2020 will be remembered as the year when everything changed.
The coronavirus pandemic has infected over 70 million people, has caused over 1.6 million deaths and has subsequently led to the suffering and heartache for billions of people the world over.
The National Assembly has powers to replace the 1999 Constitution (2)
By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON LAST week, I commenced the discussion of this topic by highlighting the background of constitutional enactments and repeals in Nigeria from the period of amalgamation in 1914 till date. As I noted, the present 1999 Constitution is a product of military decree which, does not means it represents […]
Russia to launch own TikTok
Russia’s leading media holding, which is controlled by state energy giant, Gazprom, will launch an app similar to the video-sharing social network TikTok, the group’s CEO said Wednesday. The Kommersant business daily cited Gazprom-Media CEO Alexander Zharov as saying the holding had purchased a service called “Ya Molodets” (“I am great”). Zharov said the app […]
Kidnapping: Are students now endangered species?
By Adesina Wahab ON the night of April 14-15, 2014, final year secondary school girls, said to be 276 in number, were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents at the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. The girls were preparing for their West African Senior Secondary School Examination paper in Physics. Prior to the incident, […]
Why I won’t negotiate with criminals — Gov Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has reiterated his stand not to engage in any negotiation with criminals either bandits, kidnappers or terrorists, noting that such stand was a key ingredient in Kogi State’s fight against insecurity.
Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge produces more winners
Unity Bank’s flagship business plan competition for National Youth Service Corps members, Corpreneurship Challenge, has produced three more winners. The winners who include Ejidike Vitalis, Aromire Yusuf, and Sanni Adeola emerged during the final pitch for NYSC 2020 Batch B, Stream 1B corps members, held at the Lagos NYSC Orientation camp on Monday. A Zobo […]
