Noble laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has stressed the need to promote Nigeria’s local languages and culture in order to drive national development. Soyinka made the call on Monday while answering questions from newsmen after his visit to the Centre for Cultural Studies and Creative Arts, University of Iloirn, as part of activities leading to the…
The trial of the ex-Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, charged with defrauding Arik Air was stalled due to his counsel, Mr Olasupo Shasore’s absence. Kuru and four others are facing charges of N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud, respectively. The other defendants are former Receiver Manager of Arik…
Two clerics, Prof. Amidu Sanni, Chief Imam, Lagos State University, and Pastor Charles Ighele of the Holy Spirit Mission Church, Ikeja, have described President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s presence at Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass as a demonstration of religious tolerance. The clerics spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. NAN…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged judges of lower courts to guard their integrity jealously to avoid compromising the standards of ethics and professionalism of the judiciary. The CJN made the call on Monday in Abuja as she inducted newly appointed magistrates, judges of sharia, area and customary courts. The…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday dismissed a N50 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Philip Shaibu, former Deputy Governor of Edo, against ex-Gov. Godwin Obaseki and others Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, dismissed the suit following an application to withdraw the suit by Anita Oteh, who appeared for Shaibu. Upon…
Former Nollywood actress, Grace Bassey, previously known as Belinda Effah, has embarked on a new career path by joining the United States Navy, a move that has also earned her U.S. citizenship. The 33-year-old actress took to her social media platforms to share the milestone, posting a photo of herself in Navy uniform and expressing…
President of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ), Mr Abdulrahman Aliagan, has commended Bright Opeyemi, a British-Nigerian, for emergin the youngest serving Mayor in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Aliagan in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja described Opeyemi’s achievement as a landmark moment in…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has called for the urgent implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) to foster regional integration and enhance intra-African connectivity. Keyamo made the call on Monday while delivering the keynote address at the 18th Plenary and Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the…
Sheikh Yahya Alyolawi, Chief Imam, Area 10 Mosque, Abuja, says visit to holy places in Madina will increase pilgrims’ Iman (faith) and rewards. Alyolawi said this on Monday in Madina while speaking with newsmen at Miqat where pilgrims took the ritual bath and made their intention for Umrah or Hajj. The News Agency of Nigeria…
The Borno government on Monday urged the intending pilgrims to pray to God while in the Holy Land for his intervention to achieving lasting peace in the state. Borno Deputy Governor, Dr Umar Kadafur, made the appeal while addressing the first batch of the intending pilgrims, departing for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at Maiduguri…
