A British veteran forced from the navy because of his sexuality is being offered his medals back and an apology from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) over his treatment. Joe Ousalice, 68, says he was ‘made to feel disgusting’ for who he was after a court-martial found him guilty of ‘conduct prejudicial to good order […]

THE new Vice Chancellor of University of Benin, UNIBEN, Professor (Mrs) Lilian Salami, has said she will breath a new lease of life into the institution with a seven point agenda to make the university the best in the country and compete with world class universities.

BABCOCK University’s Cardiac Centre has performed more than 100 open heart surgeries and has become a referral centre for such medical operations in the country, the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ademola S. Tayo, has said

ABUJA— THE Senate, yesterday, raised the alarm over rising rate of unemployment in the country and called on the federal, state, and local governments to urgently declare a state of emergency on the problem.

A Nigerian researcher, Prof. Maduike Ezeibe, has frowned at the  analytical treatment interruption, otherwise known as bone marrow transplant, being promoted as cure for HIV/AIDS. Ezeibe, who invented Medical Synthetic Aluminum-Magnesium Silicate (MSAMS) for the cure of HIV/AIDS, spoke during his pre-inaugural lecture media briefing on Wednesday in Umudike. The reseacher, who is the Dean, […]

As part of measures to ensure speedy dispensation of justice in Lagos, the administration of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is to oversee a digital reform of courtrooms in the state. Speaking during a media parley on Tuesday at the Ministry of Justice, Alausa, Lagos, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), said […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the automated platform for the issuance of Import Duty Exemption Certificate (IDEC)  as well as vehicle identification and registration number.    The platform is for government to effectively track and manage all revenue accruable from import duties and other charges. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National […]

The Debt Management Office, DMO, has said that the planned borrowing of $22.7 billion is aimed at reducing total cost of Federal Government’s debt in the long-run.

Guinness is delighted to announce its newest campaign – Guinness Night Football, set to kick off in the home of Nigerian football, Enugu, on the 21st of December 2019. Enugu has produced some of the greatest footballing heroes the nation has ever seen hence it is fitting it kicks off this exciting new campaign by the nation’s favourite stout beer.

AFTER its test run last year, the entire Agwa community, friends, in-laws and lovers of culture will be treated to what can be described as a trinity feast of carnival, cultural pageant and awards this December in the community civic center.

FROM ancient times, there has always been a stereotypical phenomenon about how the female gender is viewed. Women were never seen as capable or up to the challenge and were never seen as risk-takers.

In a discussion with Andy Cohen, the 56-year old director revealed that a third movie may eventually follow “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2.” “I just had dinner with Uma Thurman last night,” Tarantino said. “We were at a really cool Japanese restaurant. I do have an idea of what I would […]

  An Ibadan Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, sentenced 31 persons to six months imprisonment each for violating the Oyo State environmental law. A statement issued in Ibadan by the state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Kehinde Ayoola, said that the violators were, however, given options of N12,500 bail each by the Magistrate, Mrs […]

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has appealed to the National Union of Electricity Employers (NUEE) to call off its strike so as to allow a free negotiation process. The association’s Director-General, Mr Timothy Olawale, who made the appeal on Wednesday in Lagos, also called on all the parties involved in the industrial dispute to […]

THE leadership of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, is concerned over increasing use of its brand name by unscrupulous elements to commit all sort of crimes that is not only staining its image, but dragging its reputation to the mud.