Twenty-two and half (22.5) kilometres south-west of Sokoto, there used to exist a community called Satiru. In March 1906, it was extinguished from the face of the earth. Three years earlier, in July 1903, the British had massacred Muhammadu Attahiru, the 11th Sultan of Sokoto together with over 1,000 of his followers, decapitating him in […]
The much anticipated Healing Streams Live Healing Services with Pastor Chris Oyakhilome is set for its commemorative 10th edition. Themed #10forTenth, this edition, will hold from Friday the 15th to Sunday the 17th of March 2024, it promises to be ten times grander and more impactful than all previous editions combined, with lavish, incomparable demonstrations […]
Amid heightened political activity in Edo State, with parties and aspirants gearing up for primaries, the gubernatorial landscape welcomes a new contender—Ernest Afolabi Umakhile, a seasoned public administrator and former Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Works; Agriculture and Food Security. Umakhihe, who officially launched his bid for the Edo Governorship in his hometown, […]
The Presidency has extolled a 13-year-old genius, ‘Miss Nasara James Dabo’ for emerging as the overall best student in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Nasara who hailed from Southern Kaduna State, a student of Ideal College International, bagged the Olympiad Champion gold medal after she outperformed no fewer than 150 competitors to puzzle out 34 […]
The people of Ogu kingdom in Ogu/Bolo LGA of Rivers State on Saturday celebrated Iria, an ancient ceremony that marks the transition of girls who are usually virgins into womanhood Young virgins were given certificates by the Ogu council of chiefs for passing through the test. Iria, is considered a rite of passage for young […]
When the author of Usefulness of Useless Knowledge, Donald Jordan, said “history is an aggregate of half-truths, semi-truths, fables, myths, rumours, prejudices, personal narratives, gossip and official prevarications”, he may have been frustrated by the historical contradictions of his time. And such inconsistencies have been the fate of history from time immemorial, making Karl Marx […]
Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Surajo Imam was born on 22 Jun 76 in Kankia. He hails from Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. He attended Sultan Bello Primary School Kaduna from 1982 to 1987 and proceeded to Government College Katsina (GCK) for his Junior Secondary School from 1988 to 1991. Upon completion of his first […]
Jasmine Okafor, the daughter of veteran actor, John Okafor better known as Mr Ibu, has confirmed his leg has been amputated. Earlier, Social media activist, Very Dark Man had disclosed that the veteran’s leg had been amputated. He revealed that the actor’s family, friends, and close ones all betrayed him as they took advantage of […]
The World JUNKANOO Festival of Tourism and Culture/ World Carnival Commission (WCC) in partnership with the Canadian Government, has appointed the Director General of the ECOWAS Food and Cultural Festival, Amb, Prince Felix Ihonre, as Nigeria’s Country Representative/Regional Coordinator for Arts and Culture on the board of International Secretariat of the JUNKANOO Festival. A statement […]
President of the United States, Joe Biden, has appointed two Nigerians, Osagie Imasogie and Chineye Ogwumike, to the 12-member advisory council on African Diaspora Engagement in the US. Imasogie and Ogwumike were part of the 12 members of the President’s Advisory Council according to a statement released by the State House on Wednesday. Other members […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 136 concerned Nigerians have instituted a legal action against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its refusal to withdraw the ‘unlawful circular’ directing all banks and other financial institutions to deduct from customers’ account a cybersecurity levy. DIPLOMATIC DIARY earlier reported that the apex bank […]
The FCT Minister and immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, had apologised to the people of Rivers State for choosing Governor Siminalayi Fubara as his successor. Wike made the apology on Saturday at Ogu town in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state during a thanksgiving ceremony held in honour of Senator George […]
Dana Airlines has announced a temporary disengagement of some staff following the suspension of its operations by the Federal Government. in a statement by Kingsley Ezenwa, Head, Corporate Communications, Dana Air, said the disengagement was to ensure efficient management of resources. DIPLOMATIC DIARY reports that the Federal Government through the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo […]
More than three weeks after a similar incident involving a Dana aircraft, a medium range aircraft Embraer 145 belonging to a premium services provider Xejet Airlines has also skidded off the runway at Lagos Airport. Xejet Airlines is a business class only airline based in Nigeria based at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The […]
A Kano State Shari’ah Court, sitting in Kura, has ordered a 25-year-old Haruna Abdulkarim to be given 10 strokes of cane as punishment for falsely claiming to be a Christian and ‘converting’ to Islam. Abdulkarim, a resident of Koguna Ward in Makoda local government area of the State, was apprehended by Hisbah personnel in Kura […]
The Rivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, has restrained Martin Amaewhule and 24 other Pro-Wike Lawmakers “from parading and holding out themselves as members of Rivers State House of Assembly and/ or meeting/sitting at the Auditorium of the House of Assembly Quarters located at off Aba Road, Port Harcourt or any other place whatsoever to purport […]
President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON), on the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as he marked his 90th birthday. The president made the conferment at the birthday ceremony for the royal father held at the Oba Sikiru Adetona School […]
Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has finally agreed to submit himself to the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for arraignment on June 13 in the corruption charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed gave the undertaking to Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday, […]
The member representing Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Isa Dogonyaro has died on Friday morning after a brief illness Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, confirmed the sad development in a statement on Friday. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Hon. Isa Dogonyaro (Kogunan […]
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived Nigeria on Friday to champion mental health for young people affected by conflicts and to promote the Invictus Games, which the prince founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans. The couple, in the West African nation for the first time on the invitation […]
