Abducted Channels TV reporter regains freedom
Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor area in Rivers, has been freed. He was released around 10p.m. on Friday unharmed, less than 24 hours after being abducted on Thursday. His colleague, Charles Oporum, confirmed the news of his release in the late hours of Friday. “Yes, he […]
Arewa youths back Air Peace on traditional water salute at Gatwick Airport
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) says it will support Air Peace’s intention to engage in the traditional water salutation at Gatwick Airport. The President General of AYCF, Mr Yerima Shettima, said this in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Shettima said that the forum perceived the denial […]
Container kills woman inside her car in Lagos traffic
A 40-feet container killed a woman inside her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. Her driver, however, survived the accident unhurt, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has stated. Its Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr Taofiq Adebayo, stated that the driver of the articulated truck carrying the […]
PROF OLADELE ADEOTI: A GLORIOUS EXIT FROM LASU
By Toyin Falola On April 16, 2024, Professor Ezekiel Oladele Adeoti will give his Inaugural Lecture, the 95th of such, at the Lagos State University. A few weeks later, as he turns 70, he must fulfil the requirements of mandatory retirement. As someone who has been following his career for so long, it is easy […]
Impeachment: Court to hear Shaibu’s suit against Assembly, others April 19
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 19 for the hearing of a suit filed by the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, against the state house of assembly and others. The matter, which was before Justice Inyang Ekwo, was on Friday fixed for hearing after a team of lawyers, including Alex […]
Stop hate campaign against your country, lawyer urges Nigerians in diaspora
An Ilorin based legal practitioner, Mr Jamiu Yusuf has urged Nigerians in the diaspora to stop hate campaign against the country. Yusuf, who advised during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ilorin, also urged the diaspora to be patriotic toward the nation. He said that most Nigerians in diaspora […]
Hit-and-run driver injures two on Lagos-Badagry Expressway
A hit-and-run driver on Thursday night wounded two pedestrians, a man and woman, on the Badagry end of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, leaving them hospitalised. The Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Badagry Unit, Mr William Manga, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry, on Friday that the accident occurred at 8.20 p.m. He […]
Adebanwi, Nigerian scholar wins U.S. award
A Nigerian Scholar, Prof. Wale Adebanwi, has bagged the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship which is awarded based on prior career achievement and exceptional promise. Adebanwi, who is the Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies and Director of the Centre for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S., is among the 188 winners of the […]
Nollywood mourns Junior Pope
Some Nollywood stars have continued to mourn the death of Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the late actor died with three of his colleagues while returning from a movie location in a boat, when they fell into Anam River in Anambra on […]
Library association opposes appointment of non-librarians to head libraries
The Nigerian Library Association (NLA) has expressed concern over the appointment of non-librarians by employers of labour to head libraries across the country. The President of the association, Pastor Dominic Omokaro, said this at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja to herald the celebration of the NLA 62nd anniversary. He said the trend undermined […]
