Israel intensifies strikes, vows to besiege Gaza as it scours south for Hamas fighters
Israel’s military scoured the country’s south for Hamas fighters, guarded breaches in its border fence and pounded the Gaza Strip from the air on Monday as it vowed to lay total siege to the impoverished, Hamas-ruled territory in the wake of an unprecedented weekend incursion. More than two days after Hamas launched its […]
Lagos reopens Ladipo, other shut markets
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) has announced the re-opening of Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede and Ile-Epo markets, recently sealed for filth and gross environmental abuse. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, who announced the re-opening in Lagos, noted the importance of stringent compliance measures in safeguarding public health and shielding residents […]
The University of Abuja: Proclaim the glories to the mountain top
By Toyin Falola October 7, 2023, the University of Abuja. The Chancellor, The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji (Dr.) Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, CR, stood up and announced to the huge crow3d: By the authority vested on me as Chancellor, I confer upon you the Degree of Doctor of Letters of the University of Abuja. A […]
West African elders sue for peaceful, credible elections in Liberia
The West African Elders Forum (WAEF) Election Mission to Liberia has urged politicians and other stakeholders in the country to eschew violence and be committed to peaceful general election schedule for Tuesday. The forum made the call in a statement after the close of the campaign on Sunday in Monrovia, the Capital of […]
MURIC sends SOS to Tinubu over Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) on Monday, sent a Save Our Soul(SOS) message to President Bola Tinubu over the deplorable condition of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Lagos and Ogun Chairmen of the group, Dr Busari Ademola and Alhaji Jimoh Alao, in a statement said that the 81km federal highway has continued to be a […]
Excitement as World Bank/IMF hold meetings in Marrakech
Stakeholders from across the globe have converged on Marrakesh in Morocco for the 2023 World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings. The meetings are holding after Marrakech experienced a devastating earthquake, which swept through other cities in the country. The hosting of the meetings by Morocco appears to have brought relief to residents […]
Nobel Prize: Why Nigerian scholars were not nominated
The Secretary-General of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU), Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, has said that Nigerian scholars `especially from the intellectual community’ were not nominated for the 2023 Nobel Prize because of poor research funding. He was reacting to the recent announcement of the 2023 Nobel Prize winners at a news conference […]
NSCDC arrests 65-year-old man for allegedly chaining, starving wife
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Yobe State has confirmed the arrest of a 65-year-old man, Mohammed Baburam, who allegedly chained and starved his wife for one year in Potiskum. The Command’s Spokesman, DSC Bala Garba, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Sanwo-Olu says $100m African Film City construction will begin October
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday said that the groundbreaking of the proposed $100m African Film City project in Epe would be done before the end of October. He disclosed this during a news conference on the forthcoming 12th African International Film Festival (AFRIFF), at the Government House, Marina, Lagos. According […]
Take part in promoting positive events in Nigeria, Information Minister tells stakeholders
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerians to take part in promoting the positive events in the country. The minster made the call while speaking at the 7th Annual Conference of The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) in Abuja. “We all have a collective responsibility to protect […]
