Lagos Shuts Down Chrisland Schools Over Sex Scandal Involving A Minor
Lagos State Government has directed that all Chrisland Schools within the state be closed after a sex video of minor students of the school went viral. Sources said the parents of the girl in the video insisted she was raped. The state government said it is investigating the allegations. “The attention of the Lagos State […]
My 10-year-old Daughter was raped during Chrisland School trip to Dubai, mother claims
A mother of Chrisland student says her 10 years old daughter was raped during a trip to Dubai organized by the school. Pupils from the school located in Victoria Garden City were in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) , to participate in the World School Games between March 10 and 13, 2022. But on […]
Groups want FG to checkmate Shell, divesting IOCs in the Niger Delta
The Environmental Rights Action and environmental and climate justice groups have urged the federal government to ensure that communities are included in the discussions on International Oil Companies (IOCs) divestment from oil fields in the Niger Delta. They also want Shell and other companies operating in the Niger Delta to implement the full terms of […]
Davido Acquires N2.5B Land Banana Island
Afro-pop singer, Davido says he has acquired a land in Banana Island, a high brow area in Lagos The singer who shared the news to his Twitter page on Thursday said he bought the property to build his dream home. “Let’s build our dream home,” Davido tweeted, while on his Instagram page, he said the […]
Anxiety Hightens Over Insecurity As TINCAN islandd Seizes Eight Containers Of Machetes, Other Contraband Goods
By Alex Akao. Tincan Island Port Command of the Customs Service has seized fourteen containers of contrabands goods, eight of which were loaded with machetes. The seizures which arose from heightening fears over insecurity in the country also included other contrabands such as drugs shoes, clothing and other items. Breakdown of the illicit imports indicates […]
Nigeria’s Statistician-General, Simon Harry, Is Dead
The Statistician-General of Nigeria, Simon Harry, is dead His death was confirmed by the Director, Communication and Public Relations Department, Ichedi Joel on Wednesday in Abuja He said he died on Thursday morning. Harry was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in August 2021 as statistician-general of the federation to head the National Bureau of Statistics […]
Learning From The Wise By Nnimmo Bassey
The wise is a knowledge holder and keeper. Learning is a lifelong process. In other words, we never graduate from the schools of life as long as we are still on planet earth. We learn to walk, to speak intelligibly and we learn to be part of our communities. Many factors affect our learning and […]
Port Harcourt Refinery To Start Operations Q1 2023- Minister
The Minister of State for Petroleum. Timipre Sylva says the Port Harcourt refinery will be ready for operations by the first quarter of 2023. Sylva said this while fielding questions from newsmen after facility tour in Eleme, Rivers on Tuesday. In 2021, the federal executive council approved the sum of $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation […]
Ahead of Ekiti, Osun Elections, CAPPA, Groups call for polling units audit
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and a host of civil society organisations have called on the Federal Government to carry out a comprehensive polling units audit in Ekiti and Osun States to ascertain their level of preparedness for upcoming elections. At the recent Leadership of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room review […]
Identity, barred phone lines and matter arising By Reuben Abati
Last week, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), a government agency under the ministry of communications, currently led by Minister Isa Pantami, took the decision and made same public that any user of a GSM phone who is yet to link his or her national identification number (NIN) to a subscriber identification module i.e SIM cards, […]
