Jay-Jay Okocha, Wife Celebrate 25th Wedding Annivesary
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha, and Nkechi, his wife, have taken to social media to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. The 48-year-old marked the occasion with a loved-up photo of himself and his wife on his Instagram page…
Buhari Signs N21.83trn 2023 Budget Into Law
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja signed the 2023 Budget of N21.83 trillion and the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023 budget is the last to be prepared by…
Pope Benedict XVI Dies At 95
Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned from the Papacy in 2013, has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. “With sorrow I inform you…
Kogi Govt. Declares Dec. 29 Public Holiday To Receive President Buhari
The Kogi Government has declared Thursday, Dec. 29, a public holiday to enable residents receive President Muhammadu Buhari, who will be in the state to commission legacy projects. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed this…
Police Arrest Bandit, Recover 4 AK47 Rifles in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have arrested a bandit/gun runner and recovered four AK47 rifles with 344 rounds of ammunition and his operational motorcycle in Kaduna. The Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Muhammad Jalige, confirmed…
Christmas: Charity Organisation Put Smiles on Faces of Displaced Children in Eastern DRC
Displaced children in eastern DRC celebrated Christmas at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, about 8 kilometers from Goma, the regional capital of North Kivu province. Children and families were forced to flee due to fighting between government forces and…
South Africa: Fuel Tanker Explosion Kills At Least Nine Near Hospital
A truck carrying liquified petroleum gas exploded in the South African town of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, on Saturday killing at least nine people and injuring 50 others, officials said. The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking…
Anarchists Have Lost the Battle; Better Dawn Awaits Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured Nigerians that those who sought to violently disrupt the peace of Nigeria had lost the battle, saying better dawn awaited Nigeria in 2023 and beyond. The president stated this in his 2022 Christmas message…
Burkina Faso Orders UN Coordinator Out the Country, Declares Her “Persona Non Grata”
Burkina Faso has ordered Barbara Manzi, the UN’s coordinator in the country to leave by the end of the day, declaring her “persona non grata”, the foreign ministry said Friday. Italian diplomat Barbara Manzi, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in…
FG Bans Cash Withdrawals From Public Accounts
The Federal Government is to activate the stoppage of cash withdrawal from all public accounts with immediate effect. In place of cash withdrawals, public officers are to open domiciliary accounts in foreign and local currencies ahead of the commencement of…
FG Rakes In $547m From 5G Auction
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the auctioning of the 5G spectrum, which generated 547 million dollars. The president attributed the feat to the digital economy, which had driven growth, created employment and generated revenue for the country, The president said…