The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu is currently trending on social media as Nigerians have requested for him to be investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for money laundering. Oba Akiolu had claimed that hoodlums stole $2 million and N17 million during an invasion of his palace on October 21, 2020 in the…
Former Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema has called on all Nigerians to sink their differences and work together against insurgents who have continued to threaten national peace and unity. He made the call before inaugurating the reconstructed Chief Ferdinand Alabaraba Crescent and Opobo Crescent in GRA Phase 2, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on…
Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, stated that despite the usual tricky test that a visit to Selhurst Park always seems to pose, his team has a score to settle with Crystal Palace when both sides clash in the Premier League on Wednesday night. The Red Devils lost 1-3 to Palace at Old Trafford in…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has charged the Ministerial Task Force on the Digital Switch Over (DSO) to ensure that the project offers very rich content for Nigerian television viewers, saying the success of the project depends on the content it offers. The Digital Switch Over (DSO) project is a process…
Mrs. Chidinma Hope Nwankwo has emerged as the winner of the February 2021 edition of the “Help the smart worker” monthly competition organized by a political pressure group, Princewill’s Political Associates for entrepreneurs, youths and Rivers residents who are engaged in micro business ventures and all forms of hard work in Rivers State. Mrs. Chidinma,…
Intending Pilgrims for the Y2021 Hajj exercise have been advised to endeavour to take the COVID-19 vaccine whenever the Federal Government commences its dispensation in Nigeria as only holders of the vaccine certificate would be allowed entry into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when the Hajj exercise begins. The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs,…
Lagosians have been advised not to panic following reports that trucks conveying food from the North are stuck on the way. There is no need for anxiety, Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, has assured Lagosians, saying food security is guaranteed, despite the crisis. Speaking as guest on “Daily Digest with Jimi Disu”,…
Non-profit organization, Savvy, has today, published its first impact report since its launch. On February 24, 2021, it published a post on Facebook and other social media platforms that read: “Feb. 4, made it 6 months since we launched the Savvy Fellowship program, and it seems like yesterday. How time flies.” On a mission to…
As part of the activities of the accreditation exercise of the Lagos State College of Nursing, Igando, the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (MNCN) paid a visit to the Management of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) recently. In his remarks, the Chief Medical Director, LASUTH, Prof Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo said the hospital indeed…
Nigeria has received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines. The NAFDAC-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in the country around noon on Tuesday, through an Emirates airline. Present at the airport to receive the vaccines were the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and Secretary General to the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, the Minister for…