All is now set for the 2nd edition of the Ecobank Agribusiness and Food Security Summit organized in association with Vanguard Economic Forum Series. The primary content objective of summit is to discuss the role of technology and digitisation across the agricultural value chain. The virtual summit with the theme: ...
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Meet Remilekun Rhythms, Nigeria’s Music Goddess
She is versatile, extremely creative and can simply be described as an embodiment of good music. With her live band performance, she will effortlessly wow your audience with a repertoire of monster hit cuts from genres of music like gospel, jazz, juju, highlife, folk and contemporaries to mention a few. ...
Read More »LG Election: Taiwo Oraka on a Quest to Charting a new course for Ifako-Ijaye
Aspiring elective office holders come with different quests. Some want to be known for power, others see it at opportunity to make money, and of course there are some who want to be known for a long lasting legacy of achievements that will better lives of the people. In ...
Read More »Disbandment of SARS created a vacuum in policing – IGP
Alkali Baba, acting inspector-general of police, says the disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) created a vacuum in policing the country. Baba said this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the morale of police officers in the country has been low since the #EndSARS ...
Read More »Division Of Nigeria can be Achieved without going to war -Seun Kuti
Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has said that division of Nigeria can be achieved without going to war or killing one another. The activist and leader of Movement of The People (MOP) noted instead of choosing destruction to achieve Yoruba Nation or Biafra, the people should negotiate to achieve a ...
Read More »Oduduwa Republic: Yoruba people are ready to die in pursuit of our nation – Gani Adams
Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, has said people of the Yoruba extraction are ready to die in the push to actualise Oduduwa Republic. Adams said some people of the Southwest are determined to pursue Oduduwa Republic. Speaking in Lagos yesterday, the former Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, leader ...
Read More »‘Thuggery, gangsterism will end soon in ibadan’ – Chief mogaji
An Ibadan chief, Mogaji Nurudeen Akinade, has said thuggery and gangsterism in Ibadanland will soon end. He said engaging youths through empowerment and other activities such as sports is one of the solutions to the problem. Akinade said insecurity in Ibadanland and other parts of the state is caused ...
Read More »“I will flog hell out of Aliyu Babangida” – Wike threatens Ex-Niger Governor
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has threatened to ‘flog’ a former governor of Niger State and fellow member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Aliyu Babangida. Wike also accused Babangida of being a ‘mole’ in the party. The Rivers state strongman disclosed that it was unfortunate that the ...
Read More »De Gea Penalty Miss Seals Europa League Glory for Villarreal
Manchester United’s owners wanted to ditch this competition but the devastation at the final whistle in Gdansk Stadium shows how much European glory can mean to the club. David De Gea, on his 10th anniversary at the club, cut a desolate figure as he walked through the celebrations of ...
Read More »Reps panel: N2bn illegally paid to Malami from recovered loot
A house of representatives panel says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) illegally paid N2 billion to Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), from recovered loot. At its sitting on Tuesday, the house ad hoc committee probing the status of recovered loot queried Malami on the funds which ...
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