IntroductionLet me start this lecture by thanking God almighty whose grace has permitted us to stand here on this podium on this soil to address the staff, students and faculty. Eight decades ago, a young man stood in this place to acquire education to teach as a VTA and...
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that cholera had claimed 2, 791 lives across 28 states and the Federal Capital Territory since the beginning of 2021. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, that a total of 81,413 suspected...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday recounted how the nation has fared so far, explaining that the last 18 months have been some of the “most difficult periods in the history of Nigeria”. In his Independence Day anniversary broadcast to the nation, the President noted that since the civil war,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has directed the restoration of telecommunication services only around the Gusau metropolis, the state capital. The Governor, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Zailani Bappa, said the directive takes effect today...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has called on residents of the Territory to join hands with the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and stand firm on the side of unity, peace and the collective progress of the country....
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam has been awarded with Air Cargo Leadership Award in the Airline Strategy Awards ceremony organized by Flight Global. The Airline Strategy Awards, which held in London on 27 September 2021, is launched by Airline...
Armed robbers have reportedly attacked the hotel where Lionel Messi and his family are staying in Paris, the capital city of France. It was learnt that the gang of masked raiders made away with a lot of cash and jewellery from four rooms inside Le Royal Monceau. They are...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has granted state pardon to 18 convicted inmates in various correctional centres in the state to mark Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day. Governor Akeredolu also commuted the death sentences of 26 prisoners to life imprisonment adding that...
Alhaji Shehu Dalhatu-Tafoki, Deputy Speaker, Katsina State House of Assembly, has said the current security situation in the state affects over 90 per cent of the farmers. The lawmaker, representing (APC Faskari) Constituency, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Katsina,...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has called for enduring friendship between the two halves of Nigeria, amidst deepening divisions between the Northern and Southern Nigeria over the 2023 presidency and Value Added Tax, VAT. Governor Ayade urged political leaders from both sides to...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 6 Headquarters Calabar, Usman Sule Gomna on Friday felicitated with the government and people of Cross River and Akwa Ibom States on the occasion of Nigeria’s 61st Independence anniversary. In a statement issued by DSP Nelson Okpabi, Zonal Police...
By IBRAHIM MOHAMMED, Minna – Frontline All Progressives Congress (APC), gubernatorial aspirant in Niger State, Alhaji Ibrahim Yahaya Mohammed (Talban Samarin Nupe), has called on Nigerians to set aside their differences and work for the peace and development of the country. Mohammed, stated this in a press release on...
1. Taking Initiative Helps You Show Love in Concrete Terms “Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if he is always waiting to be told what to do.” – Sheryl Sandberg Check this scenario. You are a leader in your home. Your wife...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said ongoing investigations have revealed a serving member of the National Assembly as one of the high-profile financiers of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; and the Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho. He said his administration...
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021. Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. For 1st...
…armed policemen disperse protesters Protesters in the early hours of Friday stormed the Dantata Bridge on the popular Airport Road in Abuja, demanding the resignation of the President Muhammadu Buhari . The protest coincided with the nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary. The protesters, wielding large banners, made bonfires on the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As Nigeria marks its 61st Independence, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari and all Nigerians, while calling on citizens to pray that Borno surpasses recent gains being recorded by security stakeholders in sustained search for enduring peace across the State....
Nigerian comedian, Basketmouth, will be dropping the hilarious new track ‘Trolls’ on October 1, 2021, in celebration of Nigeria’s Independence Day, a perfect way to culminate the celebration of African culture at the heart of the EP. As the final song from the Comedy Central EP, the song, Trolls...
As Nigeria marks its 61st anniversary of independence, its citizens are stuck in a general anomie of despondency. This is as a result of general insecurity in the country, rising unemployment and high-cost of living. It is also an age of anxiety, with many measures of Nigeria’s socioeconomic progress...