30m babies on the brink of death – UN
Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick, requiring specialised care to survive beyond the first month of life, according to a new UN-backed report.
Vote Atiku to get Nigeria working again, Nwaogu tells Nigerians
The National President of the AtikuObi Vanguard Nigeria 2019, Hon. Oby Nwaogu has urged Nigerians to vote for Atiku Abubakar to get Nigeria working again.
I love Adekunle Gold – Simi
Since news broke that alternative music singer, Adekunle Gold, and velvety voiced musician, Simi, may be in a romantic relationship, the general public has been patiently waiting for a confirmation or a denial.
Don’t create tension between Yoruba, Igbo in Lagos, Sanwo-Olu warns Agbaje
LAGOS— GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cautioned his opponent, Jimi Agbaje, against instigating ethnic tensions in the state ahead of the March 2, 2019 election.
Insurance: Hedging the Risk of Uncertain Loss
Back in 2016: Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (L) with former Leicester manager, Claudio Ranieri, after winning the Premier League © getty images LIFE IS A RISKY BUSINESS Leciester City football club is suffering a great loss after the tragic death of its owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha – a man much loved by his club and community. The club […]
The slightest wind can make OBJ change his mind on any issue – Presidency
THE spat between President Muhammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo over support for candidates in the 2019 polls continued, yesterday, with the President saying the former President could no longer be taken seriously on account of his ‘unstable’ positions on issues.
Arrival of mega schools in Borno
While the north triples the south in number of public primary schools, the south has 67 percent literacy level while the north has a dismal 34 percent literacy
Apapa-Oshodi Expressway Gridlock: Falana has no right to sue FG, Fashola tells court
LAGOS—THE Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, yesterday, urged the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to dismiss the fundamental right suit filed by human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, in which he is challenging the failure of the Federal Government to end the gridlock on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway.
2019: Nigeria needs a unity government
NIGERIA will go through another four-yearly ritual of a general election next year. It will be the country’s sixth since returning to civil rule in 1999. Given its chequered democratic history, the long period of uninterrupted civil rule is a credit to Nigeria. Yet, true democracy transcends routine elections. It is about a social contract under which the elected improve the general welfare of the society and the electors. Democracy is seriously undermined when it is reduced to a tiresome routine exercise of just electing governments with no subsequent positive change. Sadly, that’s the nature of democracy in Nigeria.
Ndigbo, Buhari mourn as former Ohanaeze leader, Ikedife dies @ 88
FORMER president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Dozie Ikedife, who passed on Tuesday at the age of 88, was buried yesterday at his Otolo Nnewi country home.
2019: IDPs in Niger, Chad to vote, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has concluded a stakeholders validation conference on the framework for Internally Displaced Persons IDPs with a resolution to make special provisions for IDPs outside Nigeria to vote in next February general elections.
