Innocent Idibia, known by his stage name, 2Baba, has been appointed as a regional “Goodwill Ambassador” for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. A statement by the Agency and also on his social media handles said that 2Baba, a musician, producer and philanthropist has been a steadfast supporter of the UNHCR LuQuLuQu campaign. He had done so since its inception in supporting and uplifting the narrative of the African refugee. The UN agency wrote on twitter:...
Dumbfounded passersby teamed up to rescue a badly-beaten child in Onitsha, Anambra State. The innocent girl, described as Chioma Ogbu was found limping on the street on her way to fetch water at night with bruises and swollen face. Curious passers-by who spotted her decided to question her. Chioma could hardly talk because she has lost her voice. Based on her condition, bystanders decoded to take her to the police station. The girl’s uncle whom...
Various communities are still shocked about the Nigerian man identified as Femi, who stabbed his wife to death, and thereafter committed suicide in their home in Victory Park estate in Lagos state on Sunday, June 21. Amidst a long thread of comments expressing shock and offering prayers to the diseased, a close friend and Church member who identified herself as Queen Tutu Omoighe used her Facebook handle to tell her story about the tragedy. According...
A total of 535 maize farmers in Anambra would receive farming inputs worth over N89 million under the Central Bank Anchor Borrowers Programme, for the 2020 wet farming season. Mr Simeon Nwafor, the state chairman of Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), made the disclosure at the inauguration of the inputs distribution, on Tuesday in Onitsha. Nwafor said that the number of beneficiaries in the state had risen from 122 in 2019 to 535 this cropping...
The Nigerian resident doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended the indefinite strike action it started last week. The medical body acknowledges the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in some hospitals while it says sustained supplies are still in need. The doctors also noted that the Medical Residency Training has been included in the revised budget of 2020 through the intervention of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and only...
Morocco will resume domestic flights starting June 25, the state news agency said on Sunday, citing the ministry of tourism, air transport, handicrafts and social economy. Earlier today, the government said it would further loosen lockdown measures for the services sector and domestic transport starting June 24, adding domestic travel would resume including flights and railways. (REUTERS)
Lagos water transportation sector has not had boat accident since the beginning of 2020, the General Manager of Lagos State Water Authority (LASWA), Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, said. Mr Emmanuel attributed the achievement to the continuous improvement in safety guidelines, regulations and enforcement in water transportation sector. “Aside from the periodic check-ups, regular inspection of ferries plying the waterways and the removal of water hyacinth causing obstruction to smooth navigation, LASWA has also donated thousands of lift...
The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation says it has committed $10 million financial interventions, with matching grants from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, towards the eradication of polio in Nigeria. The founder of the foundation, Chief Emeka Offor, announced this in a message to celebrate Nigeria’s wild polio-free status being accepted by Africa’s Regional Certification Committee (ARCC) of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Offor, who is the Rotary International Polio Ambassador to Nigeria, personally signed the message...
Foremost Nigerian showbiz maestro, singer and activist, Charly Boy has released a hit single ‘Mumu Don Do?’, featuring ace singer and performer, Oritse Femi. The maverick artiste, whose real name is Charles Oputa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday that the socially conscious ‘collabo’ was a ‘gift’ to his fans as he marked his 70th birthday on June 19. According to him, the song is to drive societal change and value re-awakening among...
Maverick Nigerian singer, songwriter and showbiz maestro, Charles Oputa (Charly Boy) has given an insight on how he got his break in Life as he clocks 70. Oputa who is the son of late renowned Jurist, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as he marked his 70 birthday on Friday in Abuja. “My break came somewhere around 1982 when as the then Chief Justice of Imo,...
