The National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Friday, launched its 2021 edition of ‘Fall in Love with Nigeria’ campaign ahead of the annual Valentine day celebration on Feb 14. The campaign, streamed live across the six geographical zones of the country was themed: “Building a People of Peace: Fall in Love with Nigeria: Be Patriotic; Do Read More…
Late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is currently toping the vote for nomination of the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for possible induction. The Rock and Roll hall of fame is an America Awards based organisation, who awards and celebrates outstanding rock and rock personals. The award has five categories namely performers, non-performers, Read More…
Buhari, Tinubu pay respects to the late journalist, first civilian governor of Lagos State Encomiums have been pouring in for the first civilian governor of Lagos State who passed away in the early hours of Thursday in Lagos. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwoolu had in an announcement at around 1 pm on Thursday said: “With Read More…
Sports Minister says late Sofoluwe was ahead of his time Former Super Eagles’ defender Yisa Sofoluwe has, sadly, died on Tuesday after being in coma for five days. The 53-year-old Sofoluwe was admitted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) since last Thursday after it was diagnosed that he had mild cerebral atrophy. The Minister Read More…
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has been recognised by the Guiness Book of World Records as the only athlete to have attended the Athletics Diamond Meetings 67 times. Okagbare on Wednesday shared the good news via her verified Instagram handle. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BLESSING OKAGBARE MFR♎ (@itsblessingokagbare) She said: “A Read More…
Police Engage Lagosians on Framework Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has welcomed the idea by the Federal Government and the Police Force to integrate the concept of community policing into the formal security architecture of the State. The development, Sanwo-Olu said, will allow security agencies to efficiently nip crimes in the bud and swiftly Read More…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, brought smiles on the faces of yet another group of vulnerable Lagosians as he presented cheques to beneficiaries at the 2nd edition of ‘Sanwo-Olu Listens’ initiative. The scheme, which was designed to provide long-term financial assistance to vulnerable citizens in the State, is one of several Read More…
Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has rolled out new measures to offer its members more support, flexibility, and choice – allowing members to retain elite tier status until 2022. The loyalty programme is one of the first in the world, and first in the region, to offer its members a Read More…
Dubai on Tuesday launched the Vaccine Logistics Alliance to speed up distribution of COVID-19 vaccines around the world through the emirate. This was under the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, In support of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) COVAX Read More…
National oil companies (NOCs) risk squandering $400 billion on expensive oil and gas projects over the next decade that may only break even if the world fails to meet the Paris climate goals, a non-governmental organisation said on Tuesday. In a new report called Risky Bet, the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) estimated that NOCs Read More…