Schools close for abducted girls
MANY schools across the country closed, yesterday, to protest the abductions of schoolgirls by Boko Haram, the government’s failure to rescue them and the killings of 173 teachers by the Islamic extremists in recent years
2015: Enugu North demands more
The people of Enugu North Senatorial zone have been clamouring for the governorship of the state. However, they are not ready to accept the office hook, line and sinker
Madrid, Atlético set for final
There will be a new dimension to the UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon as Real Madrid take on Club Atlético de Madrid in the first one-city showpiece.
Niger cancels Children’s Day celebration
The Niger Government, yesterday, cancelled this year’s Children and Democracy Day celebrations in the state in deference to the Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram sect on April 14.
NEITI to expose bizmen behind Nigeria’s oil blocs
The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, plans to disclose the names of owners of oil blocs and companies involved in the oil and solid minerals exploration in the country, which evaded payment of taxes into the government’s coffers.
Oyo 2015: Ajimobi faults ‘no second term gov’ myth
IBADAN—GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has dismissed the myth that Ibadan people and by implication Oyo State, don’t serve a governor twice saying the proponents are poor students of history.
