Sahel Standard

My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria.

Lagos State occupies a vital space in Nigeria; first as a mega city with over 20 million population and second, as a coastal city with endless maritime routes that linked to other international waters that have positioned it as the country’s most viable commercial hub.Various governments have ultilised these somewhat nature-gifts to impact not only…

The Osun NSCDC command headquarters in Osogbo on Saturday, paraded Abdulgafar, who said he started the act of duping members of the public early this year. Fielding questions from Journalists, he said, “My father abandoned me since childhood and I drop out of the University at 200-level due to paucity of funds to see through…

Actress Juliana Olayode on Saturday tendered an open apology to her senior colleague, Funke Akindele for hurting her. Olayode, who came into the limelight with her role as Toyosi in Akindele’s ‘Jenifa Diary’, stated that she felt a burden to openly apologise to her senior colleague. She also addressed the issues that led to her…

Africa should accelerate the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area while creating a conducive business environment to attract private sector participation in one of the largest free trade areas in the world, experts have urged. The AfCFTA is a free trade area launched in 2019 by African countries to create a single…

As children across Nigeria join their world counterparts to celebrate Children’s Day, The Senator-Elect, Osun West Senatorial District, Akogun Lere Oyewumi has called on parents, community leaders, teachers and all involved in children’s upbringing to take mentoring seriously and provide them with a sound education and leadership skills. It is my great pleasure to wish…

The funeral arrangements for the legendary singer, Tina Turner, have been made public. Turner died at her home in Switzerland today following a long illness on Tuesday at 83. According to DailyMail, her burial arrangements have not yet been made public, but a spokeswoman for the family stated that only the star’s closest friends and…

An aviation expert and analyst, Captain Ado Sanusi, has countered the Federal Government’s claim that the controversial Nigeria Air will begin operation before the inauguration of the new administration scheduled to hold May 29. Sanusi, who is also Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, said this while featuring on Channels TV Sunrise Daily programme on…

An airplane belonging to the proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air, has landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The airplane was seen moving in a video posted by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on his verified Twitter handle on Friday. Sirika wrote, “We are here. To Almighty God be all the glory….