Popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie, has made it onto the list of 100 influential African women and was also named in Google’s most searched list. The renowned actress, who said she was so excited by the recognition, took to her Instagram page @mercyjohnsonokojie to announce the good news with an emotional video in which she expressed gratitude to fans for supporting her after achieving major milestones. According to the mother of four, her fans had continued to show love and support for her brand, pushing her to be better. “I just wanted to say thank you so much to…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Network of Civil Society Organisations Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL) and the Roost Foundation have both firmed-up a partnership to wage war against human trafficking. This was announced in a statement signed by Martha Adegbe, Head of Administration at the Roost Foundation, and made available in Abuja, on Friday. The statement said that both organisations also agreed to fight Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) together under the partnership, following a familiarisation visit by a NACTAL delegation to the head offices of the Roost Foundation, in Abuja. The NACTAL delegation, led by its national president, Comrade Abdulganiyu Abubakar,…
President Joe Biden has described national unity as the United States’ greatest strength in a video commemorating the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaeda attacks on Sept. 11 which left nearly 3,000 people dead. “In the days that followed September 11, 2001, we saw heroism everywhere, in places expected and unexpected. “We also saw something all too rare: a true sense of national unity,” Biden said in a video message posted on Twitter on Friday evening. “In the battle for the soul of America, unity is our greatest strength. Unity doesn’t mean we have to believe the same thing, but we…
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has submitted proposals to improve the organization and international cooperation. “Our world is edging towards a new abnormal — more chaotic, more insecure, more dangerous for everyone,” Guterres told journalists on Friday evening after presenting a landmark new report to the General Assembly earlier in the day. “We are moving in the wrong direction, and we are at a pivotal moment. “The choices we make now could put us on a path towards breakdown and a future of perpetual crisis; or breakthrough to a greener and safer world.” In the report, called Our Common Agenda, Guterres…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says three people died as a result of COVID-19 complications, while 466 news cases were recorded on Friday. The NCDC confirmed this in an update on its Facebook page on Saturday morning. The new 466 COVID-19 infections on Friday indicate a decrease from 727 cases reported on Thursday. The Public health agency reports that COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 198, 239 on Friday. It noted that 2,588 people have died from the disease’s complications and that infections were confirmed in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday. “Lagos…
The Nigerian Police, Ogun Command, says it has rescued three workers of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Farm, from their kidnappers’ den, three days after they were abducted. The Police Spokesperson, DSP. Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in Abeokuta, on Friday evening. The Obasanjo Farm’s workers were kidnapped on Wednesday evening at Seseri Village, while returning from work. The farm is located at Kobape area in Obafemi-Owode local government area of the state. Oyeyemi said on Friday that the release followed “a serious pressure mounted on the kidnappers”. He said that the anti-kidnapping operatives had been on the trail of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday bagged the Leadership Newspaper’s ‘Government Agency of the Year’ 2020 award. According to the newspaper, the award was conferred on INEC, under the Chairmanship of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for successfully conducting the 2019 general election and other off-season elections, ignoring the antics of certain political actors in a tough political climate like Nigeria. It added that INEC also successful conducted the elections amidst restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. “Conducting fair, credible and transparent elections in an intemperate political climate like Nigeria, is not just difficult but requires unique expertise beyond technical…
The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), University Advancement Centre (UAC) is organising a Workshop on Educational Advancement Services (WEAS) for all Higher Education Institutions. A statement by the spokesperson of the institution, Adegbenro Adebanjo on Saturday said, “The workshop will hold on Wednesday, 15th and Thursday, 16th September, 2021 in FUTA with seasoned resource persons billed to take participants through new trends in University Advancement Services. “The workshop would be facilitated by vast experienced personnels, who have excelled in advancement services operations, in Europe, America and Nigeria. “The workshop is to equip newly employed/deployed/appointed staff supervising and/or working in…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), in collaboration with the Ulama Council of Kano on Friday, kicked off a prayer session for God’s intercession, to bring an end to the current security situation in the North and Nigeria. According to CNG spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman the special prayers which are to be conducted in all states of northern Nigeria, would also seek divine help for success of the troops currently engaging the bandits in the Northwest, insurgents in the Northeast and other criminal gangs elsewhere in the country. The takeoff phase of the session, according to Suleiman, was conducted at Allasan…
The District Head of Wawa in Borgu local government area of Niger state, Mahmud Aliyu has regained freedom. The District head was abducted on September 9, at his palace in Wawa, Borgu Emirate. A terse statement by Mary Noel-Berje, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor Abubakar Sani-Bello on Saturday, said he was released without payment of ransom.