The Media Team of the Sultan of Sokoto has called on Nigerians to ignore the irresponsible attempt by the campaigners of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi to drag the Sultan into the politics of 2023.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
A leading entertainment company, MultiChoice says its new television series: “The Real Housewives of Abuja”(RHOAbuja) is set to premiere exclusively on Showmax on February 17 with new episodes every Friday.
A Japanese weekly news magazine Shukan Asahi will end its over 100-year publication history in May, its publisher said on Thursday. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. said it made the decision because the market for weekly magazines is shrinking and that revenues from advertisements had decreased, adding that it will focus its resources more on digital media content and book publishing. The magazine, Shukan Asahi was launched in 1922, known for its focus on a wide range of issues, including politics, economics, and culture, and is said to be Japan’s oldest weekly. The publisher said that circulation of the weekly Shukan…
The Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) says it has approved N1.2 billion for a water project involving the overhauling and reticulation of New Bussa waterworks in the Borgu local government area of Niger. The HYPPADEC Managing Director, Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa announced this known during the hand-over ceremony of the contract at the site of the waterworks in New Bussa on Thursday. He observed that with the completion of the rehabilitation of the waterworks, the dearth of water that the area had been experiencing for a long time would end. Sadiq-Yelwa said that the contract would be completed within six…
A globally-renowned tech firm, Microsoft has announced that it is laying off 10,000 employees from its service, the Times of India has reported.
The Anambra state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has suspended tax payments for heavy-duty vehicles, and slashed rates for transport operators in the state.
The Vice President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Okeke Ogene has called on Ebonyi state governor, Dave Umahi; Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma; Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, and Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu to support the call by their Anambra state counterpart, Chukwuma Soludo’s call for the unconditional release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu from detention.
A cashier with the Kano State Sharia Court Division, Hussaina Imam, and 14 others, including Judges, Registrars, and others on Wednesday arraigned and accordingly remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly committing offenses bordering on criminal conspiracy, joint act, criminal breach of trust by a public servant, theft and forgery, contrary to section 97, 79, 315 and 289 of Penal Code Law. When the case came up on Wednesday, before Chief Magistrate Mustapha Sa’ad Datti, a Principal State Counsel, Kano State Ministry of Justice who is the Prosecution Counsel, Zaharaddeen Hamisu Kofar Mata, prayed the court to grant him leave…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded journalists and media organizations that there will be no manual accreditation or alternative to online accreditation. The INEC Public Relations Officer in Enugu state, Mr. Victor Okafor, who stated this while speaking on Wednesday, gave https://imap.inecnigeria.org as the online portal for media accreditation for the 2023 general election. Okafor, however, appealed to media organizations/houses and journalists to do the needful on time to avoid last minute rush. “Journalists should not come to the INEC office to complain as there will be no manual accreditation or alternative to the online accreditation. “I want to…
ASHENEWS reports that the Edo state government has confirmed the arrest of two village chiefs and five other persons in connection with the January 7 train attack which resulted in the kidnap of 20 passengers at the Igueben train station. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, who disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the state executive council meeting in Benin on Wednesday, also said that the two remaining passengers in captivity had been rescued by security agents. “The success story in the kidnapping is that five persons and two village chiefs have been arrested in connection with…