Leah Sharibu: You’re yet to fulfil past promises to free Boko Haram captives, CAN tells Buhari
By Luminous Jannamike Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise before the 2015 election that all citizens abducted by Boko Haram would be rescued has not been fulfilled. The umbrella Christian body also frowned at the Federal Government’s release of arrested Boko Haram terrorists under its de-radicalization, rehabilitation, empowerment. In a […]
Two Japan cruise ship passengers die from coronavirus
Two passengers who were suffering from coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan have died, officials said Wednesday. Japan’s health ministry said that the two patients — a man and a woman in their 80s — are among the first people aboard the boat who have died from the disease. […]
Insecurity: Catholic Church builds police station for own varsity,Abuja community
ABUJa- AGAINST the backdrop of increasing rate of insecurity in the country, the Catholic Church has taken proactive measure in protecting its university institution by building a police station for Bwari Community where its university, Veritas University, is situated.
Nigerians free to sue FG for refund of ransom paid to kidnappers ― Falana
Says AGF’s Office reduced to an NGO By Dirisu Yakubu Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, Wednesday, called on Nigerians paying a ransom to secure freedom for their abducted loved ones to feel free to approach the courts to compel the federal government to refund same because, in his words, “the responsibility for protecting lives and […]
Fayemi’s wife takes fight against GBV to EKSU
THE First Lady of Ekiti State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has charged the students of Ekiti State University to desist from acts capable of promoting Gender-Based Violence in the institution.
Bakare and the limits of prophesy
By Alafia Oluwa A prophecy is a message that a messenger claims to have received from a divine authority for onward transmission to others or society. Evidence abounds in almost every culture across the world of instances of prophets who gave prophecies. The activities of such prophets or messenger usually involved revelation of divine will […]
Students protest after teachers were allegedly forced to resign for being gay
Students at a Catholic school have walked out in protest at the resignations of two teachers who allegedly resigned because they were gay. Paul Danforth and Michelle Beattie quit Kennedy Catholic High in Burien, Seattle, soon after getting engaged to their same sex partners. After hearing this, children staged a mass walk-out and many of […]
Babcock varsity, others institute prize for Yoruba studies
BABCOCK University, the Isaac Delano Foundation and the Pan African University Press have instituted the Isaac Oluwole Book Prize for Yoruba Studies to recognize outstanding works and fiction that continue to uphold and represent the legacy of Yoruba icons like Isaac Delano.
Students bemoan poor learning conditions at UNN
STUDENTS of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka have expressed concern over the poor learning conditions in the institution, describing them as terrible and nothing to write home about.
UBEC: FG withholds states’ allocation for failure to pay counterpart funds
BETWEEN 2015 and 2018, the Federal Government disbursed N142.6 billion to state governments and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for implementation of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC.
Daily cured cases of COVID-19 surpasses new cases – Embassy
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria on Wednesday said daily cured cases of COVID-19 surpassed new confirmed ones for the first time, which stood at 1,749. According to a newsletter on “Fighting 2019-nCoV” by the Embassy in Abuja, there have been no new confirmed COVID-19 cases in several Chinese province, which include Qinghai, Ningxia, Jilin, Xizang […]
