The funeral arrangements for the late former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, will commence today with a winning soul crusade, scheduled to take place at the MKO Abiola Democracy Park in Akure, the state capital. A statement by the late governor’s former Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, said that the event will begin at…
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the 42,000 metric tons of grains recently approved for distribution to vulnerable Nigerians would be provided free of charge. Kyari stated this at the maiden Ministerial Press Briefing Series (MPBS) organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation on Wednesday. The minister…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, says Nigeria will soon overcome its challenges, going by recent developments. Ganduje said this when he received the Concerned North Central APC Stakeholders and Elders Forum in Abuja. “There is no doubt that there is opposition, but we believe that with your cooperation, we…
Omashola Kola Oburoh, better known by his stage name Sholzy, on Big Brother Naija, has disclosed that he was born in the kitchen. He claimed that while his mother was pounding yams in the kitchen, he was born. He and his wife, Britnee, revealed this in a special Valentine’s Day interview with Pulse. Omashola claimed…
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of shops with goods were destroyed in a Tuesday late-night fire that occurred when a gas tanker caught fire along the Agbado Road in the Toyin area of Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed this in a…
The palace of the Asagba of Asaba kingdom on Tuesday officially confirmed and announced the demise of Obi Chike Edozien. The news of the Asagba’s demise had filtered in on Thursday last week, but the palace didn’t confirm the development. NewsClick Nigeria gathered that business activities in Asaba, the Delta State capital, and its environs on Tuesday came to a halt…
Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It is a day special dedicated for show and appreciate love. It’s a day that cuts across cultural and geographical boundaries, celebrating the most human of all emotions. For lovers, and those who might want to appreciate one another but…
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday, appeared at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, and testified in the ongoing trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is on trial before Justice Muazu for a total of twenty-count modified accusations…
The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has reassured Nigerians that the Federal Government is diligently working to prevent Nigeria from succumbing to its numerous challenges at this critical juncture in the nation’s history. At the official inauguration of “TechAdvantage Nigeria,” a platform designed to support Nigeria’s tech ecosystem for the creation…
A Canada based church has ordained a Nigerian Journalist, Chief Femi Shodunke, as an Elder. Shodunke, a one-time Deputy Editor of the Nigerian Compass newspaper, was bestowed with the status alongside three other women members of the Christ Reconciliation Ministries International (CRMI). They are Helene Tabah Keating, Mary Eyere Tataw, and Lydia Besong Nkongho. At the…
