The remains of Rev. Fr. Tobias Okonkwo, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, in Anambra, murdered on December 26 have been laid to rest amid tears. He was buried on Thursday at Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral in Nnewi after a requiem mass at the cathedral. Okonkwo, a pharmacist, was murdered by his…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano dual carriageway will be ready for use in 14 months. Idris made this known at the inauguration of the rehabilitation of section 1 of the road (Abuja to Kaduna) rigid pavement on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is set to arraign a firm and three former aides of ex-Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. ICPC’s Spokesperson, Demola Bakare, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said that the accused persons would be arraigned in court on Friday in a fresh N64 million…
Dr Josef Onoh, a former campaign spokesman in the South-East to President Bola Tinubu, has accused social media personality and critic, Reno Omokri, of inciting Nigerians against the people of South-East extraction through his alleged profiling of Ndigbo. Onoh, therefore, called on Nigerian security agencies to expeditely arrest Omokri and mete out to him the…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has imposed a curfew on Ifon and Ilobu communities in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas following a fresh outbreak of communal clash between the two communities. A statement on Thursday in Osogbo by Kolapo Alimi, Osun Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, said that the curfew from 7:00 p.m….
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated six Diaspora Nigerians who earned their names among President Joe Biden’s 400 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States. Established by former President Bill Clinton in 1996, the prestigious recognition represents the highest honour bestowed by the United States government on outstanding…
When it comes to growing any type of hair, it can feel like both a science and an art. I know what to do with my hair—deep conditioning, trimming twice a year, and relying on protective styles. But I’m still looking for longer, healthier hair. This is where shampoos, conditioners, hair creams, and, most importantly,…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has greenlighted the tax reform bills of President Bola Tinubu for passage by the National Assembly. The governors made their decision known in a statement issued at the end of a meeting with the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, in Abuja on Thursday,…
Two Lagos-based lawyers on Thursday lauded the judgment of a Lagos High Court which discharged Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, Frederick Nwajagu, of terrorism charges. The court had on Wednesday ruled that the Lagos State Government failed to prove any of the ingredients of the charges against Nwajagu. The judge, Justice Yetunde Adesanya, however, convicted…
Dr Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has said that in 2025, there will be reforms on budget processing, medium-term expenditure framework, and fiscal strategy paper to support economic rebasing. He said this at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) 2025 Economic Review and Outlook Conference on Thursday…
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