Public schools are dead; private schools are running wild
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo There are good schools, but many of the private schools are jokes. Petty traders who left pure-water businesses have opened schools. They are restless for profit. The school curricula are shiny without substance. School inspectors are either absent or have sold themselves for plates of porridge. At every point, parents are […]
Skills acquisition: 50 Afijio youths set to turn Oyo economy around against unemployment
By Adeola Badru AS a way of tackling the high rate of unemployment in Nigeria, a total of fifty youths in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State have set out machinery to turn the fortunes of the local government and the state around for better through their various entrepreneurial skills. The youths, comprised of […]
Two Indian nationals kidnapped in Oyo ― Police
Police in Oyo state on Sunday warned foreign nationals to be vigilant days after gunmen kidnapped two Indian workers in the state. Gunmen seized the two men on Wednesday as they drove out of a pharmaceutical firm in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state. They out the rear tyres of their vehicle to force it […]
18 Army Generals test positive for COVID-19
At least 18 Nigerian Army Generals have tested positive for coronavirus, COVID-19, military sources told Channels Television, yesterday. The infected military officers were said to have had contact with late Major General Olu Irefin, who died from COVID-19 complications last week. According to the sources, the affected senior army officers were attendees of the 2020 […]
NOVA wins ‘Bond Offering of the Year’ at BAFI Awards
NOVA Merchant Bank has emerged the winner of the ‘Bond Offering of the Year’ prize at the BusinessDay Bank and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards.
Health centre water crisis increasing virus risk ― WHO
One in four health centres worldwide lacks access to water, putting around 1.8 billion people at increased risk of contracting the coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Monday. The lack of this basic amenity endangers patients and staff alike at such centres, the WHO said in a joint report with the UN children’s agency […]
US Electoral College set to confirm Biden win as Trump fights on
Long a mere formality, a vote on Monday by members of the Electoral College to formally recognize Joe Biden as the next US president has taken on unusual import this year with Donald Trump refusing to admit defeat. The results of the November 3 vote have been certified by each of the 50 states and […]
How MACBAN, herdsmen and FG devastated poultry sector
By Dele Sobowale “We are depressed, very depressed. And anyone of us, of our age, who was not depressed, he was not well-born, because we have nothing to leave behind for our children, and violence will not sustain us…” — Chief Audu Ogbeh, Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF. Ogbeh, former Minister of Communications under President […]
How do I write a tribute for Sam Nda-Isaiah?
By IS’HAQ MODIBBO KAWU IT was a short post from Isiaq Ajibola, former COO of Media Trust, on the WhatsApp platform of the Northern Media Forum, that drew attention to the passing of Sam Nda-Isaiah, just a few minutes past midnight, Saturday, December 12, 2020. To say that I was stunned, was to understate my […]
Illegal demolition, acquisition of 300 houses in Lagos result in three deaths
*We are homeless, sleeping in make-shift buildings – Affected residents *Govt’s action immoral By Evelyn Usman They had all retired to their respective beds, looking forward with great expectation to resume the next day’s activities. Then, an incident that changed the course of their anticipation occurred, with the disturbing noise from what was later discovered […]
Okowa performs ground-breaking for Eagle’s Height Estate
DELTA State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa has said, it was encouraging to see real estate developers investing in the state.
