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God is currently angry with Nigeria. He is angry with many people in the country. God is not happy with Nigeria because of the sinfulness of her people. He is not happy about the atrocities being committed by some Nigerians. He is not happy about the injustices being perpetrated...

By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – *N90bn soft loan facility to be provided for small scale agric enterprises In furtherance of the Buhari administration’s drive to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the Bank of Industry has approved a $20million technology fund for young innovators, while the Central Bank...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has offered a fresh impetus on how true federalism can solve the current security challenges bedeviling Nigeria and put the country on the path of accelerated development. Sanwo-Olu said decentralisation of some exclusive functions of the Federal Government, including provision of security, would provide...

JOHN ONAH, Abuja The National Examinations Council has dismissed 19 workers from service over certificate forgery after the workers confessed to the crime. According to the council yesterday, the NECO Governing Board approved the dismissal of the workers, going by the recommendations of a Staff Certificate Verification Committee which...

International soccer star Didier Drogba has helped his birthplace, Côte d’Ivoire, strike gold by helping to collect MOUs for a total of $15 billion in commitments to back tourism projects in the west African country. The breakthrough comes ahead of the UNWTO Forum for Africa, which will take place...

JOHN ONAH, Abuja The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it will set up a team to document all the achievements of the Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE1) and makes recommendations to Federal Government on how to sustain the gains of the project. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof....

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh, to seven years in prison. Justice Okon Abang handed down the sentence in his judgement on Tuesday on seven counts of money laundering and criminal diversion of...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  Director of Finance at the Sokoto State’s Urban and Regional Planning Board, Ahmed Yahaya and two other staff have been charged for alleged procurement and sexual exploitation of a 12-year-old female “Sachet” water seller by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)....

American gospel musician, Don Moen has been sighted in Accra, Ghana for a private gospel event. The renowned gospel singer was seen in a restaurant around Accra hanging out with some of his fans. Information gathered by YEN.com.gh indicates that Don Moen was in Ghana over the weekend to...

Nigerian authorities have warned holders of fake university degrees to stay off the registration of a key national youth service programme aimed at enhancing nation-building and unity. The call came ahead of the recruitment to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, NYSC Director-General, said holders...

Health experts and dietitians in the North-east have called for urgent steps to check the rampant application of enhancers by food sellers in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the call is coming just as the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control...

By TOM CHIAHEMEN – The candidacy of Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina for a second term as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has received the official backing of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU). According to a release from the APO Group on behalf of of the...

Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak, who was forced out of office, has died at the age of 91, state television said on Tuesday. According to the official report, he died weeks after undergoing surgery. Mubarak ruled Egypt for 30 years until he was ousted following mass protests against his...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has found Mr Olisa Metuh guilty of money laundering in the sum of N400 million. Justice Okon Abang, the trial judge, found the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) guilty on Tuesday while delivering judgement in the suit instituted...

EHIME ALEX, Lagos  The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) have agreed to strengthen tie and further improve the country’s business climate. This direct connection is in a bid to secure reforms through criminal investigation and prosecution of...

Left, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning and Nigeria’s State Actors’ Co-Chair of Open Government Patrnership (OGP), Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, with Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, during a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Embassy in Berlin on Monday. Right, Minister of State for Budget...

The Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yoruba Land, Iba Gani Adams, on Monday said that the successful implementation of ‘Amotekun’ would attract more investments to the six states in South-West. Adams said this while addressing newsmen on the sideline of a one-day Stakeholders’ Forum on “A Bill for a Law...

From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Following last week’s declaration by Govenror Babagama Umara Zulum of Borno State that February 24 be marked as a special day for divine prayers and fasting day, Muslim faithfuls from  Madinatul Kailaha Senegal, Sudan Republic, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and other neighbouring countries  joined  Borno...

I am not thanking fellow Nigerians within and outside Borno State for fasting today. I know too well that such an extreme act of worship could only have been done for the sake of God. I thank Nigerians for the specific purpose behind today’s spiritual endeavour. Today’s fast, which...

Worries about the economic consequences of the new coronavirus epidemic hit financial markets on Monday, with uncertainty among investors noticeably on the rise. The nervousness on the markets was being fuelled by the increasing spread of the Wuhan virus, with fast rising infection numbers in South Korea and Italy of particular...