Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend played host to former President Olusegun Obasanjo with the ex-president charging political leaders on sacrifice and selflessness. Obaseki received Obasanjo who was on a courtesy visit at the Government House in Benin City, the Edo State ...

A 24-year-old man, Gadafi Bala, has been apprehended by the police in Ogun State for allegedly raping a Junior Secondary School (JSS1) student of Aderegun Community High School, Ogijo, Sagamu. The arrest was made known by the command spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, in a ...

Africa is distinguished for its abundance of football talent, with Nigeria standing out as a vibrant hub of skill and potential. From grassroots levels to professional leagues, Nigerian footballers showcase exceptional abilities, captivating fans worldwide. This rich pool of talent not only ...

Air Peace, on Saturday, commenced its Lagos-London flight services. The commencement of the service came a month after it announced plans to begin direct flight operations to London on March 30 during a prelaunch forum organised by the airline in February. In November, ...

Algeria government has subsidized market to make products affordable. The price of has become overwhelming expensive and unaffordable for most product inflation in Algeria reaches 9.53% In downtown Algiers, at the Reda Houhou market, prices are high. Customers find it hard to cope ...

Presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, has restated that President Bola Tinubu is a “workaholic” leader who works round the clock to fix the country. Ngelale made the claim in an interview with ChannelsTV on Friday, March 29. “The man is a workaholic, which is why some of us in the office ...

Rivers state All Progressives Congress has warned former national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, the former minister of transportation, Abiye Sekibo and other leaders of PDP in the state that they could not join the APC through the back door. The caretaker committee ...

The 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers have come and gone at least until May when the last qualification window commences but Nigerian Wrestlers are still ecstatic with the support showered on them in the last couple of weeks. It was an eventful two weeks of immense pressure as Nigerian Wrestlers ...

ABUJA – The Director General, Management and Staff of the Department of State Services (DSS) has felicitated with the Christian faithful on this year’s Easter celebration. The Services also used this opportunity to call on Nigerians to draw lessons from the forbearance and humility of ...

Delta State chairman of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Prof Godini Darah, has urged the Federal Government to “Without delay, should set up a legally and morally credible commission of inquiry to investigate the killing of 17 soldiers at Okuama in Ughelli South Local ...

WEMA Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has fastened a magnificent bow on the women’s month by rewarding 113 women across Nigeria with millions of naira in the recently concluded eighth monthly draw of its renowned 5 for 5 Promo ...

The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday said Oladapo Seyifunmi, one of the abducted worshippers at Celestial Church of Christ, Oriyarin Parish, Mowe in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of the state has regained freedom. The spokesperson of the state police command, Omolola Odutola, ...

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said rehabilitating the Third Mainland and Carter bridges in Lagos will cost N21 billion and 25 billion, respectively. Umahi disclosed this during a Friday tour of key infrastructure projects in Lagos with the National Assembly Joint Committee on Works. ...

Held in partnership with MTN and United Nations Agency for International Development (USAID), the initiative will empower Nigeria’s most promising businesses that are classified as Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with invaluable investment and partnership opportunities from the USA.Held over 10 ...

Nigerian artist Peter Kwinadberry has two primary objectives: to ensure his music reach is recognised globally and to secure the future of Afrobeat and Amapiano. Born Peter Jimmy and raised in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria, Peter Kwinadberry’s musical odyssey began long before his name graced ...

Conjoined twins are identical twins who are physically connected at birth. This rare phenomenon occurs when the fertilized egg fails to separate completely during the early stages of development. As a result, the twins may share some organs and/or tissues. The degree of connection can vary ...

The federal government has approved upgrading the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, to a teaching hospital for the clinical training of medical students of the College of Health Sciences, Federal University (FUBK), Birnin Kebbi. The Head of Information and Public Relations at Federal ...

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has said hunger and famine await Nigeria if farmers are denied access to farms by bandits and terrorists. Obi, who was reacting to publications and the international agency’s warning on the matter, ...

The Governor of Bauch State, Bala Mohammed has approved the payment of N2.1 billion to subsidise the hike in the payment of the 2024 Hajj fare to Saudi Arabia. Following the announcement, the state’s 2,290 intending pilgrims will get a subsidy of N959,000 amounting to 50 per cent of ...

FG Plans Ease Aircraft Lease Arrangements For Indigenous Airlines As Air Peace Commences Lagos-London route | Independent Newspaper Nigeria ...

The late Chief Gabriel Aduku By THEOPHILUS ABBAH – Not desperate, never  agitated, not rebellious, not a mischief-maker, Chief (Architect) Gabriel Aduku  exited this world of desperation, agitations, rebellion, and mischief on March 10, 2024, few weeks after his 80th birthday. He was an ...

Popular actress, Habibat Jinadu said she was forced to start bleaching her skin after a senior colleague and wife of movie producer Afeez Owo, Mide Martins taunted and ...

Plans are underway to position Nigeria as a major player in the vehicle manufacturing industry, according to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite. The minister stated this on Friday while launching the Nigeria Automotive Industry Development Plan at a gathering that ...

Koffi Nuel Idowu is a complete entertainer. He is gifted in all aspect of entertainment: acting (both stage and screen) music, comedy, script writing and production. He speaks more in this interview with ORJI ONYEKWERE. What job are you doing currently, Is it movie? Tell us more about it. ...

Pouria Zeraati (36), a presenter for the London-based Iranian TV news channel Iran International, was stabbed outside his residence in the city. The channel, known for its coverage of the 2022 anti-government protests in Iran, reported that Zeraati was attacked by a group. The Metropolitan ...

