From Our Correspondent in Abuja Associate Professor of Computer Science at Louisiana State University, USA, Aisha Gombe says she is proudly a product of Nigerian education system and ready to give back to her home country. Gombe made the pledge when she visited Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, on Wednesday, […]
The Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has mourned the demise of a renowned journalist and publisher, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi. The NewsZenith reports that Ibiyemi died on Tuesday afternoon at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State. In a joint statement by its chairman and secretary, Adeleye Ajayi and […]
The Publisher and Managing Director of the Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi, is dead, aged 56. Ibiyemi reportedly died on Tuesday afternoon at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State. Details of his health condition were sketchy but medics at the hospital reportedly said he died of a pulmonary embolism. The NewsZenith reports […]
A security man and a driver, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, on charges of stealing and receiving N2.9 million in property. The security man, Promise Ogbaje, 23, who works at Ogudu GRA, is standing trial for conspiracy and stealing. Also, the driver, Michael Bode, 35, who resides on Babalola Street, […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in collaboration with the Federal Government, on Tuesday, distributed farm inputs worth N52 million to 300 cassava and rice farmers in Benue. Mr Emmanuel Igbaukum, IFAD Value-Chain Development Programme (VCDP) Coordinator, announced this during the flag-off ceremony of the distribution in Makurdi. “This year, 300 farmers are benefiting […]
Oil prices rose on Tuesday as markets weighed supply cuts for August by top exporters – Saudi Arabia and Russia – against the backdrop of an uncertain global economic outlook. Brent crude futures climbed 32 cents, or 0.42 per cent, to $75.73 a barrel by 0805 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $70.96 […]
Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun, the first minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is dead, according to a family source. Aged 96, Jose-Adeogun, according to the report, died on Saturday, July 1. A member of the family, Oluremi Ajose-Adeogun, confirmed his death in a statement “The family of Chief Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun has announced the passing away […]
From Our Correspondent in Port Harcourt Andoni Local Government Area in Rivers State has constituted a seven-man flood management committee to begin desilting of drainages and canals to mitigate against flooding. The Council Chairman, Mr Erastus Awortu, inaugurated the committee at the weekend in Ngo, the council’s headquarters. Awortu charged members on the need to […]
The Police, on Monday, arraigned a 29-year-old man, Yusuf Ahmed, before an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing 35 batteries and 37 inverters worth N5.9 million. The defendant, residing in the Orile-Agege area of Lagos State, is standing trial for conspiracy and stealing. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Insp Donjour Perezi, […]
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has appealed for continuous support for the Nigerian Army to protect territorial integrity of the country. Lagbaja made the call in his goodwill message at an Interdenominational Church Service at Mogadishu Military Cantonment, on Sunday in Abuja. The interdenominational service held to mark the 2023 Nigerian Army […]