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‘Waymaker’, a song by Osinachi Joseph, a Nigerian gospel songstress better known as Sinach, has been named the ‘Song of the Year’ at the 2020 Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards. GMA, which celebrates outstanding achievements in the Christian music industry, recently released the list of artistes who won in different categories of the 51st […]
More than 15 persons have died following the outbreak of suspected hemorrhagic fever in Ute Okpu and Idumesa communities in the Ika North East LGA of Delta state. The Delta State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Mordi Ononye who spoke in Ute Okpu, said the state government has constituted a team to unravel the mysterious disease […]
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has stated that it would not compel any police officer to return to duty. The Police Service Commission said this on Sunday in a statement by Ikechukwu Ani, its head of media and public affairs. The statement was in reaction to a newspaper publication which stated that the commission had […]
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says it is time to restructure Nigeria in order to ensure equitable distribution of resources. Speaking at a public lecture to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Arewa House, held in Kaduna, the governor maintained that restructuring the country is in the best interest of ensuring sustainable development. He averred that […]
The Senate has described as, “fallacy of the highest order,” a statement credited to the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on the state of Nigerian roads. Fashola, according to the red chamber, had alleged that the National Assembly members should be held responsible for the poor state of the federal roads […]
Sir Thomas Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said. Sir Sean was a Scottish actor and producer. He was best known as the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Connery was in smaller theatre […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has said that NCC remitted over 344 billion naira into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of the Federal Government in the last five years. Danbatta stated this on Thursday while briefing the House of Representatives Committee on Telecommunications led by its Chairman, […]
The Governor of Delta state, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa has blamed national politics for the moribund state of the Warri sea port over the years. Governor Okowa stated this during a town hall meeting with Delta youths, the meeting included #ENDSARS protesters, civil society groups, students, social groups, community leaders and stakeholders across Delta South and […]
The senate committee on power has uncovered 20 proposed electricity projects in Lau local government area, the home LGA of Mamman Saleh, minister of power. The committee members condemned the proposed projects during the 2021 budget proposal of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The lawmakers also accused the minister of uneven distribution of projects under […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s economy is too fragile. The president in a tweet from his official tweeter handle warned that the nation cannot handle another round of lockdown hence the need to avert a second wave of Covid-19. “Looking at the trends in the other countries, we must do all we can […]
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