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The Nigerian government’s intervention has saved its citizens who were travelling to Nigeria via the Gnassigbe Eyadema International Airport, Togo. A video that went viral over the weekend showed the Nigerians being manhandled by some Togolese security agents. According to the travellers, they left the US en route to Nigeria and had to stop over in Togo for a connecting flight. However, they were told by the Ethiopian Airline authorities that the plane was full so they wouldn’t be continuing the journey. This got the Nigerians angry and they started protesting. The Togolese security agents came in and forcefully arrested…

Gabriel Efo The Managing Director of Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority, OGFZA, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, has charged Akwa Ibom youths to take up golfing as a career as the industry is worth $70 billion.  Umana said this during the grand finale of a five-day Golf Development for Women, Youth and Juniors, a programme sponsored by OGFZA, at the Ibom Icon Golf Resort, Uyo, on Friday, December 17, 2021. The MD who said that professional golfers make as much as 10 million dollars from a single golf tournament, said the game of golf should not be treated as a…

Algeria’s 2-0 win over Tunisia in the FIFA Arab Cup final came through extra-time goals by substitutes Amr Sayoud and Yacine Brahimi at Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday. Algeria added the Arab crown to the Africa Cup of Nations title they won in 2019 and will defend in Cameroon next month. The 31-year-old Sayoud made his international debut in Algeria’s opening game of the tournament but did not play again until coming on just past the hour mark in the final. His thunderous 99th-minute shot gave Tunisia goalkeeper Mouez Hassen no chance and turned Sayoud into an instant national hero.…

A female soldier detained for using social media to violate the code of rules of Nigeria Army at the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, has landed in trouble. The soldier, who accepted a ring from a male corps member as captured in a video which went viral days ago, was seen hugging and kissing him after the proposal. Director of Nigeria Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu told Punch that the female officer violated military laws by getting involved in a public display of amorous relationship with a paramilitary trainee, a corps member. Read also Nigerian…

Edidiong Umoh Marriage means different things to different people. It is an institution God established from the foundation of the world between a man and a woman. From another perspective, it is a covenant made by two persons of opposite, or same sex (as in some climes), agreeing to live together, for good or for better, as life partners. It is a divine institution in that two individuals of diverse idiosyncrasies and backgrounds sink their diversities for the sake of love, understanding and commitment to a fruitful relationship. Marriage can also be viewed as a lifetime institution conceived of, comprised…

UN Secretary, António Guterres who was bestowed with Lamp of Peace award by Catholic Church, said the church recognises the work of UN personnel “striving for peace around the world.” The award which is a major honour by the church was first presented in 1981 and past recipients included Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama, Saint Teresa of Calcutta and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The Franciscan Lamp of Peace is a replica of a glass oil lamp that glows at the monastic grave of Saint Francis of Assisi, who, throughout his lifetime, inspired environmental ethics. Guterres while reminding…

A bride-to-be who was heading to Church for her wedding has died in a motor accident on Saturday, December 18 in Malawi.   According to local media, Wezzie Msiska was being driven to church to get married to her fiancee, Victor Kayera when a Nissan Xtrail rammed into the car.  See also Black Sunday as auto crash consumes 13 wedding guests in Rivers 17 Kano Youths Perish In Auto Crash After Attending Friend’s Wedding  Nigerian Gets 7-Year Imprisonment in UK for R*pe, After Lavish Wedding In Uyo  Wezzie was rushed to Kasungu DHO for medical attention and she died of internal…

An 18-year-old girl, Shatu Garko, who hails from Kano State, has emerged as the winner of the 2021 Miss Nigeria beauty pageant. Shatu Garko was a Hijab-wearing model before she was crowned the 44th Miss Nigeria. A top of 37 participants from different states of Nigeria were selected in the early stage of the pageant competition. From that, another top 17 contestants for the 44th Miss Nigeria were chosen to compete on the last day which was Friday night. Related posts 2019 Miss Nigeria Emerges 2018 Miss Nigeria Crowned Miss Nigeria 2018 Slated For Nov 25 As Organisers Unveil18 Finalists …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has indicated its readiness to hold a nationwide protest on February 1, 2022 against Federal Government’s plan to remove fuel subsidy. The decision is contained in a communique issued on Friday in Abuja and signed by NLC President, Ayuba Wabba and General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, after the NEC meeting. President Muhammadu Buhari government recently said it would removed fuel subsidy as from next year, a move that has led to concerns as Nigerians battle with rising economic hardship and insecurity amidst declining spending power. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the NLC said before the…

Federal, states and local governments collected N675.946 billion from the Federation Allocation Account Committee (FAAC) for November on Friday. Mr Olajide Oshundun, acting Director, Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning stated this on Saturday in Abuja. The Federal Government received N261.441 billion of the money, while states and local councils got N210.046 billion and N155.456 billion, respectively. See also FG, States, LGs Get N601b November 2020 Revenue- FAAC  FG, States, LGs Share N720.880b For August – FAAC  FAAC Distributes N769.523b July 2019 Revenue Among Fed Govt, States, LGAs  Oil-producing states received additional N49.003 billion as 13 per cent…