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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of Nigeria has said that the desired Africa can only be attained by addressing the basic problems of ill-health, malnutrition and illiteracy, among others, and not by turning back the hands of the democratic clock, as always represented by military intervention. Prof. Osinbajo stated this in a keynote address he delivered at a High-level Dialogue on …

A disc jockey, Rachel Oluwabukola Martins, known as DJ DimpleNipple, and singer Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, have been embroiled in a war of words over a sex-for-gig allegation involving Afro-pop singer, Charles Enebeli, better known by his stage name D’Prince. The female disc jockey had called out D’Prince, who is the founder and the CEO of Jonzing …

…Targets 200,000 new jobs, distributes 21 motorbikes to extension workers. Edo State Government said it has attracted over $531 million in the last nine months to the oil palm sector through the Edo State Oil Palm Programme (ESOPP).Edo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Stephen Idehenre, disclosed this to journalists at the inauguration of FOARE Mushroom Production Centre …

Edo State Government has warned against indiscriminate waste disposal and unhealthy practices that violate the state’s extant environmental laws.Addressing journalists after inspecting Oregbeni market, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state, Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Hon. Jonathan Lawani, urged stakeholders to collaborate with the state government to keep the state clean so as to prevent disease outbreaks.He noted, …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Inspector-General (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has lauded the achievements of investigation units and tactical squads of the Nigeria Police Force. This commendation came on the heels of various convictions that have been recorded in cases investigated and charged to Courts of competent jurisdiction across the country. Prominent amongst the cases is the investigation, prosecution, and conclusion …

Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called on the party members to consolidate on the gains of president Muhammadu Buhari to win the 2023 General Elections. They made the call at the APC’s National Convention on Saturday in Abuja. President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, said that the party proved that it was united by holding the convention …

Bianca’s husband and hero, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, the same time 78 years ago, slapped a British teacher for ‘behaving badly’. Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and wife, Bianca The media is awash with a blend of serious  and comic analyses of Bianca Ojukwu’s violent encounter with former Governor Willie Obiano’s wife, Ebelechukwu, and what led to it in Awka, …

Abdullahi Adamu, the new national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was born in Keffi, Nasarawa State, on July 23, 1946. He attended Abdu Zanga Primary School, Keffi and completed it at the Laminga Senior Primary School in 1959. He moved to the Government Secondary School, Makurdi, Benue State between 1960 and 1962 and thereafter to the Government Technical College, …

Supporters of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, thronged the APC convention on Saturday where they openly campaigned for Mr Emefiele to be elected Nigeria’s next president. Mr Emefiele has not declared to run for the top office in 2023, but his refusal to distance himself from campaigns putting him out as an aspirant has led …

Nigeria’s U-20 girls, Falconets yesterday in Benin City earned a ticket to the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, after a comfortable 4-1 win over their counterparts from Senegal, for a 7-2 aggregate victory. First leg heroine, Flourish Sebastine was again the cynosure, scoring a brace, in the 8th and 19th minutes to denude the visitors of any hope of …