Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president, dies in helicopter crash aged 63Iranian president was travelling by helicopter in the country’s East Azerbaijan province when it came down in a forested area. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter carrying him and other officials crashed in a mountainous and forested area of the country in poor…
The Ministry of Youth Development says that its 2024 ministerial retreat will focus on reduction in youth unemployment rates by promoting entrepreneurial mindset. Dr Jamila Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development, said this in Abuja on Thursday during a two-day ministerial retreat on presidential deliverables. Ibrahim said that the retreat marked a critical step in achieving…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has said that the prosperity of Nigeria as a country will come from the effective utilisation of its gas resources. Kyari said this on Saturday while delivering his address at an engagement session between NNPCL and the Nigerian Association of Petroleum…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a medical doctor and founder of MedContour Services Ltd., Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, to one year imprisonment over a failed plastic surgery.Justice Muhammad Liman, convicted the medical doctor, after analysing all the submissions of both the prosecution and the defence counsel.The judge however ordered the convicted…
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said the United Kingdom is impressed by the security strategies President Tinubu has put in place over the last one year. According to him, the United Kingdom has also observed transparency and accountability in governance in the Tinubu administration, while restating the support of the UK…
The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) South West Zone has commended the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on the appointment of Mr. Kehinde Onasanya, as the Head of Service. Recall that Onasanya, a leading journalist in the service of Ogun State Government, was recently appointed by the governor as the 20th…
The Duchess of Sussex found a special way to honor her late mother-in-law during her recent trip to Nigeria. Duchess Meghan paid tribute to Princess Diana by wearing a necklace that once belonged to the former Princess of Wales. Prince Harry gifted Meghan the meaningful jewelry piece, which features a diamond-encrusted cross pendant attached to…
Ijebu businessman, industrialist and community leader, Chief Sakiru Olanrewaju Kassim, also known as Shoka, is dead.The Bobagunwa of Ijebu land died at 88 years old.Shokas dies around 3am on Friday. He was expected to celebrate his birthday in June before death came calling. The late philanthropist, who was the chairman and co-owner of Shokas Textiles…
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has temporarily suspended new licence issuance to operators in three categories. The Commission, however, noted that the new directive doesn’t affect pending applications which would be considered based on merit.The categories affected include Mobile Virtual Network Operator Licence, Interconnect Exchange Licence and Value Added Service Aggregator Licence. According to the…
A consultant pediatrician has debunked the belief that putting breast milk in the eyes of babies with jaundice would cure it. Dr Funmi Adesokan, Consultant Pediatrician, Osun State University Teaching Hospital, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Osogbo, to sensitise people. Adesokan explained that jaundice was caused by the uncontrolled…
