Leah Sharibu: Security expert laments FG’s failure to secure release 2 years after
By Ebunoluwa Sessou President, Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, Dr. Ona Ekhomu has lamented failure on the part of the Federal Government to secure the release of Boko Haram captive, Leah Sharibu after two years of abduction. Ekhomu in a phone interview with WO said it is worrisome that the government […]
US domestic extremists killed at least 38 in 2019 ―Report
White supremacists and other far-right extremists killed at least 38 people in the U.S. in 2019, the sixth deadliest year for violence by all domestic extremists since 1970, according to a report issued Wednesday by a group that fights anti-semitism. The Anti-Defamation League counted a total of 42 domestic extremism-related slayings last year. The gunman […]
Pope Francis observes usual Ash Wednesday customs in time of virus
Pope Francis celebrated the Ash Wednesday ritual that marks the opening of the Catholic Church’s Lenten season in traditional fashion while greeting the public in Rome as other Masses were cancelled in northern Italy over fears of the coronavirus outbreak. Francis and a long line of priests, bishops and cardinals walked in a procession through […]
More Marlians than Nigerians
By Caleb Adebayo Marlians: TOWARDS the end of 2019, a new movement began to emerge in Nigeria, primarily among the young adults. This movement was characterised by a ruthless disregard for authority, morals or acceptable behaviour and a keen inclination towards taking of drugs, advanced fee fraud, societal disobedience and uncouth language. They called themselves […]
100 level CRUTECH student drowns during matric party in Calabar
A 100 level undergraduate, Barnabas Otu, of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, reportedly drowned in a swimming pool during a matriculation party in Calabar.
Trump to boost anti-coronavirus funds to ‘whatever’s appropriate’
United States President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to spend whatever was appropriate to respond to the novel coronavirus. The administration requested from Congress $2.5 billion in funding to develop treatments, vaccines and national stockpile of essential equipment, but Trump said he was happy to spend more if it was on offer by Democrats. “We were […]
Suspend the Boko Haram rehab Bill
NIGERIANS have received with mixed reactions the Bill which seeks to rehabilitate “repentant” fighters of Islamist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP, and others currently waging insurgency wars against the country. The Bill entitled: “National Agency for the Education, Rehabilitation and De-radicalisation of Repentant Insurgents in Nigeria” is […]
Israel on guard as coronavirus fear lingers
Israeli first responders were on high alert Wednesday at a coronavirus nerve centre, as the health ministry issued new recommendations to avoid contracting the virus. A designated hotline launched on Saturday has been fielding around 6,500 calls a day, according to the Magon David Adom emergency services. The coronavirus response centre in the central town […]
Indian, others accused of forging SON receipts
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of an Indian and two others for allegedly forging Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, receipts.
Lassa fever and other plagues: When we eat our way to death
By Kayode Ojewale OF serious health concern lately has been the ravaging scourge and spread of Lassa fever in Nigeria. Lassa fever has been a major health challenge in West Africa and its spread has created panic even as concerned private and public health institutions battle hard to curtail it every year when it raises […]
2Baba eulogizes Wizkid, says he deserves legendary status
Wizkid: Pop star, Innocent Idibia a.k.a 2Baba, has shared his thought on another artiste he feels also deserves legendary status. According to the ‘African Queen’ crooner, top singer Ayo Balogun (Wizkid) is a music star who is also a legend. 2Baba said that Wizkid is a legend of his generation and that he does not […]
