By Emmanuel Udodinma The Gbagada Jasmine Lions Club has reached out to 200 underprivileged families with food and other palliative measures to alleviate hunger. The programm, “Lion Club feed the hungry” was held on Saturday at Ilaje community in Bariga, Lagos in partnership with Honeywell PLC The president, Lion Ada Okorie who spoke shortly after…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank),has released 700 million Eurobond to African continent for the development of oil and gas sector. This is as the Federal Government has called on African countries with fossil fuels to look inward for alternative funding for hydrocarbon energy, rather than relying on western countries. Speaking on Monday in Lagos at…
When Amarachi conceived her baby girl, the chances of losing her baby during childbirth appeared slim as she was very intentional about taking care of her health and attending the required antenatal sessions. It was therefore saddening to her friends and family when all her efforts proved unsuccessful. On Friday, 29th September 2021, Amarachi went…
By Johannes Oluwatobi Taxpayers who have outstanding foreign currency tax liabilities can now take advantage of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) one-month window to settle these liabilities in Naira, with effect from the 1st of March, 2022, to 31st March, 2022, this is according to a Public Notice released by the Service and signed…
Ayanwole Oluwabamise, a 22-year-old lady, who was reported missing after boarding a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus over a week ago has been found dead. The late Oluwabamise was said to have been a fashion designer at Chevron Estate, Ajah in Lagos State.Sources say that her corpse was found on a bridge in Lagos…
The Federal Government on Monday said it will not tolerate the recruitment of Nigerians as foreign fighters in Ukraine. According to a statement signed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Francisca Omayuli, the government is in talks with Ukrainian counterparts to forestall such an occurrence. The government’s statement comes after reports emerged of Nigerian volunteers…
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja.Kyari was arraigned alongside six others on eight counts of charges bordering on drug trafficking.Defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022 include four members of the Inspector-General…
A Ukrainian couple who have been together for 22 years decided to formalise their relationship by getting married on the defensive line near Kyiv. Lesia Ivashchenko left her job when the war with Russia started last month and joined the territorial defence forces to defend her district on the outskirts of Kyiv. She hadn’t seen…
The lawmaker representing Ogbomoso North state constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Olawunmi Oladeji has expressed worry over the recent rejection of some amendment bills on matters concerning women by the National Assembly, saying that the rejection was unacceptable. She, however, stated that women will not be intimidated by the actions of…
