Modelling is full-time job but not in Nigeria At a modelling casting to choose exceptionally talented young, aspiring and established models for upcoming Lagos Fashion Fair in collaboration with African Fashion Week Nigeria, one of Nigeria’s most renowned model instructor and fashion entrepreneur, Joseph Adebayo Adegbe, popularly known as Modela, walked in with his […]
Emeritus Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan has advised youths in the country against embarking on dangerous journeys in the search of greener pastures saying Nigeria may be tough but still manageable. Onaiyekan, who gave the advice in his Sunday homily at Catholic Church of the Assumption, Asokoro declared […]
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has said it was critical for the country to monetise its gas resources, as such a step would help guarantee energy security, especially in the global energy transition period. The Commission’s Chief Executive, Engr Gbenga Komolafe, who spoke while inaugurating a 12-member Flare Gas Commercialisation Programme Team in line […]
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam Mohammed Bello-Koko and 18 terminal operators over the debt of $753 million and N1.61 billion owed the Federal Government by the companies. The invitation was consequent upon a query by the Office of the Auditor […]
The pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has faulted the statement credited to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami that the Federal Government cannot do much to secure the release of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu from British prisons. Malami was quoted to have said: “The Federal Government of […]
Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has said he decided to contest the 2023 Ebonyi South senatorial election to render service to the people. According to Umahi, whose eight-year tenure as governor expires next year, there is a missing link in the zone in the National Assembly which must be filled for the area to move […]
A joint operation by the Edo/Delta Police Commands and the military has resulted in the rescue of 32 children, two adults kidnapped along the Benin-Agbor Expressway on Friday, the Edo State Police command said on Sunday. A statement by the Command’s Deputy Police Public Relations officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, said the rescue operation was carried […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed his former Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, as Special Assistant to the President on Digital Communications. This was confirmed in a letter by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, in an appointment letter addressed to Ahmad, dated July 20, 2022. Mustapha said the appointment […]
The management of Heartland Football Club of Owerri has taken its case in the Aiteo Cup crisis to the Sports Minister Sunday Dare. The club, in a statement signed by its Acting General Manager, Promise Nwachukwu, said it wants the Sports Minister to wade into the matter and ensure that the club is not unjustly […]
The arrival of goalkeeper Adeyinka Adewale at the Bolton White Apartments in Abuja on Sunday afternoon has completed the body of invited players to the camp of the Super Eagles B, as Head Coach Salisu Yusuf and his assistants perfect strategies for the African Nations Championship qualifying match against Ghana in a fortnight. The Akwa […]