Written by Meta (formerly known as Facebook), has announced steps it was taking to protect the integrity of Nigeria’s 2023 elections. This, it listed to include efforts to combat the spread of misinformation and to make political advertising more transparent. It stressed that the work would continue in the lead up to, during, and after voting and … Continue reading “Meta Working to Combat Fake News Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 Elections”
The Conference of Northern States Civil Society Networks has said the over N500 billion disbursed by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration annually for the National Social Investment Programme did not achieve the desired objective going by the high rate of poverty in the northern part of Nigeria.The group, made up of 3,000 various civil society … Continue reading “Probe Buhari’s Social Investment Programme, CSOs in Northern Nigeria Tell EFCC, ICPC”
The Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Isiaq Akintola, has assured that Muslims in the South West region would deliver for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2023. Akintola who gave the assurance on Monday while speaking with journalists on the sideline during a send-forth and book presentation … Continue reading “South West Muslims Will Help Tinubu Win Presidential Election, MURIC Says”
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has apologized to the first lady and wife of President Buhari, Aisha Buhari, for the comment made by one Aminu Mohammed, a student of the Federal University, Dutse Jigawa, that allegedly forced her to order his arrest. Mrs Buhari allegedly ordered his arrest over a Twitter post where he claimed that the First … Continue reading “NANS apologizes to Aisha Buhari over Aminu Mohammed tweet, demands his release”
Casemiro scored the decisive goal as Brazil defeated Switzerland 1-0 to secure a place in the Round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Brazil laboured for long periods in the absence of Neymar as Switzerland put up a solid defensive performance in the game. Vinicius Jnr had looked the most likely to make … Continue reading “Brazil 1-0 Switzerland : Casemiro Fires Selecao Into Round Of 16”
Customers on GOtv now have access to all the FIFA World Cup matches when they subscribe to the GOtv Supa, Max or Jolli packages.MultiChoice Nigeria, the official broadcaster of the tournament, has announced that the dedicated World Cup Channels – WC Select 1 Naija (channel 31), WC Central (channel 32), World Cup Naija (channel 33) … Continue reading “GOtv YaQatar – All FIFA Matches Available on GOtv Supa, Max, Jolli packages”
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said the newly redesigned N1, 000, N500, and N200 denominations unveiled by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had been fortified with security features that will make them difficult to counterfeit. Buhari also stressed that the redesigned naira denominations would help the CBN implement better monetary policy objectives and enrich … Continue reading “Buhari Excited By New Banknotes, Says Enhanced Security Features Will Make Counterfeiting Difficult”
An Islamic cleric identified as Alfa Sofiu Amolege and his two sons have been ducted by suspected kidnappers at Oko- Olowo, a suburb of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Saturday, November 19. According to residents, the trio were attacked at their private residence in Oko-Olowo along Ilorin- Jebba expressway after the suspected kidnappers had removed the … Continue reading “Gunmen abduct muslim cleric and his son in Kwara, demand N100m ransom”
Former Argentina and Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero thinks West Ham midfielder Declan Rice is at the same level as Sergio Busquets and Casemiro. Rice’s form for West Ham and England International team has not gone unnoticed and two of the big Premier League clubs Manchester United and Chelsea are interested in him. He is … Continue reading “Aguero Rates Rice At Same Level As Busquet, Casemiro”
Media personality, Latasha Ngwube and Nollywood actor, Kunle Remi enagaged in a social spat on Wednesday November 16, over a tweet about Igbo politicians not supporting their own during election. It all started after media personality, Frank Edoho reacted to the criticism Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has faced from some South-East politicians, stating that … Continue reading “Obi/Soludo clash: Stick to resurrection via mythical birds – Latasha Ngwube knocks actor Kunle Remi over his comment about reading and understanding; he responds”