Letters
1 day ago
Sir: In his most recent bid to beat about the bush of Nigeria’s bounteous problems as a country, Godswill Akpabio, Nigeria’s Senate president, declared that before 2023, Nigeria was on life support.
1 day ago
It was in the heat of the day’s activities that the news filtered in that a new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) had emerged at the Lagos State University (LASU); and it was no other person than the cerebral Prof Oseni Taiwo Afisi. The first person I called was Dr Adeolu Oyekan, my lecturer turned bosom friend.…
2 days ago
on Monday inaugurated projects executed by Gov. Ahmed Ododo in his one year in office. Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, lauded Ododo for executing such a number of projects in a short time. The president said that the projects would positively impact the lives of Kogi citizens. The News Agency of…
2 days ago
The founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has agreed to drop charges against Mr. Dele Farotimi.
2 days ago
Do you have a plan B? I mean an alternative strategy to the one you have employed since 2009? In these 15 or so years, there have been seismic and paradigm shifts in educational philosophy, finance technology and culture but all these seem not to have influenced or affected your strategy.
4 days ago
The Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity has carried out an assessment of Nigeria's performance in the enforcement of the anti-corruption protocols enacted by the United Nations (UN). The study focused on the implementation of Chapter II (Prevention Measures) and Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), which Nigeria…
4 days ago
Yakubu Gowon can be referred to as an authentic founding father of Nigeria and he surely deserves to have his name immortalised at the University of Abuja, in the Federal Capital. There are many personalities that are popularly identified as founding fathers
4 days ago
The truest wisdom, said the great French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, is a resolute determination. Not only that, it is the singular mark of most successful people, along with the courage to go their own way, trust their own instincts, and keep their head when everybody else is losing theirs. One thing about Mr. Femi Otedola,…
24 Jan
Sir: Bandits have focused attention on gold and lithium mining in Zamfara and Niger states. In the banditry-affected north-west and central areas, solid minerals cartel, loose criminal networks engaged in illegal gold, lithium mining and which have ties to foreign actors and facilitate trafficking.
23 Jan
The suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari has plead
23 Jan
Johnny Baxter, British Deputy High Commissioner, says in the last 40 years, over 1,500 Nigerians have received the United Kingdom Government
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Tottenham winger Dejan Kulusevski is convinced Ange Postecoglou is the "right man" to salvage their troubled season despite a disastrous run of results. Spurs slipped to a sixth loss from their last seven Premier League games against relegation-threatened Leicester on Sunday and are languishing in 15th place in the table. Postecoglou said after the dismal…
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A Norwegian court on Wednesday rejected an appeal brought by right-wing extremist and mass killer Anders Behring Breivik, who claims his prison conditions are a violation of human rights. Breivik, who killed 77 people in July 2011, has regularly complained about his prison conditions, despite them including three private cells, two Guinea pigs, a flat-screen…
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The EU is looking to ban Russian aluminium as part of a new round of sanctions on Moscow to coincide with the third anniversary of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, diplomats said Wednesday. The 27-nation bloc has already hit Russia with 15 packages of unprecedented sanctions since it launched the all-out assault on February 24,…
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The administration of U.S. President, Donald Trump, has raised its target for daily arrests of illegal immigrants to 1,800, the New York Post reported, citing multiple sources. Earlier this week, the Washington Post reported that Trump had expressed disappointment with the results of his mass deportation campaign. He instructed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to…
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Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thais, would be freed over two days this week as part of a fragile Gaza ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it had received a list from Hamas of eight hostages to be freed on Thursday, including the Thais, and another…
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Justice Sylvanus Oriji of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Wednesday granted permission to former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku, to travel to Arjam, United Arab Emirates (UAE) for his routine medical check up. The judge granted the leave after hearing a motion filed through, his counsel Paul Ogbole SAN. Ishaku is being…
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The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has sought collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to enhance tax compliance in the territory. The acting Executive Chairman of the Service, Mr Michael Ango, solicited for the partnership when he visited Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede, in Abuja on Wednesday.…
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A former Russian deputy defence minister, Timur Ivanov, was in court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing on charges of embezzlement and money laundering that could see him jailed for years. Russia has arrested a number of generals and military leaders in a clampdown on allegations of rampant inefficiency and corruption amid the Ukraine offensive.…
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening ties with France, particularly in areas such as agriculture, public transportation, and water transportation. Sanwo-Olu made the pledge during a courtesy visit by the Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, at the Lagos House, Marina, on Wednesday. The governor acknowledged the…
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Belgium on Wednesday warned its citizens against travelling to DR Congo, as Brussels Airlines scrapped flights to Kinshasa after violent protests erupted over the conflict rocking the east of the country. "All travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo is currently discouraged," Belgium's foreign ministry said. "On 28 January, a violent protest took place in…