Diplomatic tiff: Gbajabiamila visits
Speaker of the HOUSE of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila is in Ghana to meet with his Ghanaian counterpart over the misunderstanding between the two countries. He told journalists at the Presidential Villa after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari that he was at the Villa to rub minds with the President on the diplomatic row. He […]
Gunmen abduct medical director, two others in Ondo
GUNMEN suspected to be kidnappers have taken away the Chief Medical Director of the General Hospital, Idoani, Dr. Olufemi Adeogun. He was abducted on the Owani/Idoani Road. Also abducted were Mrs. Foluke Ajibola, who was said to be a record officer as well as a yet to be identified person. According to reports, the driver […]
Two policemen die in Oshiomhole’s campaign convoy
Two policemen died in an accident involving the convoy of Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday. The former chairman and a campaign team of the party were on their way to Usen in Ovia south east local government area of Edo State during the fatal accident. The APC governorship […]
Adesina begins second term as AfDB president
Akinwumi Adesina has been sworn in as the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Adesina who was sworn in on Tuesday at the AfDB headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, begins his second five-year tenure. He was elected in May 2015 as the first Nigerian to occupy the position. He was re-elected on August 27, […]
UNILAG visitation panel begins sitting
Dr. Babalakin The Special Visitation Panel raised by the Federal Government to look into the crisis rocking the University of Lagos (UNILAG) began sitting yesterday behind closed doors. The panel has begun the collation of memoranda submitted by members of the public. It has two weeks to submit its report. A box has been […]
LASU students to resume in batches
Students of Lagos State University (LASU) are to resume in batches, according to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lanre Fagbohun. He said final year students are expected back in school three months ahead of others. This is in line with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive that all tertiary institutions in the state should resume on […]
Awosika, First Bank’s chairman makes film debut
*Stars in Citation, movie by Afolayan Mrs. Awosika The Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, has made her debut in a movie produced by award-winning, movie producer, Kunle Afolayan. The movie, Citation, is meant to correct rape and sexual molestation – which have become common of recent. Mrs. Awosika acts the part of the […]
Supreme Court affirms Bello as Kogi governor
*Dismisses Wada, Akpoti’s appeals The Supreme Court has dismissed two appeals against the re-election of Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor of Kogi State. The appeals were filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Musa Wada, and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Natasha Akpoti. […]
Covid-19: Lagos health commissioner recovers
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi has recovered from coronavirus. According to Gbenga Omotoso, the commissioner for information and strategy, Abayomi’s PCR test returned negative on Sunday evening. The health commissioner announced that he tested positive for the disease last week. In a statement, Omotoso said Abayomi will return to his full […]
How to resolve UNILAG crisis, by Prof Falola
Prof Toyin Falola is currently the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. Before relocating abroad, he taught at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). In this interview with Olayinka Oyegbile he proffers solution to the crisis at the University of Lagos. […]
