The Police Command in Kwara has confirmed that 10 members of the same family died after consuming a local herb mixture purported to be the cure for foot infection

The Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti, Oba Adeola Adeniyi Ajakaiye, has told Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo that the southwest region is proud of his strides. The recent supplementary budget sent to the National Assembly, on enhancing the capacity of the military and other security agencies, is part of the concerted efforts of the Federal Government […]

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged countries to consider the world’s 250 million widows in their social assistance programme to alleviate their suffering. Guterres made the appeal in his message to mark the International Widows’ Day, celebrated annually on June 23, to draw attentions to the plight of widows. According to him, COVID-19 pandemic has […]

By Samuel Adekanmbi Cloud computing is one of the relatively recent technological innovations that have transformed the way we work. It has changed the way we think about our data, how we store it and how we access it. In this article, I am going to explain what cloud computing is and its implications for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “We discussed about the security, not just in my state, but the Northern region, because of the current escalation of insecurity. “I briefed him and the governor of Niger also briefed him. “The President has assured […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Africa could tap into new sources of finance with radical transparency. Managing Director, IMF, Ms Kristalina Georgieva made the remark during a High Level Knowledge Event of the virtual 2021 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday. Georgieva said that the pandemic was an opportunity for […]

By Sola Ebiseni I owe today’s title to my hero, educationist, proprietor of the prestigious Mayflower School, Ikenne; essayist, columnist, rights activist and Nigerian patriot extraordinaire, the late Dr. Tai Solarin, in honour of who the Ogun State-owned University of Education is named. “The Beginning of the End” was the title of an article by […]

Women in Southern Kaduna have called for their inclusion in peace building processes in the area. The women made the call on Wednesday in Kafanchan at the launch of a Non-Governmental organization, the Southern Kaduna Women Peace Network (SKWPN). Speaking at the occasion chairperson of the organisation , Mrs Comfort Kazanka, noted that women were […]

By Okachikwu Dibia MANIFESTATIONS abound testifying  the afflictions of Nigeria by indiscipline: In 1966, there was the phrase “ten percenters”; in 1975, we were told Nigeria had so much money that she didn’t know what to do with it and by that time, Nigeria was 158 out of 159 in the UNDP HDI; in 1975-79 […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja also predicted cloudy skies over the Northern region. It also predicted thunderstorms over Kano; Kaduna; Zamfara; Sokoto; Borno; Adamawa; Gombe; Yobe ; and Kebbi states during the morning hours. According to NiMet, there […]