Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has commended Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, for rehabilitating serving and fallen heros mentally and physically, by creating the Invictus Game. The governor made the commendation on Sunday, while receiving Prince Harry and…
A financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, has advised the Federal Government to consider pricing the country’s crude oil, in Naira in order to strengthen the local currency. Unegbu, a past president of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN),…
A businessman, Alhaji Ibrahim Egungbohun, has filed a N5 billion suit against a journalist, Fisayo Soyombo; Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) and Arise Media Group, over allegations bordering on defamation. Egungbohun, in a suit field by his lawyer, Bola Aidi,…
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THREE people have died, while 21 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in multiple road crashes in Ogun. Spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the accidents to the News Agency of…
THE Defence Headquarters, on Saturday unveiled plans for the construction of the state of the art Invictus Center to facilitate complete recovery and rehabilitation of wounded soldiers and veterans of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The unveiling was done at…
THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says a group of 43 Advance Team of the commission will depart Abuja on Sunday for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to mark the commencement of the 2024 pilgrimage. Malam Mousa Ubandanwaki, Deputy…
CHINA and Nigeria can leverage dance culture to promote diplomatic relations between the two countries, according to Zhang Yi, Chargé D’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria. Zhang said this on Saturday in Abuja during the “Energy China – Nigeria…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday predicted sunny skies on Sunday with patches of cloud over the northern region. It forecast isolated thunderstorms…
A Xejet Airlines aircraft encountered a mishap on Saturday as it skidded off the runway at Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, shortly after landing. The incident, involving an E145 aircraft, occurred on Runway 18L, where the plane veered into the adjacent…
