The Renowned Lawyer and Rights Activist, Dr Kayode Ajulo, has slammed critics for using his 2015 comments on subsidies to oppose the recent announcement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
At least 120 people were killed, more than 850 more were injured and many others are feared trapped after a grisly three-train collision late Friday in eastern India’s Odisha state, local officials said. Images broadcast on local stations showed smashed train compartments torn open with blood-stained holes of twisted metal, and scores of passengers lying […]
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has said that, the House has passed 46 Bills and 120 resolutions within the period of four years.
French champions Paris Saint-Germain said on Friday that veteran former Spain defender Sergio Ramos will leave the club at the end of the season. Ramos, 37, joined the Parisians in 2021 after a trophy-laden spell with Real Madrid. “We would like to express our immense gratitude to Sergio Ramos for the two years he has […]
By Bashir Bello The Jigawa State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC on Friday said it has arrested not fewer than four suspects for allegedly sodomizing and turning eight minor boys into sex machines. The Command’s spokesperson, CSC Adamu Shehu who confirmed the arrest, said the suspects lured their victims with […]
Faith Kipyegon broke the world record for the women’s 1500 metres at the Florence Diamond League on Friday with a time of three minutes 49.11 seconds. The 29-year-old Kenyan bettered the previous best of 3:50.07 set by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba in Monaco in 2015. “I’m so excited, so happy, I didn’t expect this. I was […]
Novak Djokovic blasted French Open fans as “disrespectful” after he defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in a tense third-round clash on Friday. Djokovic, chasing a third Roland Garros title and men’s record 23rd Grand Slam crown, came through 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 against the 34th-ranked Spaniard to reach the last 16 for a 14th successive […]
By Emem Idio, Yenagoa As part of measures to expand quality mobile network coverage and bridge the gap between unserved and underserved areas and population in the country, the National Communications Commission, NCC, has begun the issuance of Licences to Mobile Virtual Network Operators, MVNO. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed […]
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia on Friday, dissolved the 9th Benue Assembly following a dissolution order read by the clerk of the house, Mr. Benard Nule, during plenary. According to the Clerk, the dissolution order was carried out in compliance with section 105(3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. He […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy has approved the release of 49 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. The governor signed the release Order on May 26, 2023, in cognizance of his Inauguration for the second term in office […]
By Azu Ishiekwene President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is under fire for announcing that petrol subsidy is gone from day one. His inauguration address also touched on a unified currency exchange, high-interest rate, and power, among others. Of all these, however, the one that got the headlines was petrol subsidy and the most frequently expressed concern, […]
By Adekunle Adekoya A few weeks ago, on April 7, I discussed issues around petrol subsidy in a piece titled The Magic of Scamsidy. I took the position that the subsidy policy has been a scam perpetrated by the power elite at the expense of ignorant, non-discerning Nigerians. This is because subsidy was meant to […]
I made acquaintance with a lady, Yeye Akilimali Funua Olade, about 1990. A few months later, my wife and I visited her in Ila Oragun where she was running a rural library, the African Heritage Research Library. She was an American who had studied at Fisk University from 1963 -1965, earned a Bachelor’s degree in […]
By Donu Kogbara Dr Elisabeth Kubler- Ross (1926-2004) was an eminent Swiss American psychiatrist who first introduced a theory titled: “The 5 Stages of Grief” in a 1969 book titled On Death And Dying. The five distinct stages she highlighted were: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Kubler-Ross originally based this theory on her observations […]
By Emem Idio, Yenagoa As part of measures to expand quality mobile network coverage and bridge the gap between unserved and underserved areas and population in the country, the National Communications Commission, NCC, has begun the issuance of Licences to Mobile Virtual Network Operators, MVNO. The Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Thursday said it is currently reviewing the scope and structure of its existing licenses to make them more robust and to accommodate some of the identified new industry trends.
The fate of Nigerians who leave the country in search of greener pastures in foreign countries has become a point of pain to concerned Nigerians.
Popular musician and Afro Pop star, David Adeleke, known as Davido was the face of MTN Pulse between 2012 and 2016.
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has said it will support and collaborate with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to sanitise the education sector, especially the segment involved in the conduct of public examinations and rid it of corruption and malpractice.
Students in the Faculty of Science, University of Lagos were thrown into a jubilant mood as the election results of their science students’ association was made public on Monday the 29th day of May. For the first time in 32 years since the inception of the University of Lagos Science Students’ Association (ULSSA), a female […]
The National Industrial Court, has upheld the no work no pay policy by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
By Elizabeth Osayande The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has noted that BayelsaPRIME was launched to improve the learning outcomes of children in the state-owned primary schools. The governor disclosed this at the sideline of events to mark this year’s Children’s Day celebration while affirming his administration’s commitment to the development of young […]
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