The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has reiterated that corps members’ welfare will continue to dominate a top spot in his administration. Speaking while receiving the management team of Capital Express Assurance Limited at NYSC National Directorate Headquarters Maitama, Abuja, today, the Director General said the Scheme would continue … Read more
Odion Ighalo is in the running for the West Asia Player of the Month for March. Ighalo was on target four times for his Saudi Arabia Professional League side, Al Hilal during the month. The 33-year-old scored a goal each against Al-Wehda FC and Ettifaq FC as well as a brace against Al-Taawoun. Al Ittihad … Read more
An unemployed man, Vitalis Okwudiri, was on Tuesday docked in a Grade 1 Area Court, Karu, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding a client of N100,000. The police charged Okwudiri, 56, with criminal breach of trust and cheating. The Prosecution Counsel, Ade Adeyanju, told the court that the defendant, with the intention to buy a Nissan Altima … Read more
After Mrs. Oluchi Opara accused Barr. Julius Abure, the party’s national chairman, of wasting N3 billion of the N3.5 billion collected for the 2023 election campaigns, the Nigeria Labour Party (LP) suspended her for six months. The Labour Party claims that out of all their accounts, they did not raise N3.5 billion for the campaign. … Read more
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police (CPs) for 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations, PSC, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. The CPs are Mohammed Gumel (Kano), Haruna Garba (FCT), Tajudeen Abass … Read more
The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has vowed not to stop dancing despite criticisms. He revealed that his childhood dream was to become an entertainer. In an interview with News Central Africa, Governor Adeleke said he couldn’t achieve his dream because his father forced him to pursue an academic career. He said: “Music … Read more
The well-known gospel preacher asserted that the fraudulent actions of the Yahoo lads cannot be condoned during a lecture at the church’s administrative center in Port Harcourt. Pastor David Ibiyeomie, a well-known Nigerian cleric, has condemned online con artists. Yahoo guys, often known as internet scammers, were prevented by Salvation Ministry’s Pastor Ibiyeomie from sending … Read more
Reno Omokri has commended the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for unveiling Nigeria Air. The socio-political commentator, a staunch critic of Buhari, made the remark while dismissing the criticisms against the Nigerian government over Nigeria Air. Nigerians have been accusing the Federal Government of fraudulent activities following the arrival of Nigeria Air aircraft. The grouse … Read more
Former Big Brother Naija reality show star, Saga Adeolu has broken his silence on the viral ‘proposal video’ of him and his colleague, Nini Singh. Recall that the romantic-themed photos and videos of the duo recently went viral sparking engagement rumours. Saga has now dismissed the rumours in a recent radio interview, saying the ‘proposal … Read more
The first son of former Senate President, Mr Joseph Oladipo Wayas has, through his lawyers, written to the Registrar of Grade A Customary Court, Nyanya Judicial Division, to bar one Catherine Ishiaka Ayim from parading herself either as a widow of late Joseph Wayas or representative of his father’s estate. His lawyers, Shittu Saheed Danshitta, … Read more