INEC to provide 396 DDCMs in Ondo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to provide 396 Direct Data Capturing Machines (DDCMs) for 203 Registration Areas during the upcoming Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise in Ondo State. Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, made this known on Wednesday at a CVR Stakeholders forum.
Court remands man, 30, in prison custody for allegedly beating woman to coma
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Wednesday remanded a 30 year-old man, Oladipupo Akeem in prison custody for allegedly assaulting a woman, Tosin Akindele.
We are not recruiting now— FRSC
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, on Wednesday advised Nigerians to disregard the information that the Corps was recruiting or doing staff replacement.
Iceland hit back at ‘ungracious’ Ronaldo
Euro 2016 minnows Iceland hit back at Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo labelling him “not a gracious human being” after he slammed the Atlantic islanders’ defensive tactics in a 1-1 draw in Saint-Etienne.
Breaking: Despite ceasefire, soldiers invade Ijaw community
NOTWITHSTANDING the two-week ceasefire declared by the Federal Government, last Monday, soldiers on Wednesday morning, swooped on Tebijor, also known as Okpelama, an Ijaw community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, in five gunboats hunting for militants.
Copa America: Argentina stroll, Chile advance
Argentina maintained their 100 percent start to the Copa America Centenario with an easy win over Bolivia, as holders Chile booked their place in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
FG to establish broadband optic fibre in Niger Delta
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Uguru Usani Uguru has disclosed that the ministry was making arrangements with an investor to establish broadband optic fibre telecommunication systems in the states of the region with a view to creating employment opportunities for the youths of the Niger Delta.
Intellucent Nigeria to curb Mathematics failure in schools with new interactive DVD
Intellucent Nigeria, a social enterprise based in Lagos, Nigeria, and an offshoot of the 2015 Education team of the US Consulate’s Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative (CYFI); recently launched an interactive Audio- Visual Mathematics Solutions DVD that is tagged “Mathematics simplified”. The initiative is geared towards curbing the high rates of failure recorded in WASSCE Mathematics.
The three changes Nigeria needs, by Muhammadu Buhari
Nigeria is at a crossroads. Just over a year ago, people voted in a historic democratic election to end corruption and business as usual, opting instead to build an economy that delivers for all Nigerians.
President Buhari and his Potty Trained Minister
Psychologists say that when you spend time with a person who has a strong and dominant personality, you must consciously watch out against the possibility of being overwhelmed by that personality to the extent where you find yourself taking on some of their traits.
Premier League fixtures for 2016-17 season
Kicking-off on the weekend commencing Saturday 13 August, the new campaign will begin with defending champions Leicester City facing a trip to play newly-promoted Hull City.
