Heatwave: Abuja women abandon wigs for low-cut hair
By Folasade Akpan, (NAN) As the weather condition gets harsher with the temperature going as high as 40 degrees Celsius sometimes, many women in Abuja have abandoned their wigs and opt for low-cut hair. For some of them, wigs remain fashion items that should be seasonal and so they can do without them for now […]
17 people in police net for allegedly operating illegal Bureau de Change
The police have arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers for illegal operation of Bureau de Change in Wapa area of Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Wednesday. “The operation which was led by the Police Command was carried […]
JAMB and its unending challenges
By Bola BOLAWOLE Anytime the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations are written, there is bound to be headline news! No wonder, then, that JAMB is every newsman’s delight! The down-to-earth disposition of its Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, apart, the many battles and wars that JAMB perpetually fights against election malpractice and its beneficiaries […]
Reader’s Digest UK closes after 86 years
Reader’s Digest UK has ceased operations after 86 years of publication. The monthly magazine, known for its health tips, financial advice, and recipes, closed due to the “unforgiving magazine publishing landscape” and the company’s inability to withstand the financial pressures. Once a market leader with a circulation of over 1 million copies per month in […]
Tinubu condoles with Ribadu over brother’s death
President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over the passing of his brother, Salihu Ahmadu Ribadu, who died on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa State. The President was represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, who led a federal government delegation on a condolence visit to Yola, on […]
Court sends two to jail for forex scam
Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin-City has convicted and sentenced two fraudsters, Raji Afeez Onii and Udo-Iwe Aniedi Raphael to two years imprisonment for fraud. They were jailed after pleading guilty to one-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence upon arraignment by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic […]
Putin sworn in for fifth term as Russian president
Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for the fifth term in Moscow on Tuesday, two months after being re-elected in a vote that was widely seen as neither free nor fair. The 71-year-old took the oath of office in a ceremony in the Kremlin, with several thousand people including senior Russian politicians and other […]
Police arrest fake medical doctor in Lagos
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, has arrested a 37-year-old fake medical practitioner, with suspected forged certificates. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in- charge of the zone, Olatoye Durosinmi, confirmed the arrest on Tuesday while parading the suspect before newsmen in Lagos. Durosinmi said that operatives of the Zonal Anti-Piracy Unit arrested the […]
Don’t terminate Tompolo’s pipelines surveillance contract, Ijaw group urges Tinubu
A group, Concerned Ijaw Citizens, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls to revoke the oil pipelines surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Ltd, an outfit owned by Mr Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo). The Coordinator of the group, Chief Manager Seigha, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Advocate tasks ndi Igbo on culture, language sustenance
Chief Ben Okolo, the grandson of Eze Obalike I of Nri, has advised ndi Igbo to take every measure necessary to preserve their language and culture as was done by their ancestors. Okolo, reminded ndi Igbo of what his grandfather who reigned as the 14th Eze Nri told invading colonial masters that “we can take […]
