Lagos state government and Sterling One Foundation have restated commitment to environmental sustainability and climate action at a clean-up exercise organized by the foundation at Apha Beach, Lagoa. Newsmen reports that the foundation held its National Clean Up Day on Saturday nationwide in
Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has distributed various gift items to over 200 children to celebrate Christmas at different orphanage and motherless babies homes in the state. Some of the homes the Governor’s Wife visited are Onitsha South Motherland
Six of Lionel Messi’s shirts worn during the 2022 World Cup sold for a combined $7.8m (£6.1m) at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. Messi captained Argentina to victory at the tournament with his country beating France on penalties in the final. The
World football governing body, Fifa, has approved 30 Nigerian referees to participate in various international games next year. They comprise 11 referees, 11 assistant referees, four beach soccer referees and four futsal referees, Ademola Olajire, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) spokesperson, said in
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has revealed the next line of action following the Supreme Court ruling. Ejimakor said Kanu’s legal team will move for a bail application for the IPOB leader
Campaigns for the forthcoming Chad constitutional referendum are expected to end on Friday. On Sunday, Chadians will be voting in the contentious referendum that is widely seen as a move to consolidate power by transitional leader Gen Mahamat Deby. Gen Deby has been
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) regional bloc has suspended Niger’s membership after the ruling military junta refused to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. Mr Bazoum was overthrown in a military coup in July. Ecowas said in a statement on Thursday
A former Governor of Abia, Dr Orji Kalu has described the passing of former Anambra Governor, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife as a huge loss to Ndigbo and Nigeria in general. Kalu made the assertion on Friday in a condolence message on the demise of
Islamic clerics from the Northern region under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria, have met with the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa over the recent accidental bombing in Kaduna State. Recall that over 100 innocent citizens were
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reiterated its call for a referendum and not an amnesty proposed by the Igbo apex sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. IPOB said Ohanaeze President-General, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu’s ball for President Bola Tinubu to grant IPOB members amnesty and