A 20-year-old lady, Amina Hassan, on Tuesday dragged her father, Hassan Adamu, before a Sharia Court at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over his refusal to allow her marry the man she loves. The girl, who lives with her grandmother on Bashama road, Tudun Wada, Kaduna said through her lawyer Ado AliContinue Reading
By Jimoh Babatunde The African Union Commission, AUC, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Amb Josefa Sacko, has reiterated the importance the Commission places on sustainable agricultural mechanization in African agriculture as a critical factor in realizing the commitments of the AU Malabo Declaration on agriculture transformation. She spoke atContinue Reading
Abuja – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased to N297.28 in September from N288.75 recorded in August. The NBS disclosed this in its National Household Kerosene Price Watch for September released in Abuja on Tuesday. TheContinue Reading
Lagos – Rosemary Chukwuma and Alaba Akintola on Monday at the ongoing Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Buenos Aires won gold and silver medals Nigeria. Nigeria’s female athletes parades during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 9, 2018. / AFPContinue Reading
Lagos – Some traders in Balogun Market on the Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos have expressed mixed reactions to the increasing rate of indecent dressing among young female Nigerians. Extreme dressing by students on campus The traders expressed their feelings in an interview on Tuesday after hoodlums harassedContinue Reading
By Kosiso Onyibalu Delta South Senatorial District candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Chief Olivia Agbajoh, has promised to revive the Delta Ports in Warri, Koko and Burutu if elected. Agbajoh, a former House of Representatives member spoke yesterday in Warri while addressing local government and ward chairmen ofContinue Reading
Paul Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s and later went on to become an investor, philanthropist and sports team owner, died Monday after his latest battle with cancer at age 65. Paul Allen “My brother was a remarkable individual on every level. While most knew PaulContinue Reading
Director of Media, Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, said, yesterday, that Nigeria remained the best-performing economy in Africa. He also said the Federal Government has re-introduced “oil subsidy premium” in the 2019 budget proposal. Keyamo, who spoke on a Channels Television programme, said Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,Continue Reading
Sprint king Usain Bolt could be making his way to Europe after being offered a two-year professional football contract in Malta, reports said Tuesday, with the club saying it wanted to “write history” with the signing. Usain Bolt with his new Australian football club: takes one week leave from soccerContinue Reading
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) scheduled December 2018 for the commencement for the issuance of Nigerian Passport with 10 years validity. Passport Mr Mohammed Babandede, Comptroller-General of NIS, unveiled the plan when he visited Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state in Ibadan. The immigration boss and some senior officers were inContinue Reading
