NITDA Fund: EFCC, DSS to investigate telecoms providers
Alhaji Lado Abdullahi, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on ICT, says EFCC will join the committee to investigate telecom providers, over alleged non-remittance of the one per cent annual turnover to NITDA. Abdullahi told newsmen in a telephone interview on Monday that effort of the committee is to ensure it meets the one-month deadline by […]
New talents emerge in Edo film industry with Obaseki’s Creative Hub Initiative
…to benefit from distribution, exhibition deals with IrokoTV, Kada Cinemas After intense training in the art of filmmaking, 10 young filmmakers have emerged winners in the ‘pitch, win and shoot’ competition organised by the Edo Creative Hub, an initiative of the Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) in collaboration with the Market Development in the […]
Reina joins Aston Villa on loan from AC Milan
Aston Villa announced on Monday they had signed former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina on loan from AC Milan for the rest of the season. Villa boss Dean Smith moved for Reina after the struggling Premier League club’s first-choice keeper Tom Heaton was ruled out for the rest of the campaign. Heaton suffered a knee injury […]
Edo govt assures CSOs of sustained partnership for effective governance
Chief of Staff to the Edo State Governor, Chief Taiwo Akerele, has assured that the Godwin Obaseki-led government will continue to partner with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the state for the advancement of democracy and to be able to reach out to the yearning of Edo people. Akerele gave the assurance when he attended […]
50 YEARS AFTER CIVIL WAR: We must embark on sober reflection – SOYINKA
Last year October, about a week after the nation space that we have generously agreed to refer to as Nigeria, celebrated her 59th year of Independence from colonial rule, I found myself at the Athens Democracy Forum, Athens being of course that former nation-state that claims the honour of pioneering a system of governance that we all today, celebrate under the name – Democracy.
IPOB lawyer’s surviving aide recounts ordeal
ONITSHA—For Onyia Nnamdi Onyebuchi, the only surviving aide to Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who claimed to have escaped death by the whiskers during the December 2, 2019 invasion of Ejiofor’s family house at Oraifite in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, “it was only by act of God that I did not die in that mayhem.”
Alaafin says no honour for king who drinks alcohol in public
Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi said on Monday any monarch who takes alcoholic drinks in public does not deserve respect. He stated this during the installation of the Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall as the Mayegun of Yorubaland. The monarch, who clarified his earlier statement, said he did […]
Akwa force draw in Jos to deny Plateau United top spot
Plateau United saw their stay atop the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) this season brought to an end after Akwa United secured a 0-0 draw in Jos. On the other hand, it was also the first time Akwa United under Coach Kennedy Boboye would fail to pick maximum points in five games. After beating Enyimba […]
2023: Aspirants lobby US to support Igbos presidential bid
An array of potential presidential aspirants stormed the United States to lobby support for election of a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction in 2023, a move similar to the global campaign undertaken by members of All Progressives Congress, APC, prior to 2015 presidential election.
A HARVEST OF PARADOXES: Missed lessons from the Nigeria Civil War – PAT UTOMI
War is a horrible experience. I have experienced it, watched it in movies and read about it in books. But not all wars involve guns and bombs. Some deploy only words, yet they can be as devastating. Our country is embroiled in one right now. It is on account of that I will crave your indulgence, to begin with a seemingly unrelated caveat.
No honour for kings who take alcohol in public – Alaafin
Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi said on Monday any monarch who takes alcoholic drinks in public does not deserve respect. He stated this during the installation of the Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall as the Mayegun of Yorubaland. The monarch, who clarified his earlier statement, said he did […]
