Few days after he was conferred with the Hero of Democracy Award in Abuja, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes has conferred another award on Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare. The award; tagged “Merit Award was bestowed on the minister for his contributions to uplifting the youth, …

As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, other diseases seem to have been overlooked. Among them is the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), which is gradually becoming a forgotten ailment, probably because it does not kill people living with it as fast as the coronavirus.  Director-general of the …

Iwuanyanwu who spoke in Abuja when the National Association of University Students (NAUS) conferred on him the ‘Ambassador of University Students,’ said it was better for Nigeria to remain one than to be divided. He noted that in the past few years, there have been a lot of clamour for …

Fourteen years after the first attempt was made, the Senate and House of Representatives, yesterday,  passed into law the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). But it was not without  controversy and drama  as senators and House of Reps disagreed on what percentage host communities should get from crude oil drilled in their areas. The …

Residents of Adamagu Akpawfu in Nkanu East Local Govenment Area and Ndiagu-Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State are currently on the run as soldiers swooped on them, burnt houses and arrested a yet to be determined number of youths. It was gathered that the soldiers who …

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has pledged to sustain interaction with the Pakistani armed forces towards supporting the defence capability of Nigerian armed forces. Irabor stated this at the Gala Night organised by the Defence Headquarters in honour of the Chairman, Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned the raid on popular Yoruba activists house,  Sunday Adeyemo’s ,also known as Igboho. In a statement by IPOB  spokesperson, Emma Powerful, it also warned the federal government of plunging the country into crisis by such raid. He said “Sunday Igboho has not …

Some Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions over the arrest of a man who allegedly stole two cartons of fruit juice and milk drink in Bayelsa.   According to a media aide to Bayelsa Governor, the suspect was caught around Osiri road in Yenagoa, the state capital on Thursday, July 1. …

The Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex have united to unveil a statue of Diana, Princess of Wales, more than 20 years after her death.   William and Harry came together for a ceremony in Kensington Palace’s redesigned Sunken Garden on Thursday, July 1, on what would have been their mother’s …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has called on Sunday Adeyemo ‘Igboho’ to turn himself to security agencies as the agency confirmed it has launched a manhunt for the Yoruba nation agitation.  DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya said this in a press briefing on Thursday evening in Abuja while confirming a …