The Nigerian Air Force has reacted to the tragic incident of an airstrike which was targeted at bandits but was alleged to have mistakenly wiped out a family of six and one other person. The incident occurred at Yauni Hill, Zakka Ward of Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State, on Saturday. In a statement on … [Read more…]
The African Union (AU) has officially designated Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol, citing the country’s leadership in digital enterprise and innovation. The endorsement came at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which concluded on Sunday in … [Read more…]
Eight persons have died in an accident on Sunday, February 16, at Amala, Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area in Imo State. The tragic incident involved a Toyota Camry with registration number EPE 541 JO and a Hyundai Santa FE, AAA 212 CD with all eight occupants of both vehicles sadly losing their lives in the crash. … [Read more…]
Operatives from the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigeria Police have taken over the Lagos State House of Assembly, sealing off the offices of Speaker Mojisola Meranda, her deputy, and the House clerk. According to Vanguard, security personnel arrived in the early hours of Monday, occupying the Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja. Passersby were frisked, and … [Read more…]
The bid to consolidate the improved security of lives and property in Enugu has gathered momentum with well-meaning individuals and corporate bodies rallying over N3bn in donations to the Enugu State Security Trust Fund (ESSTF). The donations were made both physically and online during the fundraising dinner organised by the Fund at the Old Government … [Read more…]
My father was a professor, and we lived on the University of Nigeria campus in a house full of books; bougainvillea plants lined our driveway in splashes of purple. This was the small, gated world of my childhood: I went to the university primary school, the university children’s library, the university chapel for Sunday Mass. … [Read more…]
Justice A.O. Adeyemi of the Lagos State High Court Family/Probate Court in Ikeja, has dismissed the application filed by Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, seeking the appointment of interim administrators in the estate of the late former Group Managing Director and CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe. In a ruling delivered on February 6, … [Read more…]
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has officially released the results for the 2024 second series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE for private candidates. Notably, a total of 43,923 candidates, representing 67.55% of those who sat for the examination, scored credit and above in a minimum of five subjects. In a … [Read more…]
The former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has filed a suit against the Assembly and the new Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, challenging the legality of his sack. Obasa, in the suit which is yet to be assigned to a judge, is urging the … [Read more…]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its operatives have uncovered a massive depot for large-scale dealings in expired and falsified drugs in Abia State, Nigeria’s South-east. NAFDAC, in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Friday, said the fake and expired drugs were discovered inside multiple buildings in Umumeje, a … [Read more…]
…Being a Speech Delivered By Gov. Peter Mbah During the Fundraising Dinner by the Enugu State Security Trust Fund Those who make history often do not immediately grasp the depth of impact their actions would have on humanity. I can sense the unfolding of a remarkable legacy before us, something that looks certain to outlive … [Read more…]
Elder statesman and leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo, has passed away at 96. Adebanjo died on Friday morning at his Lekki residence in Lagos. A statement co-signed by his children confirmed his death. “With a heart full of gratitude for a selfless life spent in the service of God, the nation … [Read more…]