Eid-el-Fitri: Buhari Urges Muslims To Keep Up Spirits In Spite of Coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Muslims to keep their spirits up in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. Buhari made the call during his sallah message to Muslims on the occasion of the eid-el Fitri celebration. According to him the virus caught the world off guard, and has put a damper on what would otherwise have […]
Bundesliga: Bayern Defeat Frankfurt To Remain Four Points Clear
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich resisted a second-half fightback by Eintracht Frankfurt to claim a 5-2 win behind closed doors ahead of Tuesday’s top-of-the-table clash at Dortmund. Bayern cruised into a 3-0 lead with goals by Leon Goretzka, the league’s top-scorer Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Mueller at the Allianz Arena before Frankfurt rattled the hosts. Defender […]
Nollywood Actor,Femi Oyewumi, Dies
Nigerian actor and movie producer, Femi Oyewumi, is dead. The actor who was prominent in the Yoruba movies was reported to have died from chronic backache. The deceased brother, Kehinde Oyewunmi broke the sad news in a post no his Facebook page on Friday. “Anyone that I wish to stay in the morning, may anyone […]
IATA Board Declares Principles for Industry Re-start
International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced a commitment by the airline Chief Executive Officers on its Board of Governors to five principles for re-connecting the world by air transport. IATA’s Director General and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac said the principles are: Aviation will always put safety and security first: Airlines commit to work […]
Retired Supreme Court Justice, Karibi-Whyte is Dead
Retired Supreme Court Justice and erudite Professor of Law, the Honourable Justice Adolphus Godwin Karibi-Whyte has died at the age of 88, friends and family sources said Friday. More to follow…
Canadian Government Refuses Air Peace Right to Airlift Stranded Nigerians
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Nigerian High Commission, Ottawa says that the Canadian government has with finality refused Nigerian carrier, Air Peace Limited, the right to evacuate Nigerian citizens yearning to return home from that country. In what can be described as a twist in the drama, the High Commission has further cancelled its […]
Yoruba Group Formed to Boost Agriculture, Housing, Others
A new group, Oranmiyan Dynasty Organisation (ODORG), has been formed to revamp the dwindling agricultural feat of the south west Nigeria as well as provide low cost housing for sundry disadvantaged Nigerians, yearning for shelter. The group, it was learnt, would also delve into the health and educational sectors of the country, with a view […]
Buhari To Observe Eid-el-Fitri With Family At Home
President Muhammed Buhari says he will be observing his Eid-el-Fitri celebration at home with his family due to social distance measures put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus pandemic. Buhari will also not receive any visitors during the celebration. This was made known in a statement issued by the senior special assistant on […]
NSE: Capitalization Grows N159bn, Key Indices Improve 1.25%
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) remained upbeat on Thursday for four consecutive days, with the key performance indicators improving further by 1.25 per cent. Consequently, the All-Share Index which opened at 24,452.23 rose by 306.16 points or 1.25 per cent to close at 24,758.39. Also, the market capitalisation grew by N159 billion or […]
COVID-19: Labour/CSO Situation Room Committee Inaugurated
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a blow on citizens, businesses and revenue in virtually all the states in Nigeria. The toll on workers as the pandemic escalates is best imagined. These disastrous fallouts has forced the leadership of labour in the country to establish a situation room comprising of its affiliate unions, civil society and […]
