* Minister Sunday Dare to flag off event No fewer than 592 athletes drawn from nine military and…
Day: January 19, 2021
Pope Francis gives Bishop Kukah new appointment
Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has appointed the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, as a…
Former sports minister, Ka’oje, dies at 60
* His death a huge loss to sports, says Sunday Dare Former Minister of Sports, Bala…
FIRS reports N4.9tr tax revenue in 2020
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it collected N4,952,243,711,728.37 as tax revenue in the 2020…
Biden to unveil major immigration reform on first day in office
U.S President-elect, Joe Biden, plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration,…
Top police officer bags life jail term over strong links with kidnappers
A High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, has sentenced an Assistant Commissioner of Police…
Budget 2021: Shareholders express concern over FG’s move to ‘borrow’ from unclaimed dividends
Divergent views have continued to trail the Federal government’s moves to borrow N895 billion from unclaimed…
Soyinka backs Bishop Kukah, says Christmas speech didn’t denigrate Islam
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has faulted those who criticise the Christmas Day speech by Bishop…
Most Okada riders in Oyo are spies for bandits, kidnappers, Amotekun boss declares
Chairman of Oyo State Command of the South-Western Security Network (SWSN) aka ‘Amotekun’, Colonel Kunle Togun…
Obiano orders enquiry as Aguleri/Umuleri communal crisis escalates
Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, has set up a 15-man panel of enquiry as the crisis…