President  Buhari approves  new appointments in parastatals  under Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy

President Mohammadu Buhari has approved appointments for Parastatals under Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. President Buhari’s approval was contained in a statement by signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina. The statement reads: “Desirous of fast-tracking

Nine dead, 100 hospitalised after consuming lambanog liquor

Nine people died and more than 100 were hospitalised after drinking local liquor made from coconut sap in two separate incidents in the Philippines, police said Monday. Eight people died after drinking a local brand of the traditional liquor, known as lambanog, at

As Balmoral burned, one man survived by hiding in a makeshift ‘coffin’ in his backyard

Steve Harrison is lucky to be alive. The 67-year-old artist became trapped on his property as the Green Wattle Creek fire roared towards his home in Balmoral in the NSW Southern Highlands on Saturday afternoon. His wife had already evacuated but Mr Harrison

Buhari approves Hyundai bid to set up car plant in Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will collaborate with and support Hyundai Engineering Company Limited to set up a car plant and also rehabilitate petroleum refineries. The president stated this when he received the President/Chief Executive Officer of Hyundai Engineering, Mr Chang Hag Kim,

What Imo Ife Alumni Association did differently at their end of the year get-together

Month of December no doubt is the peak and end of all group activities, including governmental, non-governmental organisations and of course Alumni Associations are not left out. For Obafemi Awolowo University Alumni Association, Owerri-Imo State branch, it was not left out in the

President Buhari signs 2020 Budget on Birthday

As President Mohammadu  Buhari turns 77 today, it is either by stroke of fate or by human arrangement that he signed 2020 budget as well. While the floodgates of goodwill messages have been opened, honouring and wishing him the best for the day,

I learnt entrepreneural skills from selling ‘akara’ as a teen – President, Coscharis group

Dr. Cosmos Maduka, the President of Coscharis Group charged Nigerian youths to learn to plan their goals and work towards achieving them, disclosing that his vision of today was conceived when he was fifteen. Maduka spoke in Awka, Anambra state at a one-day

Duncan Mighty warned not to be a bad influence to youths

While the Nigerian Police, Imo State Command had released the “Port-Harcourt First Son” crooner after a bail condition following a reliable surety, a human right activist, Barr. Ikechukwu Nwaopara has advised Duncan Mighty desist from any activity that will influence the youths wrongly.

Arik Air to resume flight services to Asaba on Dec. 18

Management of Arik Air has said that it will resume flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta state. Effective Wednesday, December 18, 2019, Arik Air will be operating daily flights from Lagos to Asaba. The resumption of flights to Asaba is coming at

NUEE: Power restored as normalcy returns to Osogbo Transmission Company

Adesoji Adeniyi, Osogbo Normalcy has returned to the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s power station in Osogbo, the Osun State capital as members of the National Union Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Thursday suspended their industrial action. Electricty supply was restored around 4.00 pm to