The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has distributed 5,000 bags of rice and N5,000 cash each to students of tertiary institutions at the College of Education Akwanga in the state. This was disclosed in a brief statement on the governor’s verified Facebook page on Wednesday. The statement noted that Sule extended the gesture as…
Russia has launched a wave of missile strikes on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, wounding at least 13 people and damaging several buildings, according to local officials. The attack on Thursday, the first mass strike in 44 days, targeted the city with ballistic and cruise missiles, said Serhiy Popko, the head of the city’s military administration. Officials…
Israel’s war on Gaza will continue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US Republican senators, despite mounting criticism from Democratic leaders about the growing humanitarian catastrophe in the besieged Palestinian territory. Speaking to Republican senators via videolink on Wednesday, Netanyahu said his government would continue its efforts to defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip,…
France’s competition watchdog has fined Google 250 million euros ($272m) for breaching commitments to media companies on content licensing. The French Competition Authority said on Wednesday that it was imposing the fine as part of additional measures over a 2019 case that organizations representing French magazines and newspapers had lodged against the United States tech…
During the Ramadan season, Muslims are advised to incorporate important healthy foods during suhoor (pre-dawn meal) and iftar (evening meal) to enable them to maintain their energy levels throughout the day.Below are seven compiled foods to boost energy while fasting:
The stage is now set for the commencement of +234Art Fair, a National Exhibition as hundreds of artists have indicated their interest to showcase their works at the Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC) 2,000 square meter venue of the fair. Top government officials, policy makers, members of the diplomatic corps and art enthusiasts across the…
Her appointment, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria, takes effect from June 1, 2024, according to the bank. “She takes over from Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose five-year term expires on May 31, 2024, after a very successful tenure. Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji is the first female GMD/CEO since the inception of…
The distribution of the Ramadan welfare package was flagged off in Gummi, Bukkuyum, Anka, Talata Mafara, Bakura and Maradun Local Government Areas of the state on Tuesday. During the flagging-off ceremony, the governor’s wife said the food items distributed included rice, millet, guinea corn, maize, sugar, spaghetti, beans, groundnut oil, and wrappers. According to her,…
Mrs. Oluwatosin Olatunji, wife of the abducted Editor of FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, has claimed her husband never mentioned any controversial stories he wrote before his abduction. Olatunji was whisked away from his Iyana Odo, Abule Egba, Lagos residence on Friday night by armed men suspected to be soldiers. The armed men were said to have…
