Palace shut as sympathisers troop to confirm news on Ooni
Following media reports of the passing on of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, sympathisers on Wednesday morning trooped to his palace to confirm the development.
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Croatian MPs meet over Slovenia border row arbitration
Croatian lawmakers met Wednesday to decide on withdrawing from arbitration on a border row with Slovenia after a scandal revealed that a Slovenian member of the tribunal tasked with solving it had
Transport company gets COSON’s licence
The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has commended God Is Good Motors, a leading transport company in the country, for its initiative to obtain the society’s licence to enable it reward intellectual
Yemen to merge ‘resistance’ fighters with army
The exiled Yemeni government has issued an order for militiamen fighting alongside loyalist troops against Shiite rebels be merged into the armed forces, as clashes raged Wednesday in the country’s south. The
UNICEF’s U-Report social platform hits one million active users
U-Report, UNICEF’s groundbreaking, text-message based innovation that amplifies the voices and views of young people in developing countries, has reached 1 million active users.
UNILAG honours Alagoa, Jegede, Sowole, Anikulapo, Ozolua, others
PROF. E. J. Alagoa, former editor of The Guardian on Sunday, Mr. Jahman Anikulapo, The Guardian’s visual arts reporter Tajudeen Sowole and The Nation assistant editor (Arts) Mr. Ozolua Uhakheme
Kenya auditor uncovers massive government misspending
Only one percent of Kenyan government spending can be properly accounted for, according to a report by the country’s auditor-general released just days after US President Barack Obama warned corruption was holding
Israel PM approves 300 settler homes in occupied West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday approved the “immediate” construction of 300 settler homes in the occupied West Bank as his government came under pressure from right-wing Jewish groups. “After consultations
Documenting challenges of contemporary visual arts sector
WORRIED that there’s lack of documentation in the visual art sector, as against other art genres in the country and other climes, Adewale Maja Pearce, Head of New Gong Publishing, is set