By Kenneth Ohamaeze A few years ago, I sat with a group of journalists at one of their local secretariat as each of them was trying to recall his experience while visiting a popular Pentecostal Church somewhere around the state. Ostensibly the media men had accompanied on “assignment”, a group of tax Collectors from the […]

By Henry Ojelu The decision of the Supreme Court, upturning the election of Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State last month has been greeted with mixed reactions. While many believe that the decision had some coloration of political bias, especially when the figures which the seven justices based their decision appeared not to have added […]

By Bose Adelaja & Olayinka Latona “I am in total support of regional policing to complement the federal policing system we currently have. “Regional security outfits will secure each region as well as strengthen the security architecture of the country thereby making the country a safe place to live and do business.” -Farouk Olaotan Shitta, […]

Says disease ‘grave threat’, but the world not helpless By Sola Ogundipe The World Health Organisation, WHO has announced that the novel coronavirus will be known as  “COVID-19” henceforth, noting that it was careful to find a name without stigma. “We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an […]

Police: ONCE again, Nigeria is reminded that she is one of the most backward countries in the world. Our rankings in such areas as education, healthcare, electricity, infrastructure, human development, food security, poverty/prosperity, human rights and what have you, show we are either at the bottom of the scale or very close, even in the […]

Stock markets around the world scaled fresh records after China reported the lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, boosting investor hopes the epidemic will be contained and driving up the price of crude oil and other commodities. China confirmed 2,015 new cases of the deadly virus, the lowest daily increase since Jan. […]

Despite the various explanations given for breaking Mass Communication into seven core disciplines by the National Universities Commission, NUC, some Nigerians are yet to understand the reason behind the decision. In a chat with one of Africa’s leading teachers in the field, Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye, the erudite scholar sheds more light on the unbundling and more.
According to Akinfeleye, who recently became the first African to be elected into the prestigious Council of the World Journalism Education Congress, WJEC, for a period of three years, the development was in line with global practices and its advantages are enormous and could change the media landscape in Nigeria.
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Cossy Orjiakor, controversial actress and singer, has dropped another bombshell. In a recent interview with Vanguard Live, the screen diva, who is known for flaunting her boobs at random, has revealed she will be undergoing surgery to enlarge her bum.

IF Nigeria must stand tall in the comity of nations in terms of national development and improved living standard of the people, then STEM education must be given a pride of place, the Vice- Chancellor, Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN,   has said.

News of Victor Olaiya’s death went viral in another day of grief, sending shockwaves throughout the Nigerian music industry, with many entertainers mourning and expressing their condolences.

OGUN State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has praised members of Ijebu Muslim College Old Students Association, IMCOSA, for their contribution towards the growth of Western education and indeed, the development of their alma mater.

The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Mr. Alex Okoh, has advised against re-nationalisation of the nation’s electricity power assets.

As bank makes exciting offers to customers at Valentine By Peter Egwuatu The Access Bank’s proposed listing of its N15 billion Green Bond on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has created some excitement in the fixed income market. This comes as the bank sets to unveil exciting offers to celebrate its customers this  Valentine  season. […]

Following a protest by some Nigerians on Tuesday, the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) has thrown its weight behind the call for the expulsion of Amnesty International from the country. The coalition saluted the Nigerians who stood up in their numbers to draw the attention of the world to AI’s activities. Speaking on behalf of […]

All is now set for the final conversion of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, to a public liability company as the process for the demutualisation of the Exchange would be concluded on April 24.