20 Years Later: September 11 Remembrance Ceremony In NYC
New York City and the nation on Saturday marked 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks with solemn remembrances and vows to “never forget.” On a morning much like September 11, 2001, families of the victims returned to Lower Manhattan to remember their loved ones who perished. Bruce Springsteen and Broadway actors Kelli O’Hara and […]
NIDO Urges FG To Simplify Passport Application Procedure
Nigerians in Diaspora (NIDO) Americas has focused on the need of the Federal Government to improve on the passport application measure, to handle the issue of phony web enrollment. The Chairman of NIDO-Americas, Obed Monago, suggested in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday night. He spoke closely following the […]
VAT: FIRS Workers In Dread Over Possible Cut In Salaries, Reduction In Workers
The controversy between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and some states over the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) is by all accounts going in a different direction continuously as two additional states, Ogun and Akwa Ibom, say they are prepared to order laws that will enable them to collect the tax in their […]
Clips From September 11, 2021 Day Of Remembrance
9/11 remains fresh in the history of America as the fallen heroes are often remembered at the iconic world trade center in New York City where names of victims of the attack are read by families. This year’s event had the presence of President Joe and Jill Biden accompanied by former Presidents Bill and Hillary […]
Never Forget: Church Destroyed On 9/11 Comes Together To Reflect, Embrace Rebuilding
The mantra of ‘Never Forget’ also means embracing the spirit of rebuilding what was destroyed on September 11. Twenty years later, they prayed. They prayed for those lost, and on Friday night, they came together in Lower Manhattan for the first time in two decades. “To come back and see everybody together is really something,” […]
Nigeria: After 40-Day Standoff, Buhari Begs Striking Doctors To Return To Work
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with leaders of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) at the State House, Abuja, over the 40-day-old industrial action embarked upon by resident doctors in the country, and pleaded with them to return to work, saying the timing of the strike was wrong. Aside from asking the health workers to […]
TB Joshua’s Wife Evicts Disciples Over Leadership Tussle
After the death of the founder of Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet TB Joshua, it is obvious that there has been an unsettled score between the widow of the deceased and some disciples as they call it. The local disciples were evicted from the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, in Ikotun area of […]
Deadly Unrest In Myanmar As Opposition Urges ‘Defensive War’
At least 20 people have been killed in fighting between militias and Myanmar’s security forces, according to witnesses and Myanmar media, in the worst violence since opponents of the military government called this week for a “people’s defensive war”. The latest violence comes as activists and anti-military forces urged the international community on Saturday to […]
Government Is Not Providing Land For Ranching In Delta – Official
The Delta Government says it will not acquire any land for ranching in the state as reported in certain quarters. The State Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, explained this in a statement he issued on Friday in Asaba. He said that ranching and livestock breeding, rearing and marketing was private business. He also said that […]
Police Rescue 3 Abducted Obasanjo Farm Workers
Three farmworkers of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Farm have been recused by the Nigerian Police, Ogun Command, from their kidnappers’ den, three days after they were abducted. The Police Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta, on Friday evening. NAN reports that the Obasanjo Farm workers […]
