VC advocates scraping of uniform admission cut-off marks
Prof. Eghosa Osaghae, the Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo, has advocated the scraping of uniform university admission cut-off marks to promote competitiveness among the country’s universities.
Edo governorship: Tribunal grants PDP leave to serve APC by substituted means
he Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin has granted the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and Young Democratic Party(YDP), leave to serve their petitions by substituted service on the All Progressives Congress(APC).
S3XUAL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS TRUE FACTS ABOUT THE P3NIS II
Do you know that a penis is not under conscious control? It’s under the control of a guy’s autonomic nervous system – and that means that sometimes however much he wants an erection to go away, it won’t. Or, of course, however much he wants an erection to happen, it won’t – if that problem […]
Lingering crisis over Local govt creation
THERE is a lingering problem over the way and manner local governments have been created arbitrarily in this country. The problem became worse under the Military. Some call it Military Nepotism and as it is now, with the 1999 constitution very difficult to amend, it seems we have to live and endure with the problem for a long time.
RAID: Task Force nabs sex workers, miscreants in Ikoyi
THE Special Committee on Cleanup of Ikoyi, Lagos, in a joint operation with men of Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences, have arrested eight sex workers and three miscreants around Ikoyi area of the state.
Buhari should meet his wife in the kitchen
AISHA, grand-daughter of Nigeria’s first minister of defence [Mohammadu Ribadu] was married to retired General Muhammadu Buhari at a very tender age. As the paragon of beauty clocks forty five years early this year [having being born on 17th of February, 1971 – as we were told], she has stayed glued to the husband for 27 years. Having been married to the man at such tender age, with such level of undiluted beauty and sophisticated educational background, Aisha, no doubt, had captured the husband in totality; spirit, body and soul, over the years.
3 diggers die, as well caves in
Three persons, yesterday, lost their lives at the Trans-Nkisi Federal Housing Estate in the 33 Area of Onitsha, Anambra State, after a well they were digging caved in and buried them alive.
Sanusi cites Lagos as example of buoyant economy without oil
The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has lauded the Lagos State Government on the management of the economy of the State, especially in this period of recession.
I went into fraud for vengeance, says N1.9m swindler
The Lagos State Police Command has smashed a syndicate that specialised in swindling unsuspecting members of the public, on the pretence that it had goods to clear at the sea ports. Arrested is a suspected member of the syndicate, Hyacinth Nwogu, who allegedly defrauded a businesswoman of N1.9 million. Recovered from him were fake foreign […]
Ports: LCCI proposes policy to block N1tr revenue leakages
By Franklin Alli THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)has proposed measures that will save the country N1 trillion revenue leakages at the ports within the next 12 to 18 months. LCCI also said the measures if implemented will generate10, 000 new jobs in the maritime sector, and 800,000 jobs in the industrial sector […]
NASS must speak up when laws are disobeyed – Saraki
SENATE President, Bukola Saraki, said yesterday that senators and members of the House of Representatives must be courageous and bold to speak up whenever the laws of the land were not obeyed by any arm or agency of government.
No plan to hike fuel price – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, denied any plan to further hike the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, stating that current realities on ground didn’t support any increase.
FG, World Bank to develop master plan for coastal communities’ devt
The Federal Government and World Bank have entered a partnership arrangement aimed at developing a master plan for the development and protection of the coastal communities of the Niger Delta region.
IIM introduces GIMC certification to tackle information breeches
THE Institute of Information Management, IIM-Africa, has introduced a unique General Information Management Competence Certification (GIMC-Certification) programme aimed at raising the awareness among stakeholders and employees in various organizations to tackle information breeches.
One killed as train runs into traders, vehicles in Enugu
By Dennis Agbo & Chinedu Adonu ENUGU—TRAGEDY struck in Enugu, yesterday, when a train driver rammed into buses and traders at the popular Ogbete Main Market, Enugu, killing a middle-aged man known as Ikechukwu. Several people were also left with various degrees of injuries as the train got to the area without the usual blaring […]
Teacher defiles 12-yr-old pupil
A teacher, Enilolobo Olamilekan, has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his students at Abogunloko area in Ikotun, Lagos.
