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Queen Silekunola Naomi has ended her three-year marriage with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II. She released a statement on Thursday, December 23, 2021 noting that she no longer wants to be known as the ‘wife to the Ooni of Ife or as Queen of Ile-Ife’. The prophetess said their marriage […]
The federal government has declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Day celebrations respectively. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, […]
Sequel to the resolution of the technical committee of the national council on sports on Monday, the 21st National Sports Festival will be hosted by Delta state in November 2022. Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports development, spoke on Monday in Asaba at the extraordinary national council on sports meeting and inauguration of […]
The Federal Ministry of Education has inaugurated a free e-learning website called for all levels of education to allow for easy learning access. The website ”inspire.education.gov.ng” on Tuesday was inaugurated by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu in Abuja. Represented by Mr Sunny Echono, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Adamu said the […]
The governor of Imo state, Gov. Hope Uzodimma has announced plans to pay 13th month salary as end of year bonus to workers in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku, on Monday in Owerri. Uzodimma said that efforts were […]
Concerned about insecurity in the country, China has offered to send a high-level delegation of criminal investigation experts to meet with Nigerian security agencies. Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking to journalists on the sideline of the Oct. 1, China-Nigeria friendship award to students of the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has discovered a fresh sum of $72.87 million allegedly linked to Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources. The development was contained in a statement issued by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday. According to the commission, the amount was discovered in a Fidelity Bank […]
Mr Simon Odo, a native doctor popularly known as ‘King of Satan’ who married 59 wives with over 300 children and grandchildren is dead. The late Odo, who hailed from Aji in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness. Mr Emeka Odo, […]
MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications Limited have been awarded the slots for the 5G spectrum in the auction by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). MTN is a telco giant in Nigeria, while Mafab Communications Ltd. was incorporated in 2020 and licensed by the Nigerian Telecommunications commission to provide and operate Local Interconnect and International […]
Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigerians should expect nothing more from President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking at an event organised by the Global Peace Foundation and Vision Africa in Abuja on Monday, Obasanjo said if Nigerians are expecting anything more from Buhari, they are “whipping a dead horse”. The former […]
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