Contained in the Renewed Hope 2023 vision document of President-elect Bola Tinubu is his Education Agenda (contained on pages 40-43), with the motto: “Enlightened minds, an essential pillar of development”. I view this agenda as simply a screenshot of Tinubu’s intentions on education, an education compass, not a detailed...
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Growing up, two proverbs stuck out for me, one by my father, and the other was a Pidgin English saying. One was: “If one person buries himself, one hand will stick out”. Young, impressionistic, and inquisitive, I asked for an explanation. My father explained it away both as an...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of Joint Task Force Operation DELTA SAFE and other operations in the South-South region of the country have arrested a total of 71 criminals and aborted the theft of oil products worth N173,985,650.000 within the last two weeks. This feat was achieved by...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Director General, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council in Bauchi State, Farouk Mustapha, has said that one person was killed during a campaign rally of the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Sadique Abubakar, at Duguri town, in Alkaleri Local Government Area,...
A Constitutional Lawyer, Mr Kayode Ajulo, has said that any attempt by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to disobey the Supreme Court judgment on the legality of the old N200, N500 and N1,000 will amount to a treasonable felony. Ajulo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha the Taraba governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Federal High Court Judgement which affirmed him as the party’s authentic candidate is a sign of victory at the poll. Mr Aaron Artimas, the spokesperson for Bwacha Governorship Campaign Council, said this when he...
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan on Thursday ordered that two men, Tedon Abdulraman, 30 and Umoru Amodu, 30, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly killing two brothers. The duo whose residential addresses were not provided were charged with conspiracy, murder and attempt to murder. The Magistrate, Mrs...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army Officers Wife Association (NAOWA), Headquarter 7 Division Chapter North East Operation HADIN KAI, has organised a lecture to sensitize women on gender equality and inclusive participation in innovative digital opportunities. The lecture was part of its activities to commemorate the 2023...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Police Ebonyi State have killed no fewer than three 3 gunmen and arrested two suspects in an operation in the state. The police also recovered two AK-47 riffle, one locally made pistol, one AK-47 magazine, 30 AK-47 live ammunition, 20 AK-47 expended ammunition...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Calabar, deployed for Operation Akpakwu, have rescued the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River, Mrs Gertrude Njar, from captivity. Mrs. Njar, who has been under captivity for 35 days, was rescue by the troops on Wednesday around...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State has dismissed insinuations that its governorship candidate, Sen Yakubu Lado-Danmarke, has withdrawn from the race. Alhaji Kabir Yusuf-Yar’adu, the Chairman of the PDP campaign media committee, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. “The attention of the PDP Campaign...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says transfer of former Director of ICT, has nothing to do with glitches experienced with the uploading of the Feb. 25 national election results. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated this on Thursday in Abuja in response to insinuations...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says two bodies have been recovered at the scene of an accident involving a train and a staff bus in Sogunle area of Lagos on Thursday morning. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, NEMA, told newsmen in Lagos that the deceased were members...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Sports Minister, Sunday Dare has congratulated Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen for clinching the prestigious ‘Best Foreign Athlete’ Award in Italy. Osimhen who plies his football trade with Italian Serie A side Napoli has scored 19 goals in 21 games already this season. Dare...
An Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC), has restated its support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Enugu State, Mr Peter Mbah. The National President of the OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, said Mbah was the most competent among all the candidates standing for...
INEC shifts Governorship, State Assembly elections
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The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Lagos State, Funsho Doherty sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude on a Lagos Election Special, Eko l’ on pebi, featuring the leading candidates in the Lagos Governorship election, asides the incumbent Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who was unavoidably unavailable for the interview. On the interview, Doherty discusses...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Muslim Solidarity Forum, Sokoto State chapter has expressed fears over possible violence in the Governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday, March 18th, 2023. The Chairman of the Forum, Professor Isa Muhammed Maishanu, stated this on Wednesday while addressing newsmen at the NUJ...
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Mr John Amadi, has warned trouble makers and those issuing threats of violence to steer clear of South-East polls, come the March 11 Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections. Amadi, who is the Supervisory DIG in-charge of South-East, gave the warning on...