Letters
21 Jan
Growing up, I spent much of my early life with an elderly woman I called “Iya Olobi,” who became a maternal figure to me. She took me in to ease my mom’s stress as a working mother, caring for me even after my mom moved to a nearby house.
20 Jan
The wife of the Inspector General of Police, Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun, has applauded Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf's empowerment initiatives for police officers, wives and widows in the state. Mrs Egbetokun, who doubles as President of the Police Officers' Wives Association (POWA), gave the accolade when she led wives of top police officers on a courtesy…
20 Jan
Sir: Nigerians are keenly watching the melodrama going on Edo State on the issue of the local government financial autonomy.
18 Jan
The Lagos State Government has shut down Smiley Kids Montessori, Heritage Place Estate, Sangotedo, after a swimming pool accident led to the death of a two-year-old female, Rapheala Ogbodo, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The girl's mother had taken to X to allege that her daughter was electrocuted contrary to the report she got of…
18 Jan
Sir: Recently, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned the world class edifice named in his honour at the Nigerian lmmigration Service headquarters Abuja, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC).
17 Jan
The introduction of any belief system that is practically proven to be incompatible with the native people’s realities is defective, deceitful, and dead on arrival. Nature is dynamic; ditto the people’s belief system - religion.
16 Jan
Ms. Rose Lereece, Director Customer Finance, Lereece made the assertion at the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Global in Dublin, Ireland, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Global event commenced on Jan. 12 to end on Jan. 15. The director described the security structure as a “Stand-by…
16 Jan
The Middle East is undergoing a dramatic shift in power structures, as key players such as Syria, Israel, Iran, and the Gulf states position themselves for future influence. Central to this transformation is Syria’s post-Assad future and Israel’s continued territorial expansion
15 Jan
The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, has passed on in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness. Onanuga until her demise, represented the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Spokesman, House of Representatives, who confirmed the unfortunate incident, described Onanuga, born on December…
15 Jan
Beijing on Wednesday said it "firmly opposes" a US move to effectively bar Chinese technology from smart cars in the American market, saying alleged risks to national security were "without any factual basis".
15 Jan
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State says the state is a key player in Nigeria and global non-oil export market. He said this at a one-day capacity building for exporters on non-oil export potentials on Tuesday in Katsina. Katsina’s non-oil exports include sesame, hibiscus flower, Gum Arabic, soybeans, millet, sorghum, among others. The workshop organised…
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As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan
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The Binance executive, who was detained in Nigeria for months, Tigran Gambaryan, has narrated his encounter with EFCC operatives during the period of his detention in Nigeria. Gambaryan told WIRED, a US-based media publication, that he came in contact with several other officials of the EFCC while he was being detained and accused of money…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State Council, on Tuesday, waded into the industrial disharmony between Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and its outsourced staff over salary increases, pension remittances, and other welfare matters. It would be recalled that the staff had begun last Friday, stemming from the workers' dissatisfaction with their employer's failure to…