THE quest to make the Nigerian girl child compete favourably with her counterparts globally informed the turning of the sod for the alumni building project initiated by the Old Girls Association of New Era Girls’ Secondary School, Lagos.

THE Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, has put on hold its professional qualifying examinations slated for April 17 and 18, this year. According to the Registrar, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, the development is as a result of the shut down of some activities in the country due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

By Obi Nwakanma IT is no longer news, Coronavirus arrived in Nigeria duly, and it wears a crown. That’s right. It has proved to be a great leveller. It began its advent from the very top, right there in Aso Rock, where the President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, who many believe is the real […]

By Ebuka Jackson I am one of those that that have long stated that journalism has been destroyed in Nigeria with the half-truths and often malicious reportage of events in recent times. It is so despicable that some news mediums would go any length to spread falsehoods, not minding the consequences of such actions in […]

By Olu Fasan COMETH the hour, cometh the man! Well, in Nigeria, the hour has come, but not the man. All over the world, the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is demanding visible national leadership, requiring leaders to engage openly with their citizens. As someone said: “Faced with the global pandemic, people are looking to their […]

By Ikechukwu Amaechi The Latin phrase, annus horribilis (horrible year), which according to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, was used in 1891 in an Anglican Church publication to describe 1870, the year in which the Catholic Church defined the dogma of papal infallibility, was brought to modern prominence by the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. […]

By Opatola Victor THE world has been awash with numerous cases of COVID-19, and as always good leadership has bridged the gap in many countries experiencing this outbreak, therefore helping to reduce the burdens on the citizens. A recent example is that of the United State Congress which, upon the outbreak of this pandemic, has been up […]

CHINESE billionaire, Jack Ma, leads the battalion of the world’s moneybags who have risen with their resources to help defeat the raging Coronavirus pandemic. He is pushing millions of units of test kits, face masks, protective clothing and medical equipment to countries in Africa, Asia and hard-hit USA, the pandemic’s new epicentre. Also, America’s billionaires: […]

….Lauds COAS, Buratai’s patriotism The Progressive Yoruba Youth Congress (PYYC) has warned what it termed ethnic bigots to steer clear of the military and avoid politicizing its internal administrative matters. PYYC’s caution trails the manner the recent reshuffling of senior officers was interpreted in some quarters despite being an obvious routine exercise. In a statement […]

By Francois Bonaventure In November 2014, Mahamat Bichara Gnoti, a political associate of Chadian President, Idriss Déby Itno, was arrested with missiles. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the missiles were meant for the terrorist group, Boko Haram and that the associate of Deby was indeed one of their suppliers of arms. Since the arrest […]

By Abu Duniya The Citizens Against Fake Activists (CAFA) has lashed out at co-convener critics saying that abusing President Muhammadu Buhari won’t lift them out of poverty. In a foul-mouthed attack, some critics described President Buhari as a “coward” simply “cowering in Aso rock” wasting every single kobo spent on him by Nigerians. The statement […]

Brittany Brook lost her job on March 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic, two days after her husband Matthew Whitfield lost his, leaving the New York couple scrambling as end-of-the-month bills come due. On April 1, Brook, an artist who until recently taught music at a preschool, and Whitfield, a now-former waiter and actor, have […]

Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas has picked Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho as the top two managers he has worked with during his career. Fabregas has played under some top coaches but the Spaniard snubbed the likes of Pep Guardiola – who he won six trophies under at Barca – and Vicente del Bosque to select […]

By David Royal The Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade on Wednesday declared that no resident of the state will be allowed to leave home without a face mask. The new restriction which will be commencing from Friday 3rd, April 2020,  according to the governor is to contain the spread of the virus that […]

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who spoke while in self-isolation, has assured the citizens of the state and other Nigerians that he is stable and doing well.