Why Ibarapa residents rejected Fulani herders — Sunday Igboho
Says someone’ll stop oppression of Yoruba Police vow to arrest culprits in Ibarapa violence, arson Ola Ajayi – Ibadan Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Igboho who issued a seven-day eviction notice to Fulani herders that had been terrorising residents of Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State has said the threat of […]
Agbor Gas Explosion: 4 dead, over 11 hospitalised
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, on Saturday confirmed that four persons died and no fewer than 11 hospitalised from burns following an explosion in a gas plant at Agbor on Friday. The governor disclosed this to newsmen after visiting the plant, destroyed property and families of victims of the incident He described the fire disaster […]
Between Governors Rotimi Akeredolu & Yahaya Bello
By Tonnie Iredia Across the globe, the greatest influencers are stars in different endeavours; among them, TV actors, bloggers, motivational speakers and sports heroes. What they say and do are greatly followed and optimally imitated by millions of admirers. In developing societies where pseudo-democrats have elevated politics into the mainstay of life, the greatest influencers […]
Last year, this year, and beyond (1)
By Douglas Anele The year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar almost universally used for reckoning the passage of time at the macroscopic level is remarkable for several reasons. To begin with, it ushered in the coronavirus infection or covid-19 pandemic that has directly or indirectly affected almost every human being right now and brought the […]
We are making significant progress in public health sector ― Osinbajo
Due to the diligent work of Nigeria’s health workers and experts across the nation, the country has expanded its public health response capabilities and is making a progress in the public health sector since after the nation’s first COVID-19 case last year. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, stated this on Friday at the Nigeria Centre […]
Insecurity: CSO express worry over uncontrolled sale of machetes, daggers, bows and arrows
Calls for stringent regulatory measures to curb movement, handling By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As the country continues to grapple with escalating situation of insecurity, a Civil Society Organisation, Equilibrium Initiative, EI, yesterday, expressed worry over the uncontrolled sale of light weapons including machetes, knives, daggers, bow, and arrows in shops, markets, highways, and other […]
Free Will Does Not Exist (2)
By Femi Aribisala The wisdom of man says man has free will. But God has made foolish the wisdom of this world. (1 Corinthians 1:20). Foolish man bases truth on his own thoughts and reasoning. But God says to men: “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your […]
COVID-19: Edo govt flays EPM group for insensitive remarks
By Gabriel Enogholase, Benin Edo State Government has chided the Edo Peoples Movement (EPM) faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for always opting for infantile and insensitive remarks in its public interventions, saying, “that by their statements they have shown to be irresponsible and witless as an opposition party in the […]
Sanction Trump, other top officials, group urges Nigeria, African nations
Nigeria and other African nations have been urged to impose sanctions on immediate past U.S President, Donald Trump and top officials of his administration over worsened diplomatic relationship between the United States and the continent. According to civil society group, All Lives Matter in Nigeria (ALMN) at a world press conference on Sunday in Abuja, […]
COVID-19 vaccination not licence for complacency
RECENTLY, the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, sounded a note of warning to Nigerians against lowering their guard in expectation of COVID-19 vaccines. The minister’s warning is in consonance with an admonition by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, […]
Akanni challenges Rohr: Prove your worth with home-based players
By Jacob Ajom Former Nigeria international and one-time Chairman of the Lagos State Football Association, Waidi Akanni is an exciting fellow, whose dreams and thoughts are always about football, a sport he started playing early as a youth. He was a member of the 1985 bronze-winning Flying Eagles squad at the FIFA U20 World Cup […]
Bauchi Gov approves resignation of Private Secretary, says spokesman
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state, on Saturday, approved the resignation of Mr Musa Mohammed, the Principal Private Secretary (PPS) to the governor, according to a statement by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA), on media, to the governor.
Rice millers express fear, raise alarm over massive smuggling of foreign rice
Calls on FG to urgently curb illicit inflow, freeze smugglers account Says nation’s economy endangered, Nigerians’ health at risk By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Federal Government reopens some land borders and take-off of Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, agreement, rice millers under the auspices of Rice Millers Association of Nigeria, RIMAN, Saturday, expressed […]
‘How Bajaj Auto became world most valuable 3-wheeler’
Market capitalisation crossing USD 13.6 billion, commitment to strategies of differentiation, total productive maintenance and concern for the welfare of buyers users and their families are some of the revolutionary development that earned Bajaj Auto the recognition as the world’s most valuable maker of two-wheeler and three-wheeler.
Why state assemblies don’t override governors’ vetoes on bills,by Borno House Speaker
SPEAKER of Borno State House of Assembly,Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, has explained that state assemblies don’t override governors’ vetoes on bills because legislators don’t want fight with state governors.
Your marriage need not experience ‘the five-year itch’
The seven-year itch used to be the time when you should start noticing the rut in your marriage and try to revamp it. The period has now been reduced to five years. According to one multi-universal study, unhappily married couples who stick it out and work through their problems are reportedly happier five years after […]
