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Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic and other neighbouring countries to check rice smuggling. Uzodinma, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said it was evident of the president’s determination to get Nigeria working again. He described…
A vocal and radical traditionalist, Eziokwu Chineke Gaadi has warned movie industries to desist from further demonization of Igbo tradition, noting that Igbo ancestors are angry with them. Eziokwu Chineke Gadi Disclosing this in a statement he personally sent to Vanguard, Eziokwu exposed the reason behind the untimely death of actors and actresses in the…
Almost two million people in northeast India were left facing statelessness on Saturday after they were excluded from a citizenship list aimed at weeding out “foreign infiltrators”, in a process the central government wants to replicate nationwide. India A total of 31.1 million people were included in a National Register of Citizens (NRC), but 1.9…
Ado Ekiti -A secondary school boy has been struck to death by thunderbolt in Emure Ekiti. The incident which occurred at the early hours of Saturday has thrown the community into mourning. Eggs Reports say the boy and his friend had gone to a mountain in the community where they stole some eggs from a fowl…
By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado Ekiti -A secondary school boy has been struck to death by thunderbolt in Emure Ekiti. The incident which occurred at the early hours of Saturday has thrown the community into mourning Report says the boy and his friend had gone to a mountain in the community where they stole some eggs…
Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku defended his professionalism in the wake of criticism over his weight towards the end of his time at Manchester United. Lukaku The Belgian joined Inter in a 65 million euro ($73 million) move earlier this month after two years at Old Trafford. Lukaku scored 42 goals for the Red Devils,…
The Kano State Hisbah Board on Saturday said it arrested 32 beggars in Kano metropolis for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the board, Malam Lawan Ibrahim, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. Ibrahim said that the…
As the Basketball World Cup dunk off in China on Saturday, retired Col. Sam Ahmedu, the President, FIBA Africa Zone 3, has urged the five African teams taking part to aim to win the title. FIBA Zone 3 comprises Republic of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’ Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Togo and Liberia. Nigeria is…
Lagos State Government on Thursday declared zero tolerance for street trading and parking of vehicles on the walkways and highways. It also launched a waste compactor and a towing truck. The declaration was made when officials of the Central Business District (CBD), Governor’s Office, led by the Special Assistant, Prince Olanrewaju Elegushi, took to the…
THE Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has called on bankers to reposition their skillsets and knowledge-scope in order to meet with the challenges of a fast-changing business environment and marketplace. Akinwuntan, who was the guest speaker at the 2019 graduates induction & prize award event of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN),…