Calls for service chiefs’ sack unfortunate, says Defence Hqtrs
The Defence Headquarters, on Friday, described calls for the sack of service chiefs as unfortunate and unguarded, noting, however, that the calls do not dampen the soldiers’ morale in any way.
Ndubuisi Kanu: We lost a bridge builder, firm believer in Progressivism ― Ngige
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, yesterday, said the death of former Military Administrator of Lagos and Imo states, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (rtd.), has left a vacuum in the socio-economic and political sphere in Nigeria. Ngige described the demise of Rear Admiral Kanu as an irreplaceable loss of […]
COVID-19: Schools in Edo to remain closed — Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that schools in the state will remain closed until Feb. 1, as the state grapples with the second wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Unity schools alumni eulogies late Pioneer President, Okumagba
The Chairman Board of Trustees of Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA), Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode, led members of the board and other alumnus to eulogies and bid the association’s pioneer President-General, late Albert Okumagba, a farewell. Muhammed-Oyebode and other members described Okumagba, who passed on at age 56, as a detribalized Nigerian and that he was […]
Club VICTORIA Boss, Bruno Owede appeals to stakeholders over Covid-19 violation incident
The management of Club VICTORIA in Lagos has appealed to the Lagos State Government to kindly reconsider its closure following a violation to the covid-19 protocols. The Lagos State Police Command had last week Saturday raided the club located at Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island, Lagos and arrested some clubbers and strippers at the club. But […]
Uganda’s Bobi Wine says he won election ‘by far’
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine on Friday claimed victory in a presidential election, rejecting early results which gave President Yoweri Museveni a wide lead as a “joke”. “I am very confident that we defeated the dictator by far. I call upon all Ugandans to reject the blackmail. We have certainly won the election and we’ve […]
Insurgency: Wike joins calls for sack of Service Chiefs
By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike has join the calls for change of Nigeria’s heads of security and rejigging of the nation’s security architecture as Boko Haram and bandits up north continue to overwhelm federal forces. Wike during wreath laying and parade to mark 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Port […]
Unfinished history: 60 years after the murder of DRC hero, Lumumba
A lonely statue of DR Congo’s independence hero Patrice Lumumba marks the spot where he was assassinated 60 years ago on Sunday, weeds encroaching on the unfinished and largely forgotten roadside memorial. The neglected site does not reflect the adoration the country has for its first prime minister, but its incomplete state could symbolise the […]
COVID-19: British PM tells public to stay home as deaths soar
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Friday, urged the public to obey the national lockdown as coronavirus deaths continued to rise steeply but new case numbers fell this week. “Please really think twice before leaving the house this weekend and only do so if it’s absolutely necessary,” Johnson said in a video posted on Twitter. […]
PHCN Privatization: How FG lost N387m tax to Canadian company — Senate
THE Senate has uncovered how the Federal government lost N387 million, withholding Tax to Canadian Company , CPCS Transcom Limited, during the privatization of defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN).
Ogun schools to resume on Monday
James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – The Ogun Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has directed all primary, secondary, as well as Government Science and Technical Colleges across the state to resume on Monday, January 18. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, gave the directive in a statement issued in Abeokuta on […]
