Activities marking the 50th anniversary of creating the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme commenced nationwide with a Unity Walk to kick start the chain of events that will last for one week. In Yobe, the NYSC State Coordinator, Mrs Hafsat Yerima led hundreds of corps members and members of staff on a walk through…
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Sunday condemned sensational reporting in the media of an aircraft belonging to Max Air that had tyre burst during landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. AON said in a statement by its Vice President, Mr Allen Onyema, that the aircraft took off from Yola Airport and had…
Prices of some foodstuffs, particularly tomatoes, palm oil and cassava flakes, popularly known as garri, have continued to increase in Enugu’s major markets. NAN correspondent, who conducted a market survey in Enugu on Monday, reports that the prices of foodstuffs increased significantly between April and May. A big basket of tomatoes now sells for between…
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi has said that it is time for Africans to begin to write the history of their race and people to correct some erroneous impressions created about them, as well as the distortion of historical facts by some foreign writers. According the monarch, the step also become necessary to…
The corpse of a missing Islamic cleric based in Ifon-Orolu, Osun State, Kazeem Lasisi, has been found floating on the Owala River. The state police command has therefore launched a manhunt for the prime suspect said to be a friend of the deceased. According to sources in Ifon town, the prime suspect and the deceased…
Nigerian superstar Tiwa Savage bloomed on stage while performing ‘Keys to the Kingdom’ at the star-studded concert on the East Lawn at Windsor Castle, following King Charles and Queen Camilla’s coronation on Saturday. Recall that American top singer, Beyoncé featured Tiwa Savage and Mr Eazi on the aforesaid song in The Lion King album. The…
The Supreme Court has scheduled 2pm tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9 for delivery of judgment on the appeal filed by former Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetola against the election of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Recall Oyetola filed an appeal to the Supreme court seeking the reversal of the March 25 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja…
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Ifedayo Adetifa, has said the threat of the COVID-19 virus remains within nations across the globe, particularly for high-risk groups. Adetifa said this in a statement released by the agency on Sunday. The PUNCH reports that the Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Ghebreyesus,…
The Osun State government, has issued a statement advising its residents to ignore any information from the All Progressive Congress (APC) inciting Local Governments are to contribute N2.9 billion naira. This was confirmed in a press statement issued on Monday at the state capital, signed by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, which…
by Dr Rania Al-Mashat ● The relationship between Egypt and the World Bank Group has grown significantly over the decades and in various fields ● The World Bank Group has contributed to financing more than 175 projects worth about $25 billion, since the beginning of the relationship with Egypt ● Egyptian expertise has enriched the…
