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Runsewe Applauds NIPR on Promotion of National Unity, Peaceful Co-existence
The Director General of National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe has commended the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for playing leading role in enhancing peace and unity in the country through its various policies and activities. He said the Institute puts the peaceful co-existence of the country at the forefront in all its activities, urging similar...
‘Our Stories Must Be Of Hope’– Osinbajo Asks Citizens To Project Nigeria In Good Light
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has asked Nigerians to create a positive picture of the country and to promote narratives of goals, dreams, and hopes. Osinbajo's spokesperson, Laolu Akande, said in a statement that the vice president spoke during the ceremonial presentation of a book written by Nigerian journalist Arukaino Umukoro in Abuja. The book contains poems about nationhood, faith, life, and...
All Stranded Nigerians In War-Torn Sudan Evacuate — FG
The Federal Government on Sunday said it has successfully evacuated all Nigerian fleeing the crisis in Sudan, saying no Nigerian life was lost in the course of the evacuation exercise. However, some stranded Nigerians were left behind at Port Sudan on Saturday, findings by Daily Trust indicates. A source who would not want his name mentioned but is familiar with the...
Assault On Policeman: Seun Kuti Will Be An Example, PSC Vows
The Police Service Commission has condemned in strong terms the assault of a Police Officer by one Seun Kuti. The Commission commended the Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman Alkali for his prompt action in ordering the arrest and prosecution of Seun who obviously has diminished the sanctity of the symbol of authority of the Nigerian nation. A statement signed by...
FG Feeds Each Prison Inmate With N1m Annually — Aregbesola
The Federal Government says it spends N1 million annually to cater for each of the inmates at the correctional facilities in the country. Sola Fasure, the Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to the statement, the minister said this while inaugurating a 20-bed COVID-19 Crisis Intervention Fund...
IGP Orders Arrest Of Seun Kuti For Assaulting Policeman
The Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the arrest of Afrobeat star Seun Kuti who was captured on video assaulting a police officer. This was disclosed in a statement by Force spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi. “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR has ordered the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command to arrest Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti,...
Emeritus Methodist Church Prelate Sunday Mbang Is Dead
The Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, and the first black President of the World Methodist Council (WMC), Dr. Sunday Coffie Mbang, has died. He was 86. The first President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of Methodist Church extraction, according to family sources, died Tuesday night in his sleep after a brief illness. “The late Prelate Emeritus, has not been...
Presidential Election: Igbos Will Support Tinubu Govt, Peter Obi Should Accept Defeat – Ohanaeze
According to the Ohanaeze socio-cultural organization, Igbos have moved on with President-elect Bola Tinubu. This came as Ohanaeze encouraged the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to accept the outcome of the presidential election in good faith. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, was responding to a call for Tinubu's resignation by the Igbo Patriotic Forum and Elders Forum. Tinubu, according...
ABN TV Boss, Ifeanyi Okali ‘Goes Back To School’ To Celebrate Arrival of His Baby After 11 Years Marriage (Photos, Video)
The Director ABN TV, Mr. Ifeanyi Okali is still regaling in the joy of the arrival of his baby girl, who was born on Wednesday at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Umuahia, 11 years after his marriage. Dressed in complete school uniform, he visited Our Lady Of Mercy Nursery/Primary School at Mater Dei Catholic Church Umuahia, Abia State on Thursday to...
We Want Control Of National Assembly Or Nothing, Northerners Insist
The Northerners have described their demand for the leadership of the National Assembly, NASS as non-negotiable. The Northerners made this known when they converged on the Arewa House Kaduna on Friday. They threatened to withdraw support for the government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) unless the North was given the leadership of the National Assembly and other ministerial appointments. The...
