Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria’s capital market infrastructure, has bagged the prestigious Golisano Health Leadership Award 2020, a premium recognition of its significant contributions to Special Olympics’ Health programmes and the promotion of equal access to healthcare, wellness, and fitness for people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) in Nigeria.

A non-governmental organisation, NGO, Legal Defence and Assistance Project, LEDAP, has said 13.5 million children in Nigeria are unable to access free and quality basic education with girls in the North-East sub-region constituting the higher percentage.

RevolutionPlus Property is set to commemorate its 7th year anniversary as the event will take place at Oniru, Lagos, on June 26.

By James Ogunnaike THE Baale of Fowowawo in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Waheed Muraino, has raised the alarm that some individuals, whom he described as land grabbers are using military personnel to terrorise his community. Chief Muraino said the Naval personnel had on different occasions brutalised members of his community, […]

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, Wednesday, pledged the readiness of the commission to work hand-in-hand with the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, FRC, in blocking budget leakages and recovering operating surpluses withheld by agencies of government. The EFCC boss made the pledge while playing host to the […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON In the previous edition, I examined Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s argument of the irreplaceability of the 1999 Constitution against the antecedents of Nigeria’s constitutional overhaul since amalgamation; the pre-and post-independence constitutions, the effect of military incursion on these constitutions, and the eventual transition of power which birthed the current Constitution. […]

…Senior journalists, Reps kick against moves to gag the press …Court can’t stop us from passing bill – Odebunmi …Sponsor of draconian NPC, NBC bills, Odebunmi, has no media background, knowledge …AGF studying court ruling on Twitter — Presidency By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor, Clifford Ndujihe, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Tordue Salem THE Presidency has […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, yesterday released results of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, which started last Saturday. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this at a briefing in Enugu, said he had no reason whatsoever to withhold the results of the UTME. “The result ought to be out by […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned job-seekers against online fraudsters posing as its recruitment agents. This is contained in a statement by Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem on Thursday in Abuja. Kazeem said the clarification became necessary following desperate efforts by fraudsters to defraud unsuspecting job seekers. He said the attention of […]

…Insist only negotiation by govt, not use of force, can stop it …Asks govs to stop ‘political amnesty’, back it with actions …Urges Buhari to invite IPOB for negotiations …Army dismisses Gumi’s allegation, says troops not colluding with bandits By Kingsley Omonobi Renown Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, claimed yesterday that bandits operating in Nigeria were […]

A new scientific study on Wednesday rekindled hope that the AstraZeneca and the Pfizer-BioNTech alliance COVID-19 vaccine are effective against Delta and Kappa variants of the COVID-19 causing virus, which were first identified in India, reinforcing a continued push to deliver the shots

…It was hoodlums that attacked —Police By Shina Abubakar RESIDENTS of Obelawo area of Osogbo, in Osun State, Tuesday, scampered for safety, as some soldiers battled policemen to free a detained colleague. The three soldiers were said to have invaded a police post in the area around 8pm to secure the release of one of […]

…Says North is sick By Bashir Bello THE Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, yesterday accused peoples of the southern part of the country of provoking the north to set the country aflame.  At its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Kaduna, the group urged Nigerians not to lose faith in the country, saying Nigeria will overcome […]

•Commends Buhari on new varsities By Omeiza Ajayi National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved the appointment of the Governor of Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun as the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee for the Anambra State Governorship Election. National Secretary […]

By Vincent Ujumadu FORMER governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo, has won the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. He secured 740 votes to defeat three others namely Okwudili Ezenwankwo, Sir Damian Okolo and Thankgod Ibe who secured 14 […]