Magodo Dispute: CSP Defies Sanwo-Olu’s Order to Disengage From Estate, Says AGF, IGP Sent Him
A Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) identified as Abimbola Oyewole on Monday defied the order of Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo Olu to disengage to vacate from the estate premises. Amid the protest by residents, Sanwo-Olu arrived at the estate in the company of some of his cabinets including the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney-General […]
Buhari Appoints Salami As Chief Economic Adviser
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Doyin Salami as his chief Economic Adviser. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the president’s media aide, Femi Adesina on Monday. According to the statement, Salami, Economist, in his new capacity is expected to address all issues on the domestic economy and present views on them to the […]
Partnering for Greatness: Rethinking University Education in Africa
By Toyin Falola Between now and August 2022, I will be hosting over a hundred University administrators and scholars in major conferences. I will also be coordinating country researchers to conduct studies on five African countries—South Africa, Ghana, Libya, Nigeria, and Uganda. The first conference will hold in Nigeria in the first week of […]
The University of Texas and Carnegie Corporation hold conference on private varsities in Africa
By Olayinka Oyegbile A two-day international conference on Private Universities in Africa is to begin on Thursday, January 6 to Friday, January 7, 2021, at the Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. Hosted by the University of Texas at Austin and the Carnegie Corporation, New York, the two-day conference is to examine the idea of private […]
Gulu Station as a metaphor
Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future – Ban Ki Moon (When The Sky Is Ready The Stars Will Appear, Ouida Books, 2021) The history of man right from creation is laden with migration, relocation, movement and search for better life. It does not matter how […]
Nigeria Records 670 New Cases of COVID -19, Six Deaths
Nigeria has recorded 670 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths from the virus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its daily report on January 3. The 670 new cases were recorded from 11 States – Lagos (277), Kaduna (199), FCT (120), Kwara (20), Abia (14), Rivers (11), Gombe (9), Katsina (9), […]
P-Square: Untold story of how twin brothers had always disagreed
PETER and Paul Okoye, the duo of P-Square have reunited to become a musical band again after almost five years of the split. The journey of identical twins and the disagreement between them and their elder brother, Jude ‘Engees’ Okoye, which led to a major feud is not new to those who know the family in their formative years. Unknown […]
BREAKING: Olubadan of Ibadan, Adetunji is Dead
The Olubadan of Ibadan, Saliu Adetunji, is dead The monarch died on Sunday at the University of University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State. He was 93years old “Even if he is dead, it is the governor that will announce it,” a media aide to the late monarch said when contacted over the issue. The Olubadan […]
FCT Minister, Mohammed Bello Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Minister of federal capital territory, Mohammed Bello has tested positive for COVID-19. Bello announced this via his Facebook page on Friday. “After a hide and seek period spanning 21 months (1yr 9 months) between COVID-19 and my humble self, the virus finally caught up with me during the dying days of 2021. After feeling unwell […]
Lagos Schools To Resume For Second Term January 4
Lagos State Government has announced that all primary and secondary schools in the state are to resume academic activities for the second term on Tuesday, Janaury 4, 2022 This was disclosed in a statement by the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, on Friday, said all learners are expected back in school as […]
