The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, has cancelled his fifth coronation anniversary to honour the late billionaire philanthropist, Captain Idahosa Okunbo, who was buried last Friday in Benin. Secretary of Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Frank Irabor, made the announcement on Monday evening in a statement. Irabor said: “The BTC,…
Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on Monday urged youths to engage more in politics to achieve a new Nigeria. Falana made the call during the 2021 Felabration Symposium, held at Ikeja, Lagos. The theme for this year’s Felabration celebration is “Viva Nigeria”. The theme was picked from late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s old…
The Minna branch of the Association of Table Water Producers of Nigeria (ATWAP), on Monday, said that it would meet to consider whether or not to increase the price of sachet water based on the economic realities. Mr Busari Isiaka, the branch Chairman of ATWAP, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of…
Peter Obi has berated the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for saying the federal government was considering imposing a state of emergency in Anambra ahead of the November 6 gubernatorial election. The former governor of Anambra, Mr Obi, while speaking on Arise TV on Monday, said it was ironic…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says President Muhammadu Buhari is beginning to get it right in Science, Technology and Innovation. NYCN’s Organising Secretary for Nasarawa West, Malam Umar Rabiu-Kadarko, made the observation in a statement issued on Sunday in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The observation came on the heels of the appointment of a…
The Federal Government on Sunday granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA Maize in the country.This is contained in a statement by Mr Alex Abutu, Communication Officer of African Agricultural Technology Foundation, (AATF), West and Central Africa, in Abuja.Abutu explained that TELA maize is a variety developed by researchers at the Institute…
Ahmadu Jibril, Special Assistant, Youths and Students to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, has told Nigerians to expect an overhaul of Nigeria’s health sector if Bello is elected President in 2023. Jibril made this known on Saturday during the Nigerian Medical Students’ Association (NIMSA) International Health Summit 2021 at the Baze University, Abuja, where he…
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, has called on stakeholders to create opportunities for growth and development that advance the rights of the girl-child. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Steve Aborisade, Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF Nigeria, on Saturday in Abuja, ahead of the 2021 International Day of the Girl Child…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has his eyes firmly set on succeeding his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2023 and has already started moves to actualise his ambition, Daily Independent exclusively gathered. This ambition, however, may put him a collision course with his political leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos State governor and national leader of…
