Akure—FOUR gun-wielding kidnappers reportedly abducted a top official of the Universal Basic Education Board, UBEB, Abuja, Femi Adesote, along the notorious Auga-Akoko Highway in Ondo State.

Oando Foundation (OF), an independent charity, via its flagship Adopt-a-School initiative aimed at   improving public primary school students access to quality basic education and Sumitomo Chemical, a Japanese Chemical Company have renewed their commitment to ensuring that Information Communications Technology (ICT) education is supported through the establishment of solar powered ICT Centres in Oando Foundation adopted primary schools across Nigeria.

Sixteen-Year-Old Akachukwu Anumudu of Apostolic Faith Secondary School, Anthony, Lagos, on Saturday, February 9, 2019, emerged winner of the first edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition held in Lagos – Nigeria. He beat eight other contestants in an intense quiz session to win the grand prize of N7.5 million worth of tertiary education scholarship spread over five years, a laptop and a monthly stipend during the course of the scholarship.

Federal Government and Dangote Industries Limited, yesterday, flagged off the reconstruction of the roads and bridges at Ofeme Community in Abia State.

I have examined the Charge which is mainly made up of 13 allegations of corruption allegedly committed by the Appellant as a sitting Judge of the Federal High Court and the last count relates to statement made to the EFCC during investigation. It is obvious from the various counts that the Appellant is purportedly being charged with “unlawful enrichment by Public office,” while being a Judge of the Federal High Court. 

Unarguably, this is going to be the most keenly contested elections ever in the Bayelsa East Senatorial District. Bayelsa East is arguably the smallest senatorial district in the country with three local governments.

FOLLOWING the passion for human resource development and self-reliance, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel, Abubakar Bwari, has empowered 7,140 women and youths in Niger State.

BARELY six days to elections, Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday raised alarm that suspected thugs from neighbouring states like Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa states were being isolated into the state by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.

Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has made a solemn pledge to go the extra mile in restoring the lost glory of sports in the Centre of Excellence.

Monday, 4th of February 2019, marked the birthday of the Nigeria-based Ghanaian artist, El Anatsui. In appreciation of the enormous contributions and impact of this internationally renowned giant of the visual arts, series of remarkable events took place in several parts of the globe to honour emeritus Prof. El Anatsui, Africa’s most celebrated visual artist of the 21st Century, particularly in Nigeria and in his homeland, Ghana.