Over 180 people trapped in Mozambique hotel after insurgent attack
More than 180 people including expatriate workers are trapped inside a hotel in a northern Mozambique town under siege by insurgents for three days, workers and security sources said Friday. Several people were reportedly dead, according to witnesses and a rights group, after the attack in Palma near a liquified natural gas site in Cabo […]
Abdulkareem and his revival at Unilorin
By Best Agbese In those days, the graduates of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) pranced the land with mercurial elegance as proud products of one of Nigeria’s best second-generation universities. But this aura suddenly faded and over the years graduates of the varsity faced character discrimination in the labour market. The decades of bickering between […]
TY BURATAI: A New Vista In Diplomacy
By David Onmeje The recent appointment of the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd) as Ambassador by President Muhammadu Buhari threw up yet the political sentiment among Nigerians who largely see things from the prism of politics instead of the bigger picture. The hues and cries over the appointment by […]
COVID-19: Appreciating NPHCDA’s Leadership Intervention
By Bukola Olasanmi Notwithstanding heightened division in opinion, orchestrated negative propaganda and the deepening conspiracy theory against COVID19 Vaccine, Nigeria took delivery of 3.92 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, 2 March 2021.The delivery marked the first arrival of COVID-19 vaccine in the country and make Nigeria the next West African country to […]
She was a witch, says man who stabbed 98-yr-old woman to death in Enugu
Chinedu Ugwueze, who allegedly stabbed a 98-year-old woman, identified as Oyibo Ogidi, to death at her apartment in Ovoko, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State has accused his victim of witchcraft.
Volkswagen demands damages from former executives linked to emissions scandal
Volkswagen is demanding damages from two of its former top executives as a result of the diesel scandal that engulfed Europe’s biggest car-making group about six years ago. Germany-based VW said on Friday that, following a multi-year review, it would file a damages claim against former company chief, Martin Winterkorn and Rupert Stadler, ex-head of the group’s […]
Ghana-based Nigerian star, Mock Sin, hits mainstream with ‘Show Dem’
2021 is no doubt the year for change of sounds in the music scene and this is the same with Ghana based Nigerian singer, producer and all round entertainer Mock Sin. Real names Clement Moses who is popularly known as “Mock sin” is an Afro Pop Reggae sensational artist. Born in Anambra State, Nnewi to […]
Nkeweshe, his wife, supporters dump PDP for APC in Delta
THE political fortune of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Aniocha North Local Government Area, Delta State, Thursday dwindled, following the defection of a stalwart and financier of the party in the Area, Chief Jerry Chukuma Nkeweshe A.K.A Babies and hundreds of his followers to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
MoneymakerDMW jets off to New York City with Davido
MoneymakerDMW, a crony of Afropop singer Davido, and a member of the DMW (David Music Worldwide) gang is presently in New York City with the multiple award winning singer. MoneymakerDMW, whose real name is Bakare Owolabi Ibrahim has continued to deliver his best services to Davido,as his special road manager. Asked to describe the OBO […]
We won’t ban commercial motorcyclists in Oyo — Makinde
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Friday, assured commercial motorcycle riders in the state, of his resolve not to ban their activities, but wanted them to be more organised, to prevent criminally minded people from infiltrating them to commit crime
Onuesoke faults fuel price increase
By Ephraim Oseji Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has described as extremely outrageous the purported increase of fuel pump price from N162 to N200. Recall that the Group General Manager (GMD) of the National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari who spoke during the weekly presidential ministerial media briefing held at the presidential […]
Akwa Ibom NASU demands inclusion in FG’s incentives for teachers
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo THE Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, Akwa Ibom State has demanded inclusion in the incentives approved by the Federal government for teachers in primary and secondary Schools in the country. They made the demand on Wednesday when they marched from the entrance of the Indongesit Nkanga […]
British Council trains 150 officials on anti-corruption strategy
The British Council has trained 150 officials towards a successful implementation of the Adamawa State Anti-corruption Strategy, Dr Ada Chidi-Igbokwe, its Lead Consultant on Anti-corruption, said on Friday in Yola. She spoke at the training of the last batch of officials nominated for the exercise. According to her, the participants were drawn from different Ministries, […]
Bobboi and his exploits at PEF(M)B
By Toby Prince One of the thriving industries in Nigeria today is hypocrisy, and leaders who walk on that path are seen as heroes. In this clime, refusal to compromise standard and firm embrace of tenets of integrity by being brutal with the truth, firm in honesty and courageous in justice always attract opposition and […]
PPDOA flays Waziri Jetty Apapa shutdown
*Pleads President Buhari to intervene By Moses Nosike The Petroleum Products Depot Owners Association in a recent press conference in Lagos has called upon the President, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Transport, Honourable Rotimi Amaechi and the various Heads of Senate and House Committees on Ports & Jetties to intervene in reopening the Waziri […]
Cattle breeders in the southeast poised to establish ranches
Coordinator of the Southeast Association of United Farm Products, Traders, and Livestock Dealers of Nigeria, Godwin Obasi, made the declaration in Enugu on Friday
