THE people of Iseyin in Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State, have commended Governor Seyi Makinde for his diplomatic dept which they claimed, led to the ceding of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, by Osun State. Vanguard recalled that the National University Commission (NUC), recently announced...
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A combined team of vigilante groups, hunters and police arrested two suspected kidnappers in Ibillo, Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo state. In a related development, a suspected kidnapper who had escaped with gunshot injuries was arrested when he went to a hospital for treatment in the same area...
An Indonesian man collapsed as he was flogged nearly 150 times Thursday for raping a child in conservative Aceh province, where public whipping is a common punishment for violating Islamic law. The 19-year-old grimaced and cried out as a masked sharia officer lashed his back with a rattan stick...
The US Supreme Court has barred New York from imposing coronavirus restrictions on houses of worship in a ruling likely to be heralded by conservatives as a victory for religious freedoms. Services should not be treated differently from permitted secular gatherings, said the unsigned ruling, one of the first...
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has given directive for the employment of no fewer than 1000 teachers to fill the yawning gap in the teaching service. Besides, he also directed that the 2019 promotion results of teachers be released immediately. These were the resolutions reached at the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Muhammadu Buhari has described his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, as “a remarkable public servant who has put his vast experience and knowledge to the service of the world.” In a statement by Senior his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on...
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, laid the foundation stone of the N1.5 Billion Bodija Premium Estate, saying that the state is ready to partner genuine investors to reduce the housing deficit in the state. The governor performed the foundation laying ceremony at Oba Akinyele Street, Bodija...
Nigeria is set to re-open its land borders with neighbouring West African countries, following recommendation by a presidential committee on the matter. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed disclosed on on Wednesday in Abuja. The nation shut its borders in August 2019 to curtail illegal importation...
By Y. S. EHODA -ADI Early this week, there were media reports in which a former British Member of Parliamentarian (MP), Tom Tugendhat, was quoted as allegation that Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, “stole half of CBN.” According to one of the online news media, African...
The Nigerian Publishers Association, NPA, in the South East, has pleaded with the federal government to resuscitate the comatose Nigeria Newsprint Manufacturing Company, Oku-Iboku in Akwa-Ibom state. The Publishers lament that the dearth of Newsprint milling industries in Nigeria is taking a toll on the business of publishing and...
ASHAMU AUSTIN ADELANI, Abuja The Presidency has boastfully reminded Nigerians that the MuhammaduBuhari Administration has in six years accomplished in 16 Impactful Youth Developmentinitiatives, to drive home that the Nigerian Youth remains central to the regime’seconomic policies. Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adeshina in a press releasetitled...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja-Former Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, and Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians to mourn the demise of his predecessor, Mallam Mustapha Jaji.Yakubu, who spoke in Abuja after the 3rd day Islamic prayer...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja-The Nigerian Publishers Association has called on Federal Government to strengthen Copyright law in order to eradicate the issue of piracy in the country. The President of the Association, Gbadega Adedapo who made this call in Abuja Wednesday while presenting three brand new Coaster Buses to...
LAGOS (GVE) – Governors and people of the South-South geopolitical zone have demanded the restructuring of Nigeria, in line with the principle of true federalism to guarantee peace, security, and stability of the nation. The South-South leaders believe the country is not at peace with itself and not working...
By WOLE ADEDOYIN Twenty Poets from across Nigeria have made the #END SARS National Poetry Competition. The long list was selected from more than 109 English-language submissions. The selection of the long list was done by Terseer Sam Baki, a celebrated poet and all round writer. He is the author of the...
By VERA AWUAH – Eating breakfast can be either good or bad depending on what foods you choose to eat. Despite what you have heard, eating breakfast isn’t necessary for everyone. In fact, skipping breakfast may be better than eating unhealthy breakfast foods. A nutritious well balanced breakfast can give...
GODWIN ATSER, Ibadan – In May this year, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to start the Young Africa Works-IITA Project, an innovative approach to agribusiness training and start-up for Nigeria’s young people. This project was developed in consultation with young people, policymakers, educators,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has said that the news of the death of Dr. Zuwaira Hassan, in a fatal motor crash on Monday is the most shocking and devastating news they’ve received in recent times. The NMA in the...
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), has ordered Fidelity Bank and the Benue State Government to pay the sum of N1.4 billion Naira to one Aondohemba Agba Injo and 210 others over unpaid claims of the creditors who are staff of the defunct Taraku Mills Limited. The court...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Nigeria government has proposed to spend N139.4 billion (approximately N140 bn) of the 2021 budget on its school feeding programme against N70.05 budgeted for Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The latest revelation shows that the proposed budget for school feeding is more than...