Social media giants Twitter and Facebook temporarily locked the accounts of US President Donald Trump, as they scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the US presidential elections after his supporters stormed the US Capitol in Washington, DC and temporarily forced a halt to proceedings. Twitter hid and required the removal of … [Read more…]
Elon Musk, the outspoken and envelope-pushing chief executive of Tesla, overtook Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to become the world’s wealthiest person, US media reported Thursday. Musk is a major shareholder of the electric car company and has benefited from Tesla’s surging share price over the last year. CNBC estimated Musk’s wealth at $185 billion. … [Read more…]
There is palpable fear among workers and residents of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, as two more professors including a law lecturer and incumbent attorney-general of Oyo State, Oyelowo Oyewo, have been confirmed positive of the deadly coronavirus disease. This is coming on the heels of the country’s new record high figure of confirmed … [Read more…]
After the chaotic scenes in the US Capitol Washington where supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building in anger over his election defeat. The United States Congress has affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump on Thursday. The counting of Vermont’s three electoral votes put Biden and Vice … [Read more…]
WHILE WAILING, THEY FEASTED By Onochie Igwesi Adaeze finished from a private and reputable secondary school in Enugu at a tender age of 15 and at 16, she had already gained admission into one of the universities in the country to study Architecture, at a time when most of her age mates were just … [Read more…]
The Rivers State Government and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency have said they will investigate the gas pipeline explosion, which shattered the serenity of Oduoha and Elibrada communities in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. Sources told our correspondent that the rupture occurred around 3am, resulting in … [Read more…]
NOTABLE Igbo leaders yesterday urged all the major political parties in the country to cede their presidential tickets to the South-East geopolitical zone in 2023 in the interest of justice, equity and national unity. Rising from a cross-party meeting of South-East leaders in Igbere, the home country of Senate Chief Whip and former governor of … [Read more…]
Again, PBIF Holds Annual Medical Outreach …As Indigents Receive Scholarship Up to University Level By Onochie Igwesi (Enugu) It was a bright day and a fulfilling Christmas for the people of Achi in Oji-River Local Government Area of Enugu State as the Paul Basil Iloegbouba Foundation (PBIF) held her annual medical outreach on 21st December, … [Read more…]
By Muna Chinedu Ịkpụite (Pottery) has been one of the major crafts that Nkanu people have been known for, for ages and now. In Nkanu West, it is predominant among Awkunanaw women. For Nkanu people, it’s some sort of a pride. Back in the days, a woman who was a good potter was seen as a … [Read more…]
DONS EZE, PhD THE KANKARA KIDNAP HOAX When we consider the kidnap of hundreds of students at Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, penultimate week, we begin to see that many things did not add up well. There were many loose ends, which have made us begin to think twice about the whole issue. … [Read more…]
By Chukwu Emmanuel Uchechukwu Since the 1950s, when the federal system of government came into operation in Nigeria, local government administration has received mixed views on its existence. Local governments, among other beneficial reasons, are created with the ultimate goal of bringing government closer to the people at the grassroots. In Nigeria particularly, the … [Read more…]
