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Mbaka : The priest  and controversy

Mbaka : The priest and controversy

REV. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the spiritual director of the Adoration Catholic Prayer Ministry, in Emene, Enugu State, is in the news again.

No plan to ban Okada operation – Ekiti govt

No plan to ban Okada operation – Ekiti govt

ADO-EKITI—THE Ekiti State Government said, yesterday, that it has no intention to proscribe commercial motorcycle operation popularly known as Okada riders in the state.

BoI, SMEDAN, NEPC set to attend 2nd Northern Nigeria Solid Minerals Expo

BoI, SMEDAN, NEPC set to attend 2nd Northern Nigeria Solid Minerals Expo

THE Bank of Industry (BoI), Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) are among corporate giants that have shown interest in participating in the Second Northern Nigeria Solid Minerals Fair and Workshop holding from 13 to 15 December at the Legbo Kutigi International Conference Center, Minna, Niger State. 

How to get DBN  loan (1)

How to get DBN loan (1)

Many of our readers have privately asked questions on how to reach Development Bank of Nigeria, DBN, for business loan. Maybe presenting a nutshell guide here will help and serve more people.

Excommunicate Yahoo boys, ritualists, PFN tells pastors

Excommunicate Yahoo boys, ritualists, PFN tells pastors

UGHELLI—THE Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has tasked pastors in the country to excommunicate church members who are involved in any form of internet fraud also known as Yahoo Yahoo as well as those involved in ritual killings.

Alleged murder: 6 stab wounds on Udeme were self-inflicted— Witness

Alleged murder: 6 stab wounds on Udeme were self-inflicted— Witness

Lagos—Dr. Booyemi Oyeneyin, the seventh prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of a female lawyer Udeme Otike-Odibi, who allegedly murdered her husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi, yesterday told a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere that Udeme had six stab wounds on her abdomen which were self-inflicted.

Why Nigeria must be restructured

Why Nigeria must be restructured

I WAS recently interviewed by the Financial Times and quoted in its special feature on Nigeria as saying that restructuring “is the defining issue in Nigerian politics” and that “if it is not done, it will never go away”. I have long held that view. In my maiden article for this column, I concluded that:”Without restructuring this country, it will remain on a treadmill, stuck perpetually in the poverty and fragility traps!” Truth is, Nigeria is dysfunctional, deeply divided, with strong schismatic tendencies. It’s a country sitting on a ticking time bomb.

Pregnant doctor, 2 nurses, 2 lecturers kidnapped in Ondo

Pregnant doctor, 2 nurses, 2 lecturers kidnapped in Ondo

Akure—A heavily pregnant doctor, two nurses of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo and two lecturers from the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic were reportedly kidnapped along the Akure/ Owo expressway in Ondo state on Tuesday.

Why ASUU strike shouldn’t be the  last option -Parents

Why ASUU strike shouldn’t be the last option -Parents

Three weeks running and still counting, stakeholders have lamented the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the failure of the Federal Government to implement the agreement it entered with it.  While some stakeholders are in full support of the strike, many want  ASUU  to  seek  alternatives in driving home their demands. On the other hand, students whose  education has been disrupted as a result are calling on  the Federal Government and ASUU to settle whatever needed to be settled and call off the strike.

14–year-old wins UBA Foundation essay contest

14–year-old wins UBA Foundation essay contest

Two girls and a boy took the top three spots in this year’s edition of  UBA Foundation  National Essay Competition as 14–year old, Odjegba Divine Omesiri,  emerged the overall winner, carting away a brand new laptop as well as an educational grant worth N2,000,000.00 to study in any African university of her choice.  Odjegba, a student of  International High School, Delta State,  clinched the first position at the grand finale, which was held on Monday November 26th, 2018 at the UBA House,  Marina Lagos. Divine beat 11 other finalists selected from over 6,000 entries  from students of senior secondary schools across Nigeria.   This year’s edition featured  over 500 per cent increase in participation from pupils across every single state of the federation.