Shettima Glory
By Mike Awoyinfa SHETTIMA GLORY might as well be the title of a book. A leadership book telling the story and the glory of Kashim Shettima, a man who did not allow the pernicious and calamitous evil called Boko Haram to eclipse his winning spirit—the zeal to make a mark in office and bequeath a lasting […]
Kano: The Insolent Meets the Unthinkable
By Louis Odion, FNGE It is perhaps a measure of the ethical pestilence ravaging the land today that Cecilia Ibru too has suddenly recovered her voice to rail and rant against beleaguered Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the mercurial but gravely flawed emir of Kano. Breaking a decade silence in a Punch interview at the weekend, the grandma once glorified […]
Buhari off to Mecca Today
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for Saudi Arabia to perform the lesser hajj (pilgrimage) today, Thursday, May 16, 2019. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, says Buhari will be accompanied by close personal aides on the trip. The President is scheduled to return […]
BREAKING: Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Huawei
United States President, Donald Trump, Wednesday, signed an executive order barring American companies from using telecommunications equipment made by the Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei. There had been speculations that the president was poised to sign an executive order preventing U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment from firms that posed security risk. The ban will further […]
AIS Automation Stalls As Customs Refuses Clearance of Equipment
To realise a speedy completion of the Automation of the Aeronautical information Service, AIS project in Nigeria may have suffered a major setback as the Management of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency NAMA, is unable to clear the equipment meant for the project from the seaport. The N1billion equipment purchased was brought into the country […]
Super Eagles Boss Rohr Recalls Mikel Obi In 25-Man Provisional Squad for AFCON 2019
Super Eagles boss Gernot Rohr has recalled captain Mikel Obi and Kelechi Iheanacho in his 25-man provisional squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Mikel has been away from the Super Eagles since the last game against Argentina at 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Mikel’s return to the Super Eagles camp happened […]
Court Nullifies Appointment of New Kano Emirs
A Kano State High Court on Wednesday declared the appointment and installation of four new emirs by the Kano State government as null and void and ordered a return to status quo pending the hearing of the suit against the appointment of the Emirs. The Emirs were installed by the Governor Umaru Ganduje at the […]
Chartered Accountant Prevented from Jumping into Lagos Lagoon
The timely intervention of men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State police command prevented a man from committing suicide in Lagos today. The man, who was later found to be chartered accountant, had attempted to jump off the Third Mainland Bridge into the lagoon. According to the RRS in a post […]
Cyber Horror: Teenage Girl Commits Suicide
The Police in Malaysia are investigating the death of a teenage girl who reportedly committed suicide after she asked her followers to choose death or life and 69 per cent of the responders voted for death The 16 year-old girl reportedly conducted the poll on her Instagram account. Police in the east Malaysia state Sarawak […]
Sex-Strike Looms in United States Over Anti-abortion Bill in Alabama
Women activists are mobilizing for sex-strike in the United States to register their opposition to the anti-abortion bill passed by the Alabama Senate today. Seen as the most restrictive abortion bill in the country, it was sent to the governor’s desk Tuesday night, with the state’s Senate passing legislation that could punish doctors who perform […]
