5th of August will remain a memorable day till time fades into eternity. Yesterday was one. It was my birthday and my most precious life’s gifts; family and friends didn’t fail to spring their surprises. It started from my wife and children, and friends followed suit. They succeeded in altering my schedule for the day. It was an open house. ... Read More »
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Kaduna State, Dr Asmau Maikudi, has decried the continued marginalization of women in the Nigerian political and economic spheres. According to her, despite many national and international Conventions, Resolutions and Agreements to improve women’s lives, of which Nigeria is a signatory, women have remained backwards and neglected across the country. Dr Maikudi, who made ... Read More »
* A federal lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency of Oyo State at the lower chamber of the National Assembly, Honourable Shina Peller, on Saturday paid a condolence visit to the family of the abducted student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Rachael Opadele, killed on Wednesday. Racheal, abducted and killed alongside Mr Olugbenga Owolabi; owner of a hotel ... Read More »
* _*. Nabs 90-year-old bandits drug supplier, others at Lagos airport, 6 states*_ A trans-border drug dealer, Pastor Anietie Okon Effiong has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with three drums of crystal methamphetamine, locally called Mkpuru Mmiri, believed to have been imported from India. The consignment weighing 90 kilograms and loaded into a ... Read More »
Parents, on the platform of National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, have said they can only beg members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to call off their strike if government considers the reports of the various committees set up to look into the matter and come out with its decisions. The body stated that it expects ... Read More »
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has congratulated Nigerian sprinter and world champion, Tobi Amusan, on winning a gold medal in the women’s 100m Hurdles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, United Kingdom. “Our golden girl has done it, again. This is a testament to the fact that she is consistent, reliable and deserved the World record, indeed. This is ... Read More »
Nigerian quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha ran a race of their lives to clinch another Gold in the 4x100m women’s relay event on Sunday with a time of 42.10s and also setting an African Record. Read More »
Between 1988 and 1989, one of the most momentous events in the history of literature, took place. The publication in the United Kingdom of “Satanic Verses”, a novel by the Indian born British author, Salman Rushdie, almost set the world on fire. A significant number of Muslims across the world had accused Salman Rushdie of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad in ... Read More »
World Record and World Champion, Tobi Amusan won the Women 100m Hurdles event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England Like she did at the World Championship in Eugene, Oregon two weeks ago, Amusan not only won but did so in record breaking fashion setting a new Commonwealth Games record by clocking 12.30secs in the final of the event ... Read More »
Bearing any last minutes change, the former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and his loyalists within the All Progressives Congress, APC, have concluded plans to refloat the Allied Peoples Movement, APM ahead of the 2023 elections. A businessman, an insurance expert and a former governorship aspirant on the platform of APC, Biyi Otegbeye, has been concluded to be ... Read More »
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