THE manager at a restaurant,  Delta Pot Cursine, Nosa  Okupoji, yesterday, appeared before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Igbosere, for allegedly stealing N8 million from his employer. court Okupoji, 25, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and breach of peace. The prosecutor, Godspower Ehizoba, told the court that the defendant committed the offence…

FINANCE Minister Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday  said the Federal Government has designed 11 Economic Priority Areas. She also gave assurance that budget 2020 will be submitted to the National Assembly by the end of  this month. In her opening remarks at a high-level roundtable on National Donor Coordination in Abuja which resulted in the…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said the ongoing electronic registration of migrants will secure the country from transnational terrorism and other crimes. He added that the e-registration is an opportunity to properly document people who live within “our borders for effective planning, development and mutually beneficial collaborations.” AbdulRazaq spoke  in Ilorin, the Kwara…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said  that the introduction of free and compulsory education by Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has triggered an educational revolution in the North and the country. Speaking during the opening ceremony of a two-day Stakeholders Summit on Free and Compulsory Basic and Secondary Education organised by the state government,…

Rafa Nadal defeated Diego Schwartzman 6-4 7-5 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the last four of the U. S. Open at Flushing Meadows. Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after winning against Diego Schwartzman of Argentina during their Men’s Singles Quarter-finals match at the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center…

A 74-year old woman will deliver twin babies on Thursday in India after being married for 54 years without a child. 70 year old Indian woman who gave birth to twins in 2015 as 74 year old Indian set to topple record on Thursday Yerramatti Raja Rao is set to be delivered of her babies…

 The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has expressed concern over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals by some miscreants in South Africa. The Director General of IPCR, Prof. Bakut Bakut, said this in a statement signed by the Head of Media IPCR, Mr Musa Mato, on Wednesday  in Abuja. Bakut condemned the killings…

The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), has opposed the proposed cultural exchange programme between Nigerian and South African youths to address xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and promote unity between the two countries. The President of NANS, Danielson Akpan, said this shortly after a closed door meeting and a news briefing by Mr Bobby Moroe,…

The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to stop handling the xenophobic attacks on innocent Nigerians in South Africa with kid gloves. Xenophobia Mr Adeyemi Obadimu, the NGIJ spokesperson in a statement  on Wednesday, stressed the need for the Federal government to put a permanent stop on…

Zamfara State government will spend N8.631 billion for the building of modern RUGA settlements, Governor Bello Matawalle said on Wednesday. He spoke during the inauguration of the construction of one of the three pilot RUGA settlements at his hometown in Maradun Local Government. He said that each of the three pilot Ruga settlements, which would…