Author: Citynews

A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has hailed renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, for setting a new 60-hour chess marathon world record. She expressed admiration for his achievement and cited a biblical passage, emphasizing the limitless possibilities for those who pursue their dreams. Celebrating him on her X account, she wrote, “And it came to pass. 1 Corinthians 2v9. “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. “Congratulations to you, #Tunde_OD ! “Your purposeful life will…

All is set for the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State to pick its governorship candidate today. The ruling party had announced that 171, 922 members drawn from the 203 wards of the 18 local government areas of the state will take part in today’s primary election. Sixteen aspirants will be jostling to clinch the ticket to become the APC governorship candidate in the state. They are Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa; the Senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim; Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olusola Oke; former President of Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Francis Faduyile; Dr Funmi Waheed-Adekojo and the APC National Vice…

Nigerian songstress, songwriter and actress, Simisola Bolatito Kosoko, popularly known by her stage name, Simi, is guest on this week’s edition of CNN African Voices Changemakers sponsored by telecommunications company, Globacom. Simi was born on April 19, 1988 in Lagos. Her career kicked off as a gospel singer, which led to the release of “Ogaju”, her debut studio album in 2008. In 2014, she signed a record deal with X3M Music and subsequently released “Tiff”. By 2015, “Tiff” was nominated for Best Alternative Song at The Headies. By 2017, she released her second studio album “Simisola” while the third “Omo Charlie Champagne”, Vol.…

Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced the Call for Entries in the 5th edition of its flagship youth and startup-focused tech competition, Hackaholics. This announcement was made at the Press Conference held at Wema Bank’s Head Office on Thursday, April 18th, 2024, declaring the registration portal for Hackaholics 5.0 officially opened. Hackaholics is an annual tech and innovation competition birthed by Wema Bank in 2019 to provide a platform for young Nigerians with tech-driven ideas to bring their game-changing ideas to life, scale their ventures or startups and access…

On Saturday, visitors at the Ikeja City Mall converged in awe and admiration as popular choral group, City Choir, captured their attention with two unforgettable classic renditions to signal the imminent premiere of the ninth season of Nigeria’s biggest music reality show, Nigerian Idol. The audiences were drawn from their respective hangout spots at the mall to the centre of attraction when the classical choir embarked on an entertaining procession with a sonorous rendition of the famous ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ track by The Tokens After that, the choristers ushered their impromptu audiences into another realm of dexterous melody when they switched…

The national executive council (NEC) meeting of the People Democratic Party (PDP) that held yesterday further cemented the strength of the former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike and his G-5 group in the party despite the fact that they all worked against the candidate of the party during the 2023 presidential election. Before the NEC meeting, many political analyst and commentators had predicted that Nyesom Wike, who is a serving minister under the current APC administration will not be admitted into the meeting because of his political affiliations and support for an opposition party but they were all caught…

Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, on Thursday, seized styrofoam food packs across markets in different local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in photos and a video shared on his X handle on Friday. His caption read, “Officials from the enforcement agencies under the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources intensified the mopping up of banned styrofoam food packs across markets in the state. “Environmental enforcement team yesterday raided shops across Ikorodu Local Government, Mosan Okunola Local Government, Badagry Local…

It is indeed honour due for the versatile broadcaster Dr.Adebayo Faleke (kaakaki Olodumare)as he was recently honoured by Governor Seyi Makinde at the Oyo International Tourism Summit 2024, for his Special Contribution to Oyo State Tourism in Radio, Television and Online category at an event hosted in Ibadan the capital city of Oyo State. Faleke is a multi-talented communicator, who has over the time carved a niche for himself in entertainment industry. His areas of specialization includes; broadcasting,movie production,tourism,media marketing,political analysis, music production and promotion etc He has also been a very strong voice advocating tourism development in Nigeria and…

…as Abiodun donates 25 patrol vehicles to police Ogun State Government on Thursday, donated 25 patrol vehicles to the state police command just as it acquired surveillance drones to monitor criminal activities in all parts of the state. Governor Dapo Abiodun donated the vehicles in the presence of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, even as he called on the force to include technology in its crime fighting efforts. He said acquiring the drones was one of the proactive steps his administration has taken in collaboration with Lagos and…

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested 23-year-old Obieze Chigozie for vandalising an electric power transformer in an estate at Damijah Flyover, Trans-Ekulu area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement shared on the command’s X handle on Thursday. The command assured all that efforts are being made to end vandalism in the state. The statement read, “Enugu State Police Command’s operatives serving in Trans-Ekulu Division, on April 12, 2024, around 5:30 a.m., swiftly responded to credible information and arrested Obieze Chigozie “m” aged 23, at Damijah Flyover while his cohorts…