UK museum to return Oba of Benin’s palace key, other artefacts
By Biodun BusariA London museum, Horniman, has agreed to return Nigerian artefacts plundered in the 19th Century from the Benin Kingdom, adding that the ownership of 72 objects would be transferred to the Nigerian government. According to BBC, items to return to the country include a key to the king’s palace, 12 brass plaques, known […]
Oborevwori eulogies Amori at 70
SPEAKER of the Delta State House of Assembly and National Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, Monday, extolled the leadership qualities of Chief Ighoyota Amori.
The role of arts in revolutionary struggles
By Osa Mbonu-Amadi, Arts Editor Historically, artists and the arts – music, literary works, paintings, drama, cartoons, etc. – have been used as instruments of protests against societal ills and for the enthronement of positive social change. Perhaps, one of the earliest examples of the role of arts in dismantling a rotten system was the fall of the […]
FG commissions multipurpose hall for mass education in Kano
THE Adult and Non-Formal Education sector in Nigeria received a boost at the weekend as the federal government commissioned a multi-purpose, state-of-the-art hall in Kano State, north western Nigeria.
Kano DisCo gets 14-day strike notice over unremitted pension
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Workers in Nigeria’s Power Sector have issued a 14-day strike notice to the management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company, DisCo, over unremitted deducted pension their Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, among others. Under the aegis of National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, the workers threatened to cripple the operations of the distribution company should […]
Pity us, clear N40bn gratuities before handover, retirees beg Fayemi
By Rotimi Ojomoyela PENSIONERS in Ekiti State will want outgoing Governor Kayode Fayemi to do one thing before he hands over to the incoming administration in the next two months. They will want him to clear the over N40 billion pending gratuities and other benefits. While the state retirees were last paid gratuities in July 2013, […]
Mr & Mrs: Side chicks as bandits
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Cartoon: ‘Our mumu don do?’
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Tizeti eyes pan-African expansion launches new products to achieve 100% broadband access, explores public offering
Tizeti eyes pan-African expansion launches new products to achieve 100% broadband access, explores public offering
NPA, terminal operators to reconstruct collapsed berths in Rivers Port
By Godwin Oritse THE Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has said it is working with terminal operators to begin the reconstruction of the collapsed berths at the Rivers Port in Port Harcourt with a view to enhancing activities in the Eastern ports. Speaking during his maiden tour of the Rivers’ ports, NPA’s Managing Director, Mr. Mohammed […]
Group warns ex militants against threatening peace in Niger Delta
Group warns ex militants against threatening peace in Niger Delta
