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Rasak Akindele, had on Thursday disclosed the directive of Governor Adeleke to enroll 19,000 pensioners in the state…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on several motorcycles have killed 13 Zabarmari farmers in Mafa local C=council of Borno state. Security forces and the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), in the Northeast, are still searching for several other missing rice farmers. According to a military source, in Maiduguri, the farmers were killed on Sunday, while working…
The Military air strikes coordinated by the Air Component and ground troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have killed scores of Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) commanders and other terrorists in Mobbar local council of Borno state. The terrorists and their commanders, were neutralised, yesterday (Monday), followed reports indicating a large influx…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has stated that it will continue to collaborate with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and all relevant stakeholders in the Reconciliation Committee set up by President Bola Tinubu to investigate, review and reconcile the financial records on alleged indebtedness to the Federation by both NNPC Limited…
After winning a seventh Paris Masters at the weekend Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic extended his lead in the world ATP rankings over Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz on Monday. The 36-year-old Djokovic won his 40th Masters 1000 title and stretched his winning run to 18 matches to top the rankings on 11,445 points with 20-year-old Alcaraz on…
The Ministry of Health in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, on Sunday, said that at least 9,770 people had been killed in the Palestinian territory since the war with Israel erupted last month. The ministry said at least 4,800 children were among those killed since Israel began striking the Gaza Strip in retaliation to the October…
