The Silverbird Group, owner of the Silverbird Television and Rhythm FM has unveiled five nominees for the 2019 Man of the year Awards. They are Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki for job creation, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State for infrastructure development and education and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo…
The Federal Government has declared Monday as Public Holiday to mark the 2019 Eid-ul-Mawlud which is in commemoration of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Interior, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, NAN reports.…
School supervisor of Chrisland School Lekki, Adegboyega Adenekan, on Thursday was sentenced by to 60 years imprisonment, for defiling a two-year-old pupil. Adenekan’s sentence was passed by Justice Sybil Nwaka of the Lagos State Special Offences Court on a count charge of defilement. Information from the prosecution stated that, the…
The National Assembly has uncovered non-existent projects in the 2020 budget proposed by the National Inland Waterways Agency, including acquisition of vessels and barges as well as procurement of dredgers and other equipment. It was further discovered that over N4bn had been appropriated for the items between 2017 and 2019.…
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka has suspended Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of the Department of European Languages and Integrated Studies, Faculty of Arts after he was caught on video making sexual advances to an ‘admission seeker’. Igbeneghu, a pastor with the Foursquare Gospel Church, was also suspended by the church…
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration’s attention is increasingly being focused on cyber-crimes and the abuse of technology through hate speech and other divisive material being propagated on social media. The president made this known while delivering his Independence Day address on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 to mark Nigeria’s 59th…
A German court has ruled hangovers are an “illness”, in a case against the maker of an anti-hangover drink. The case landed before judges in Frankfurt when plaintiffs claimed a firm offering anti-hangover “shots” and drink powders to mix with water was making illegal health claims. In its ruling, the…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Monday enrolled one of his sons in a public primary school. This is in fulfillment of the promise he made in 2017. He was seeing going to the Capital School Malali, Kaduna with his son, Abubakar Al-Siddique alongside his wife. According to El-Rufai, the…
An American couple’s romantic dream vacation took a devastating turn after a man drowned while proposing to his girlfriend. Steven Weber Jr. and his girlfriend, Kenesha Antoine, were on holiday in Tanzania, staying in a submerged cabin at the Manta Resort, off Pemba Island. They had booked four nights at…
Rivers State Police have arrested Gracious David West, an alleged notorious serial killer. According to the Nigeria Police Force, the 26-year old killer from Buguma LGA of Rivers State, who is said to be a member of the Degbam cult group was arrested along East-West Road enroute Uyo from Port…
