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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has assigned portfolios to the eleven newly sworn in commissioners. While some retain their former ministries, the governor created three new ministries. The new Commissioners and their portfolios: Prof. Patrick Muoboghare – Higher Education Hon. Chika Ossai – Primary Education Rt. Hon. Basil Ganagana – Transport Chief Emmanuel […]
MTN is yet to renew its Universal Access Service Licence (UASL), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. This is contained in a statement by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs, NCC, in Abuja. ”The attention of the NCC is drawn to a publication in an online media titled: “Govt renews MTN Nigeria licence […]
The governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday called on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state to always reflect on the successes so far recorded by the scheme. Okowa made the call at the opening/swearing-in ceremony of corp members at the Orientation Camp, Issele-Uku area of the […]
Ese Brume won Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday morning. Brume jumped 6.97 meters to clinch the bronze medal in the long jump event. The world championship bronze medallist became the first athlete to claim an Olympic medal for Nigeria in 13 years. Malaika Mihambo, the reigning world champion, claimed […]
MTN Nigeria, the largest network by market share, says it lost 7.6 million mobile subscribers in the first half of 2021. This is a 9.9 percent decline from December 2020. The telco stated this in its unaudited results for the half-year ended June 30, 2021, posted on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) over the weekend. […]
Nigeria has received four million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States as it steps up efforts to battle a third wave of infections. The doses, which arrived on two planes on Sunday, were received by UNICEF officials on behalf of Nigeria at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, according to […]
Team Nigeria’s Grace Nwokocha on Monday in Tokyo at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games advanced to the semi-finals in the women’s 200 metres event. Nwokocha ran a personal best of 22.47 seconds to finish third in heat 1 of the event to gain one of the automatic tickets to the semi-finals. Cote d’Ivoire’s Marie-Josee […]
It was another “near miss” for Team Nigeria on Monday at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as medal hope Tobiloba Amusan failed to deliver. Amusan, running from lane 6 in the women’s 100 metres hurdles final at the Olympic Stadium finished fourth after a time of 12.60 seconds. It was 0.05 of […]
“Run To You”, the much anticipated single from Godspower Bernard, the winner of the Crown Gospel Music Talent Hunt season Season 1, is finally here. Godspower Bernard miraculously qualified for the finals of the competition as a wild card, via an online challenge. He wowed the judges and audience, to win the keenly contested […]
Academy Award-winning director Ridley Scott has unveiled the trailer for his much-anticipated new film, House of Gucci. The biographical drama based on the book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forde stars Lady Gaga in the role of Patrizia Reggiani, who was tried and convicted […]
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