Against UNESCO’s recommendation, Nigeria budgets only N3.6trn of N55.3trn for education in 6yrs
Thirty-one years after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, recommended that developing nations give up to 25 per cent of their annual budget to public education, Nigeria’s allocation to the sector is still less than 10 per cent.
Good music is one from the soul – Singer, Harmonee
Nigerian US-based singer, Emike Ekwe better known as Harmonee is making waves across the globe with her new single titled “Girl Like Me”. In a WhatsApp chat with Potpourri the beautiful Diva from Estako local government area of Edo State reveals what makes her tick and what constitutes good music. Speaking about her musical journey which has […]
UI VC race : 8 applicants withdraw from scheduled town hall meeting
No fewer than eight of the 16 contestants for the Vice-Chancellorship seat at the University of Ibadan (UI) have withdrawn their participation in a scheduled town hall meeting on Monday. One of the organisers, who pleaded anonymity, told newsmen on Sunday, in Ibadan, that eight of the contestants had withdrawn their participation in the meeting. […]
Court orders policeman to refund 200k for selling car without customs papers
A serving Police officer, Adetokunbo Ogunjobi has been ordered by a Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Ikeja, to refund N200,000 to a client, Ifeanyi Chinonso who purchased a car from him without customs papers.
El-Rufai appoints visitation panel for KASU –spokesman
The Kaduna state government has appointed a seven-man Visitation Panel for the state university, KASU, five years since the last visitation panels were set up for some state-owned tertiary institutions. The Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the governor, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, said in a statement on Sunday, in Kaduna, that the appointment was […]
Nigeria dances on the world stage to a musical cacophony
By Owei Lakemfa THE United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, is the lone stage in the world all countries make annual appearances. But in this 76th Session, Afghanistan is allowed only a cameo appearance. This is because the Western countries who dominate the UN Permanent Security Council are still licking their wounds and would not allow […]
AMAA 2021: Peace Anyiam-Osigwe reveals activities for 17th edition
Founder of the Africa Movie Academy Awards, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, has outlined the planned activities ahead of the 17th edition of the awards ceremony. Anyiam-Osigwe, at a media parley, introduced members of the AMA team. The new members of the team include Abiola Durodola and Oyinkan Talabi. Durodola and Talabi which join AMA director Babajide Fadoju […]
Hundreds of retirees groan under massive debt of gratuities in Kebbi
By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi The chairman kebbi state retirees pressure group, Alhaji Babangida Garba Gwandu Sunday said that, kebbi state government under Senator Atiku Bagudu is owing hundreds of retired civil servants who retired from active service from 2016,2017 and 2018 as all of them are still being owed by the government since they […]
Extraordinary rendition and the laws of nations
By Aloy Ejimakor THE act of extraordinary rendition by the state has led to the dramatic development of a fairly large body of jurisprudence in many nations. Both in civil and common law countries, the juridical reactions to extraordinary rendition is pretty much the same. The decided cases point to a vested and predictable universal […]
NiMet forecasts cloudiness, sunshine
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast three days of cloudiness and sunshine across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicts cloudy skies on Monday with intervals of sunshine over the northern region with prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba and Adamawa during the morning hours. “Later in the day, […]
How Zamfara police command arrested 69 bandits, collaborators in Sept
The Police Command in Zamfara, on Sunday, announced that it had successfully arrested 21 suspected notorious bandits and 48 collaborators during various raids it carried out in September. SP Muhammed Shehu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Gusau, on the achievements of the security […]
