Kaduna State Bans Religious Protests
Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, in conference with security agencies under the authority of the Kaduna State Security Council, has placed a ban on protests connected to religious activity in the entire Kaduna state. In a statement signed by the Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, Mr. Samuel Aruwan he […]
Olabode Moses, Nigeria Wins SOFACO LOT 3 AFRICAN CULTURE FUND GRANT-2021/2022!
JITA JITAN RIGAKAFI(Vaccination Rumours) THEATRE PROJECT –Written And Directed By Olabode Moses, Nigeria. African Culture Fund:ACF vision: To stimulate new narratives and positive social change in Africa through the emergence of innovative and creative cultural projects.To professionalize the African cultural and creative sector in order to contribute to the improvement of the quality of production […]
MAIRABOT: A Documentary Film About Artificial Intelligence As Panacea To Covid-19 By Olabode Moses
MAIRABOT: Documentary Film about Artificial Intelligence as Panacea to Covid-19 from Nigeria for Africa Direct Series on Aljazeera- Written and Pitched by Olabode Moses: Selected for:Africa Direct an exciting new documentary series for Al Jazeera English – African filmmakers, telling African stories – directly: 2021-2022!Concept:A Nigerian made robot, protect patients, health workers and the public in a Covid 19 isolation center […]
NFF names 62-year-old Jose Paseiro Super Eagles new coach
The Nigeria Football Federation on Sunday announced the appointment of Mr Joeé Santos Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. The appointment is with immediate effect, subject to the signing of agreed terms between the NFF and Mr Peseiro, according to a statement by NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire. […]
OPINION: Deborah and Political Cowardice
By Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde I am not comfortable that our presidential aspirants have said nothing for or against either of the parties on the trending matter. An undeniable blasphemy took place and someone was killed by a provoked crowd. It has become a national issue. Riots took place yesterday. Two people were shot in […]
Deborah’s murder: Tambuwal imposes curfew as protest, violence rock Sokoto.
Violence erupted in some parts of Sokoto metropolis on Saturday when some Muslim youths trooped to the streets to demand the release of the two suspects arrested in connection with the killing and setting ablaze of a 200-level female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel, over alleged blasphemy. Following the violence, the […]
61-year-old Sheikh bin Zayed elected as new UAE president
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has been elected the new President of the United Arab Emirates. According to Khaleej Times, Zayed succeeds his brother Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who died on Friday, at the age of 73. The 61-year-old leader will be the country’s third president and 17th Ruler of Abu Dhabi. His election was […]
JAMB releases 2022 UTME results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released results of the just concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The examination body, which also outlined the process to check the results, made this known in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday in Abuja. The statement made available to newsmen read: “To […]
SOKOTO FEMALE “RELIGIOUS” KILLING: Amnesty International Condems Killing… As Oby Ezekwesili, Chidi Odinkalu Pull Out Of NBA Conference
Oby Ezekwesili, former education minister, and an international human rights attorney, Chidi Odinkalu, have both withdrawn their participation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) event scheduled for Sokoto State. The duo decided so in protest to the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, a Christian female student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Wamako. Mrs […]
D’Tigress out of FIBA World Cup…as Buhari imposes two-year ban on basketball
African champions D’Tigress will miss this year’s FIBA Women’s World Cup in Sydney, Australia scheduled for September 22 to October 1, after the Federal Government on Thursday banned the country from attending all international basketball events, following the lingering crises that have rocked the Nigeria Basketball Federation in over a decade. The Minister of Youth […]