COVID-19 second wave: Gradely offers free digital training to 5,000 teachers
In preparation for the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria, Gradely Technology Solutions Limited will train 5,000 teachers across 500 schools in Lagos and Abuja as well as across the nation through videoconferencing.
2023: Odds clearly favour Fayemi to succeed Buhari—South-West APC spokesman
By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado Ekiti Hon Karounwi Oladapo, a former Deputy Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly and incumbent Caretaker Zonal Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South-West, speaks on rumoured presidential ambition of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State ahead of 2023. Why the clamour for Governor Kayode Fayemi to […]
Fresh row over NDDC: No to new interim administrator, yes to new board – Senator Ekpeyong
…Cabal behind chaos – Kokori …Buhari boosting Akpabio- Annkio Briggs, activist …Govt shouldn’t envision stop gap arrangement – Bishop Egbebo By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Sam Oyadongha, Jimitota Onoyume, Gabriel Enogholase, Festus Ahon, Egufe Yafugborhi, Emmanuel Una, Ike Uchechukwu, Chioma Onuegbu, Emem Idio, Perez Brisibe, Ozioruva Aliu, Chancel Sunday and Paul Olayemi SOME leaders […]
COVID-19: Treatment centres struggle as oxygen crisis escalates
…100% of patients at LUTH on oxygen …Critical patient consumes 6 cylinders daily at IDH …Nigeria far from meeting oxygen capacity —Experts By Chioma Obinna There is a surge in the demand for medical oxygen as Nigeria is faced with an onslaught of COVID-19 cases which have skyrocketed to over 1,000 infections in the last […]
Armed bandits attack Benue patrol team, kill one, injure another
By Peter Duru, Makurdi A member of Benue Live stock Guard has been reportedly shot dead while an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, attached to the Agro-Rangers sustained injuries when suspected armed bandits ambushed them while on patrol at Mballagh Ward in the outskirts of Makurdi. The team was said […]
BITTERSWEET: Sextuplets for policeman, wife after 7yrs of childlessness
…One dead, couple needs help to keep others alive By Egufe Yafugborhi IT has been a bittersweet experience for Mr. Bright Akhimien, a police officer serving in Eleme, Rivers State, and wife, Joyce, after God answered their prayers with fruit of the womb after seven years of childlessness. On January 12, at the BridgeStone Hospital, […]
Anxiety in Edo as 11-year- old girl disappears after visiting river
By Ozioruva Aliu FOR the family of Mr. Kingsley Obasuyi and his wife who hails from Ondo State, the New Year came with sorrow and anxiety as the whereabouts of their 11-year-old only daughter, Victory, remain unknown after visiting Ogiso River on January 4, 2021. She went with the children of their neigbhour to the […]
Some people want Amotekun to fail — Makinde
By Yinka Ajayi Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State believes some people want Oyo State Security Network Agency, also known as Operation Amotekun, to fail amid security challenges in parts of the state. Makinde also speaks on the second wave of COVID-19 and the measures his government is taking to address them. Despite the commitment […]
FOOD CRISIS: Beans farmers in N-East relive horrors of ‘Wuta Wuta’
…Scientist to the rescue By Femi Bolaji, Jalingo For most Nigerians, beans are a major source of protein. The egume which is consumed by both rural and urban dwellers has in recent times witnessed an upsurge in its cost price across the country. This phenomenon has made lovers of the delicacy find it more difficult […]
Gunmen shoot dead two Afghan women judges in Kabul
Gunmen shot dead two Afghan women judges working for the Supreme Court during an early morning ambush in the country’s capital Sunday, officials said, as a wave of assassinations continues to rattle the nation. The attack on the judges happened as they were travelling to their office in a court vehicle, Ahmad Fahim Qaweem, a […]
Deprive yourself for needy, NNPC boss charges wealthy Nigerians
The General Manager, Strategy and Planning at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr Marcel Amu has asked wealthy Nigerians to strive and deprive themselves of some comfort in order to help the less privileged citizens.
Why we will not recognise Obiozor as President-General of Ohaneze — IPOB
…Says new Igbo leader imposed by ‘cabal’ By Chimaobi Nwaiwu The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, said it will not recognise Chief George Obiozor as President- General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, claiming he was imposed on Ndigbo. IPOB also said the former Ohaneze Ndigbo leadership appointed Obiozor, saying people were not allowed to elect who […]
We are not currently recruiting, EFCC says, disclaims fake recruitment letter, portal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted the public to be aware of a fake recruitment form, circulating on social media, warning that the commission was currently not recruiting. “Scammers bent on defrauding hapless job seekers, have been active in the social media, providing link for unsuspecting members of the public seeking employment […]
Pan-African group to raise funds for Africa’s development
By Lawani Mikairu A development driven group – African Growth, weekend said it is initiating action to raise funds to address the lingering challenges and myriad of problems facing the continent. With its core objective of bringing development to Africa, a spokesperson for the organisation said it is sending out requests to Africans who can […]
No evidence of murder plot in Capitol attack ― US Justice
US Justice Department investigators say they have not found any evidence yet that the rioters who ransacked the US Capitol last week intended to capture and kill any lawmakers. In an Arizona court filing on Friday in the case of Jacob Chansley, federal prosecutors took back an earlier assertion that supporters of President Donald Trump […]
US says ‘deeply troubled’ by reports of violence, irregularities in Uganda poll
The US State Department said Saturday it is “deeply troubled” by reports of violence and irregularities surrounding Uganda’s presidential election, which saw Yoweri Museveni win a sixth term in office. “The Ugandan people turned out to vote in multiparty national elections on January 14 despite an environment of intimidation and fear,” department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus […]
