Terrorism: PDP flays APC’s conspiracy of silence over Kankara abduction
By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has again chided the All Progressives Congress, APC, for what it called the ruling party’s insensitivity to the plight of parents of the about 600 students taken away from Government Science Secondary School Kankara, Katsina state on Friday. This is even as the PDP slammed […]
We need more sensitization programs for all forms of abuse against children in Nigeria- ActionAid
By Fortune Eromosele An international Civil Society Organization, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, has said that more sensitization programs needs to be conducted for all forms of abuse against children in Nigeria especially in the FCT. Speaking during the training of Child Rights Implementation Committee (CRIC) members in Kuje-Abuja, Advisor and Team Lead on the Mobilizing […]
COVID-19 positive: Sanwo-Olu responding to treatment ― Abayomi
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is currently responding to medical treatment after contracting the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Recall that Sanwo-Olu, had on December 10, 2020, went into self-isolation after one of his close aides tested positive for the ravaging virus and was subsequently, confirmed positive following a test conducted. The state […]
Kankara school abduction: How I escaped my kidnappers — Student
A tree trunk, some quick thinking, and crawling several miles through the forest helped one of the abducted students of Katsina State Science and Technology, Kankara, escape from kidnappers. The 17-year-old student (whose name we can’t reveal) was abducted alongside more than 500 others from Government Science Secondary School in the north-western Katsina state on […]
Olympics: A third of Japanese want Tokyo Games cancelled
A third of Japanese residents want the Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped amid fears that an influx of foreign arrivals may cause a further spike in COVID-19 cases, a poll by public broadcaster NHK showed on Tuesday. The Japanese government and International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided in March to postpone the 2020 Olympics by a […]
Award-winning study sheds light on key influences in Korea’s currency markets
By Akeem Aliyu A new study by Nigerian researchers Favour O. Olarewaju and Abdulmuttolib B. Salako has earned accolades for uncovering what drives imbalances in Korea’s foreign currency exchange system, especially during periods of economic instability. Their research, titled Extended Market Drivers of CIP Deviations in Korea’s Cross-Currency Swap Markets, was awarded by the Korean […]
