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Cross River state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade on Sunday flagged off the first dry run for the 2022 Carnival Calabar, marking the return of the Carnival since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. This year’s Carnival has “Agro-Industrialization” as the theme. Flagging of the event, Ayade said that the theme…
WITH barely four months to the 2023 general elections, the Nigerian Elections Debates Group, NEDG, in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, Sunday, disclosed of organizing a presidential debate for presidential candidates on economic policy and citizens’ concerns on November 16, 2022. This was contained in a statement…
Multiple award-winning rapper Drake has placed a staggering bet on FC Barcelona and Arsenal to win their respective league games on Sunday. Drake staked a staggering 833,333 Canadian dollars on Arsenal’s away fixture with Leeds United and Barcelona’s titanic clash with Real Madrid which could land him a whopping 3,900,002…
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal said his administration has spent N14b billion to award scholarships to 46,000 indigenes in the state from 2016 to 2022. The governor stated that the beneficiaries of the scholarships were among 77 that successfully graduated with first class degrees in Indian tertiary institutions. The News…
Affected traders and marketers in Balogun Market, on Martin Street, Lagos, have sent a letter of appeal to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of and the state House of Assembly, on the need to investigate the constant fire incidents in the market. The marketers, who stormed the Lagos State House…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was the centre of attraction at an event after he offered his seat to Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The dramatic incident took place at an event organised to celebrate the national award given to the President of the African Export-Import Bank, Prof. Benedict Oramah.…
The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Ltd has explained its choice of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to present the 2022 Nigerian Prize for Literature to the winners. A statement on the company’s website on Friday said the choice amplified the key messages and joint ambitions of the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Science…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday said the Federal Government has failed in the oil and gas sector and should get out of the business. The governor spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on the occasion of the seventh edition of KadInvest, an annual event organised by the…
The British monarch, King Charles III, will be crowned on May 6, 2023. According to a statement released by the Royal Family on Tuesday, the coronation will hold at Westminster Abbey. Part of the statement read, “The Coronation of His Majesty The King will take place on Saturday 6 May…
Without prejudice to the extent of preparations, has government genuinely evaluated reasons for dispute and rejection of previous census results in Nigeria before proceeding to organise another headcount? Results of census conducted in 1962, 1963, 1973, 1991 and 2006 were all marred by anomalies and controversies allegedly engendered by manipulation…
