Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has apologised to soldiers, police officers, customs and immigration personnel over his controversial remarks at the Nigerian Bar Association’s 66th Annual General Conference. Otse, in a video shared on Friday, said he had reflected on his speech and realised that his comments were unfair to […] The post VeryDarkMan Apologises For Calling Security Personnel ‘Unknown Gunmen’ appeared first on OsunDefender.

The assessment is expected to establish the current position of participating companies on climate-related issues and identify gaps that require further intervention. The post NGX Begins Corporate Climate Baseline Assessments For Companies Under N-Zero Initiative appeared first on Channels Television.

⁠‌‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‍⁠​​‍‍‌​ By Kelechi Ogunleye Some officers of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been detained an alleged diversion and illegal sale of service rifles. Babawale Afolabi, the spokesperson for the NSCD revealed this while briefing journalists on Friday in Abuja. He said one of the indicted NSCDC officers who was attached to the […]

The controversy over the reported deaths at Okari Jetty in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State has deepened, with two civil society organisations giving diametrically opposed accounts of what allegedly happened. While the Youth and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) insists that at least 37 people died after inhaling poisonous fumes from petroleum products, the […]

…Launches 5-year ISSP to tackle low awareness, trust deficit The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has unveiled a five-year industry-wide blueprint to significantly deepen insurance coverage in Nigeria, targeting an increase in penetration from 0.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product to 10 per cent by 2031. The target is contained in the Insurance Sector Strengthening […]

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe State, Muhammad Gadaka, has apologised and withdrawn his controversial call for married women whose husbands prevent them from voting for the party to seek divorce. Gadaka made the controversial remark on Thursday at an APC campaign rally in Nangere, Yobe State, according to Arise News. […] The post Divorce Your Husband If He Stops You From Voting APC — Yobe APC Chairman appeared first on OsunDefender.

The executive secretary of the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), Mohammed Ibrahim, has said Africa’s ability to attract investment into its food systems will depend less on the availability of capital than on restoring investor confidence through credible institutions, reliable data and predictable markets. Ibrahim spoke at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) in Kigali, […]

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. A poor Nigerian pays more for almost everything. Not because the shopkeeper necessarily charges him more, but because he cannot afford to buy things in the way people with money do. He buys the small bottle because he cannot buy the carton. He buys fuel in litres because he cannot fill the tank. He repairs […] The post The Most Expensive Thing In Nigeria Is Not Petrol, It Is Being Poor appeared first on The News Chronicle.

The spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Kenneth Okonkwo, has warned that presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, cannot defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election without the backing of a broader opposition coalition. Okonkwo said the opposition would only stand a realistic chance of defeating the ruling All […] The post 2027: Without Coalition, Tinubu Will ‘Eat Obi Like Biscuits’ — Kenneth Okonkwo appeared first on OsunDefender.

Adeniyi, in the statement described the donation by RCCG as as a significant demonstration of the Church's compassion, solidarity and genuine commitment to providing succour to distressed and stranded Nigerians who are faced with the scourges of Xenophobia and Afrophobia in South Africa.

There is something rather beautiful about this year’s Nigeria Prize for Literature shortlist. Three poets have arrived at the final table, but they have taken very different roads to get there. James Ngwu Eze is a poet, journalist and cultural organiser who seems determined to make poetry live beyond the page. His debut collection, dis-possessed, […]

A Lagos State High Court has restrained Nollywood actress Elizabeth Lawal, popularly known as Lizzy Anjorin, from publishing, circulating or broadcasting photographs of the one-year-old son of actress Priscilla Ojo and her Tanzanian singer husband, Juma Jux.

The attack occurred on Thursday as Gubio and members of his entourage were returning to Maiduguri after a thank-you visit to Damasak, the headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area in northern Borno. The post APC Borno Guber Candidate Escapes Assasination as Boko Haram Attack Convoy appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA.