As the holy month of Ramadan unfolds, Alhaji Lukman Abdullah Atanda, President of the Ilorin Likeminds Foundation (ILMF), has issued a heartfelt reminder to Muslims: adherence to the regulations governing the Ramadan fast is essential for attaining the full blessings and rewards of this sacred period. In a statement released by Mohammad Abdulkadri, the Foundation’s…
A court in Istanbul has arrested a talent manager for allegedly attempting to overthrow the government in connection with the 2013 Gezi protests, state news agency Anadolu reported on Tuesday. Ayse Barim was detained on Friday and a number of actors and actresses, whom she represented, were summoned to police to give testimony. Barim is…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to a future where road traffic crashes (RTCs) no longer claim lives. Delivering the keynote address at the International Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Crash Victims Conference in Abuja, Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume,…
The event will once again reunite the region’s tech leaders, telecom c-suite executives, promising start-up founders as well as senior regulators and government officials Access Multimedia Content East Africa’s premier technology, telecommunication, media, and broadcasting event will return to Nairobi on 25-26 April after a three-year digital hiatus. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the event will…
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has rescued the traditional ruler of Dari, Emmanuel Omanji, abducted in his palace in Dari, Kokona Local Government Area of the state, on May 28. SP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, made this known in a statement issued in Lafia on Tuesday. “The command…
The Nigerian Army has announced that it is scaling up training, intelligence support and technology acquisitions to better confront improvised explosive device (IED) threats and improve combat engineering operations nationwide. Major General Shamsideen Shafarau, Commander of the Corps of Engineers (CCE), revealed the development on Tuesday at the opening of the Corps’ fourth-quarter conference held…
African Union (AU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) to promote the continent’s creative and culture industries. The President and Executive Producer of AFRIMA, Mr Mike Dada, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Dada stated that the MoU was aimed at strengthening the already existing partnership since…
Chief Joemartin Uzodike, former Anambra Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, has cautioned politicians against mudslinging and character assassination in the build-up to the November 8 governorship election. In a statement titled “Anambra Election: Enough of the Absurd” issued in Awka on Monday, Uzodike decried what he described as the steady degeneration of political discourse…
In a virtual inaugural session of the second ‘Voice of Global South Summit,’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed strong condemnation for the loss of civilian lives in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Emphasizing the need for restraint, Modi called for dialogue and diplomacy to address the situation. He also reaffirmed India’s condemnation of Hamas’ October…
A man who drove a car into a crowd in Changde City, central China’s Hunan Province, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on Monday for endangering public safety by dangerous means. On Nov. 19, Huang Wen crashed a car into a crowd in Dingcheng District of Changde after the vehicle stopped, he exited…