The wrangling rocking the Labour Party in Enugu State has assumed a dangerous dimension following alleged plans by more elected members of the party to defect to other parties. The Labour Party took everybody by surprise when it won majority of the House of Representatives seats in Enugu and ...

The Nigeria Premier Football League club owners Association have concluded plans to cheer Rivers United to victory in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final clash against USM Alger. The Pride of Rivers will battle against the Algerian side in the first leg tie at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, ...

The Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has ruled in a divorce suit brought before it by a man, Saheed against his wife, Sekinat, on the grounds of lack of love, constant denial of s3x and wasteful habit. Saheed stated that Sekinat was too cold for comfort. According to him, she ...

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited in partnership with TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Limited has donated a fully equipped maternal and child referral centre to the Kwoi community in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony at Kwoi ...

Bala Nikyu has been named new Technical Adviser of Nigeria Premier League club, Gombe United. Nkiyu replaced Mohammed Babaganaru who left the post earlier this month. He signed a contract till the end of the season. The experienced tactician is expected to take charge of the team immediately. ...

The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, intensified the mopping up of banned styrofoam and single-use plastics in the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on his X account on Friday. He wrote, “Officials from the ...

Yes! This is another season of the year that gifts are being shared to celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Easter is here already and we are grateful for the selfless love. During this 2024 Easter Celebration, it would be nice to gift your Friends, Family ...

War, Spirit, Baddo, Others in Action As GOtv Boxing Night Returns May 1 | Independent Newspaper Nigeria ...

 Nick AguleTwitter: @NickAguleEmail: nick.agule@yahoo.co.ukFacebook: Nick Agule, FCA30.03.2024 IntroductionThe Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) held its 294th meeting on the 25th and 26th of March 2024. At the end of the meeting, the MPC diagnosed the ...

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki (left), presenting a souvenir to Edo-born musical prodigy, Divine Ikubor (Rema), after a lunch, at the Government House, Benin City, on Friday, March 29, 2024. The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured support for upcoming artists in the State ...

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his 72nd birthday, describing him as a courageous, audacious and passionate leader who is committed to the progress, growth and development of the nation. The governor in a statement by his special adviser, ...

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in Oyo, Dr Kazeem Adesina Abidikugu, has facilitated Christians in Ibadan land and Oyo in general as they join their counterparts globally for this year’s Easter celebration. Easter is an event that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus ...

Precious Ozemoya is an international development practitioner. She is an advocate for sustainable development goals (SDGs) and works in the development and social sector. She recently graduated from the University of Bristol, through the Commonwealth Scholarship, where she bagged a master’s ...

Recently, projects like Aptos and NFTN have gained attention in the world of expanding cryptocurrency. However, BlockDAG (BDAG) stands out for its ambitious goals and distinctive features, capturing the interest of Solana (SOL) investors. With the crypto market regaining momentum, BlockDAG’s ...

Agency The Ebonyi State Government says no fewer than 4, 000 pregnant women across the 13 Local Government Areas have been enrolled into its Ebonyi State Health Insurance Agency. This was revealed by the Executive Secretary of EBSHIA, Dr Divine Igwe in Abakaliki, the state capital, while ...

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman has ordered the adequate deployment of Police personnel and operational assets to provide security coverage at all places of worship for a peaceful Easter celebration and beyond in the state. Other public places to be ...

A High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has remanded a serving Senator, Benson Konbowei, in Kuje Correctional Centre for alleged forgery of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, exemption certificate. The Bayelsa Central Senator was arraigned before Justice Christopher Oba on March 26, 2024. In ...

The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Olatoye A. Durosinmi, says he has directed the commissioners of Police in charge of Lagos and Ogun states to beef up security around worship centres, shopping malls and key public installations during and after the ...

The Federal Government has approved the upgrade of the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, to a Teaching Hospital. The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Malam Abdulmuminu Bawa Yauri, confirmed the upgrade. Yauri stated the hospital’s management, led by Dr ...

As Arsenal prepares for a pivotal showdown against Premier League title contenders Manchester City, club legend Lee Dixon has underlined the importance of Ben White in the upcoming encounter. White’s recent performances have garnered praise, with the versatile defender proving instrumental in ...

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has partnered with Sterling Bank to introduce the innovative supply chain finance product ‘Payables Finance’, in Nigeria. This product, branded as ‘Afreximbank Tradelink,’ is one of Afreximbank’s digital offerings under the umbrella of the Africa Trade ...

A Jigawa State high court has sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old girl at Kurmi quarters in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state. The convicts are Sale Ibrahim (40), Amadu Saleh (46), Sale Ali (40), and Danmami Yusuf (37). The prosecution counsel had ...

Daniels Igoni Stakeholders and healthcare professionals in Bayelsa State have lauded the efficiency of the drone services deployed to supply drugs and other medical consumables to hospitals across the state. Speaking in separate interviews with journalists who visited some health facilities in ...

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has called on leaders and Nigerians to emulate Christ’s sacrifice as Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Badejo made the call in his Good Friday message in Ibadan. Badejo enjoined all leaders, people in ...

Daphne Joy has made serious accusations against her ex-boyfriend, 50 Cent, alleging rape, physical abuse, and neglectful parenting towards their 11-year-old son Sire. Joy posted her statement on Instagram on Thursday, detailing her claims. However, 50 Cent has refuted these allegations in a ...