Edo now fifth trafficking state in Nigeria after advocacies – Obaseki
By Ozioruva Aliu WIFE of the governor of Edo State, Mrs Betsy Obaseki has said that Edo State has dropped from number one trafficking state in Nigeria to number five because of the various advocacy strategies the administration of her husband has embarked on since 2016 when he became governor of the state. Mrs Obaseki […]
Phone repairer docked for allegedly stealing student’s phone
A phone repairer, Smith Nwulu, 36, was on Monday docked in an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a cell phone belonging to a student. The police charged Nwulu with felony and theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Sept 21, around 8 a.m. at […]
AfDB President, others for ICAN confab on bridging trust gap in governance
The annual conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, is set to hold this year. Over the past 50 years, the conference has pooled in one place the largest gathering of accountants in the country.
Crypto agent docked for alleged N10.8m fraud
A crypto agent, Nnamdi Obinna on Monday appeared in a Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding a client of N10.8 million naira. The police charged Obinna, 21, of Dape Village, Abuja with criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal misappropriation. The Prosecution Counsel, Ade Adeyanju told the court that the defendant opened […]
Zoning: PDP won’t disappoint Nigerians — NEC member
As permutations, intrigues, and agitations over zoning of the 2023 presidential ticket heat up, a member of the National Executive Council NEC, of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, has assured that the party will not disappoint Nigerians in its choice of the zone to fly its presidential ticket
National Youth Conference: Over 6,000 Youth Registered To Participate Virtually
Apart from the 370 delegates expected to physically participate in the National Youth Conference 2021 being organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, a record 6,000 youth have registered to participate virtually. With about two weeks until the start of the conference, the young Nigerians have been registering online through the conference website, www.nationalyouthconference.ng, […]
GACAAWARDS unveils nominees, opens voting for 2021 ‘Heroic Edition’
By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt GARDEN City Advancement Awards (GACAAWARDS) on Monday unveiled nominees and announced opening of voting to the public by end of September to pick the 2021 awardees for 7th edition slated to hold 7 November at the Aztech Arcum, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Governing Council of the excellence promotion body […]
Sit-At-Home: Vehicular movements in Onitsha, Nnewi; markets, banks, others shut
Vehicular and human movements, on Monday, gradually resumed in Onitsha the commercial city and Nnewi the industrial town of Anambra State weeks, uncertainty still surrounds the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB’s suspended sit-at-home order.
‘He’s the chosen one’, Fans hail Osimhen’s red-hot scoring form
Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has sent fans into ecstasy following his rich scoring form, which has seen the 22-year old score six goals in four consecutive appearances in September, more than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues. Osimhen scored and won a penalty for Napoli in their 2-0 win over […]
Former US president, Lincoln, was right about fooling people
By Dele sobowale “YOU can fool some of the people all the time; you can fool all the people some of the time; but, you can’t fool all the people all the time.” — Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, Vanguard Book of Quotations, VBQ, p. 62. When the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, published the result of the […]
Is President Buhari turning the page for a more inclusive government?
By Magnus Onyibe The balance in the ethnicity of Nigerians recently appointed as members of the boards of both the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC by President Muhammadu Buhari underscores the fact that after all, building a leadership team that reflects inclusiveness of other ethnic stake holders in […]
