Missing nightgown: Court refuses to discharge Danish accused of killing wife
A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafa Belewa Square, on Monday dismissed an application seeking to discharge a Danish, Peter Nielsen, accused of killing his Nigerian wife and daughter. Nielsen’s counsel, Mr Olasupo Shasore (SAN), had prayed the court to discharge him on the basis that an exhibit, his wife’s nightgown, was missing. According to […]
Bright future for children’s basic education in Sokoto
By Anslem Okolo The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, MICS, for 2016 to 2017 showed that Sokoto State has made appreciable progress, resulting in over 50 per cent cut in the number of out-of-school children. It gladdens my heart, seeing the commitment shown by the political leadership and the technical teams set up by the government […]
Eid-El-Kabir: Banish hunger, corrupt practices, evil desire, Obidike urges Leaders
The Director General – Conference of APC Support Groups and Aspiring Member of the All Progressive Congress, APC National working committee, Obidike Chukwuebuka has urged leaders to imbibe the lessons of Abraham’s sacrifice to Allah by shunning corrupt practices, selfishness and evil desires and toe the path of righteousness.
COVID-19 responsible for students’ low scores in 2021 UTME – School Director
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja The Director, New Beacon International School, Apo-Dutse, Abuja, Mr. Emmanuel Ozigi has attributed the mass failure recorded by candidates in the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to the impacts of COVID-19. He said many schools couldn’t afford their teachers salaries to adequately prepare the students for the exams even as the […]
If only AGF Malami would talk sparingly
By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye THE best value sincere friends and associates of the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Mr. Abubakar Malami, can inject in his career now would be to ensure that he always speaks sparingly and recognises the need to regularly deploy more time and effort to benefit from informed legal inputs before responding […]
Anambra Guber: I’ll conduct council polls in 6months if elected, vows YPP candidate, Ifeanyi Ubah
Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District and candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has pledged to conduct local government elections in the state, within six months, if elected on Novermber 6, 2021. Senator Ubah reiterated this commitment when the Igbo News Channel […]
Bridge organises Secondary School Orientation session for Graduating Pupils
As part of efforts to help pupils succeed as they transition into secondary school education, Bridge Nigeria organized a special orientation event to educate the 2020/2021 graduation pupils on the changes that come with being in secondary school and shared insights on the qualities needed to succeed as they transition through the learning continuum.
TSIB donates F-500 Firefighting equipment to NICN
Insurance and brokerage firm, Total Security Insurance Brokers Limited (TSIB) has donated an F-500 Encapsulator Firefighting equipment to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. Executive Director of the insurance and brokerage firm, Edirin Oghenejode who led a team of TSIB to the Court during a courtesy visit said the equipment is to help the court […]
Terror War: Troops eliminate several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Borno
By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Nigerian Army said on Monday night that troops of 151 Task Force Battalion recently staged an ambush operation on an identified terrorists’ crossing point along Banki Junction, Miyanti road to prevent movement of terrorists’ logistics and replenishment noting that it was part of a concerted effort to ensure terrorists […]
Eid-el-Kabir: Stop the killings — Loyibo tells Boko Haram, Herdsmen, Bandits, other criminals
A leader in Niger Delta and Prime Minister of Ijaw nation, Chief Mike Loyibo, has called on Boko Haram, Herdsmen, Bandits and those involved in other crimes in the country to seize fire, by taking advantage of the Eid-el-kabir celebration
Eid-El-Kabir: NLC felicitates with Muslims
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has felicitated with Muslims in the country as they celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir. The NLC in a statement issued by its President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in Abuja, Monday also reminded workers to be conscious of the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic. The statement read: “On behalf of the leadership […]
