Buhari appoints Daniel Amokachi as SA on Sports
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Super Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi, as a Special Assistant on Sports. The Media Office of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development made this…
NBA withdraws conference invitation to El-Rufai after outrage
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has withdrawn its invitation to the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, to speak at its 2020 Annual General Conference, following protests from some lawyers.…
Nigeria records 476 new cases of coronavirus, total now 50,964
Nigeria has recorded 476 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, August 20th, 2020. Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 17 states, and the FCT. The…
FG approves N13bn for kick-off of community policing in Nigeria
The federal government of Nigeria has approved the sum of N13 billion for the take-off of Community Policing initiative in the country. A statement by spokesman aide to the Vice…
El-Rufai reacts to withdrawal of invitation to speak at NBA conference
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said the decision of the Nigerian Bar Association withdrawing the invitation sent to him as “an unfortunate embrace of injustice, unfairness, absence of fair…
Churches can’t be controlled by government, CAN rejects CAMA act
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has rejected the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA). Okay.ng recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari had on August 7 signed into law, CAMA…
Islamic New Year: Sultan declares Friday 1st day of Muharram 1442 AH
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Friday, August 21, as Hijjrah, the Muharram 1442 AH. The President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA),…
Why parents should not post their children on social media – Kate Henshaw
Nigerian actress, Kate Henshaw, has advised parents to always resist the urged to put out pictures and videos of their children on social media. Kate made this known via her…
