Asisat Oshoala Reveals Salaries Of Super Falcons Players
Super Falcons and Barcelona player, Asisat Oshoala has revealed that some female footballers in Nigeria earn as low as ₦30, 000 monthly. The 25-year-old former Liverpool player made the comment on Saturday evening during an Instagram live chat with Channels Television, where she stated that this is happening because the government doesn’t give due attention […]
Buhari Approves New Working Hours For Banks, Civil Servants
The Nigerian Government on Monday ordered banks in the country to resume normal working hours. Buhari also announced that curfew in the country is now from 10pm to 4am. However, after a briefing of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday, Chairman of the task force, Boss Mustapha, announced that President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Michelle Obama: It’s Up To Everyone To Root Out Racism
Non-black folks also need to help root out racism, former first lady Michelle Obama said this week while speaking out over the death of George Floyd. Obama expressed grief over the recent killing of Floyd, as well as other black men and women in recent weeks, in a Facebook post on Friday. “Like so many of […]
US: Tanker Truck Drives Into Protesters, Banks Burned To The Ground
The violent unrest gripping the nation spread Saturday night to a suburb of San Diego, where rioters burned two banks to the ground and looted and destroyed many other businesses. Peaceful protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis turned into riots as night fell on La Mesa, a suburb of about 60,000 people […]
Almajiri: We’re Ready To Defend Ourselves – Ohanaeze Youths
Youth wing of the Igbo social-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has assured the people of its readiness and preparedness to safeguard the people of the zone against invasion by any section or ethnic group in the country. National Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze group, Osmond Nkeoma, who was reacting to the influx of Almajirai to the South […]
Northern Elite Has Failed Her People – Bishop Kukah
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Chief Shepherd of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Episcopal chairman for the Commission, Mission and Dialogue of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, an expert on Peace Studies who was also Chairman of the Ogoni-Shell Reconciliation Committee between 2007 and 2009, leading social and civil rights crusader, defender of the downtrodden, spoke […]
Gunmen Kill Katsina APC Chairman
Unidentified gunmen yesterday killed Abdulhamid Ruma, Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was learnt that the APC chieftain was killed as he arrived his country home of Sabon-Gari Danbasawa from Batsari town. Read Also: Black Sunday: Bandits Massacre 47 In Katsina An eyewitness said: “the moment he […]
AfDB: Sierra Leone President Backs Adesina Amid America’s Opposition
President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has continued to receive endorsement despite United States’ opposition to his re-election. U.S. Department of Treasury had called for an independent probe of the AfDB president even after he was cleared by the bank’s ethics committee. On Sunday, President Julius Maad Bio of Sierra Leone assured him […]
Zenith Bank Emerges Best Bank In Nigeria
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the recently released Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020. The awards were based on the performances of the banks in their respective regions and countries from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2019. Founded in 1987, Global Finance’s Awards are recognised as […]
Fayemi Relaxes Lockdown, Asks Civil Servants To Resume In Ekiti
With effect from Monday, residents of Ekiti State now have opportunities to pursue their businesses Monday through Friday from 6am to 8pm. Governor Kayode Fayemi, who disclosed this in a statewide broadcast Sunday evening, also revealed that consultations were underway to reopen worship centres, schools and big markets in the state. Also with effect from […]
Buhari To Take Decision On Reopening Schools, Churches
President Muhammadu Buhari will take decision on reopening schools, businesses and places of worship, according to the Secretary to the Government, Boss Mustapha. The federal government is looking at opening up more sectors of the economy, as the second phase of the eased lockdown ended on Monday, June 1. Mustapha, who is also the chairman […]
Bayelsa Government Seals Living Faith Church, Five Others
Bayelsa State Government has sealed six churches for breaching operational protocols required to conduct services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the ease of lockdown in the state, government had allowed churches to hold services with only 50 worshipers. However, the State Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Mr Freston Akpor, on Monday told NAN, that the […]