The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, )ICPC) on Friday bungled the arraignment of a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) Professor Lawrence Adedibu Ojerinde on fresh corruption charges. Ojerinde’s planned arraignment at the Federal High Court in Abuja along with his thrre sons and a daughter-in-law was aborted…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on Muslims in Nigeria and the world to use the holy month of Ramadan to seek spiritual guidance and sacrifice to the cause of peace. Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the just concluded elections, gave the advice in a statement personally issued by him…
A US based multipurpose publishing company, Amazon Corporation, has published a 578-page book on the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and is now available on https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZ58SXX9 across the world The book, titled: People Around Nigeria’s President Buhari, gives the details about men and women that had assisted him to run the administration of Nigeria for…
The United Nations on Thursday showcased various technological innovations by young women and men that advanced gender equality and women’s empowerment in Nigeria. UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Beatrice Eyong, said the event was part of activities to mark the International Women’s month, with a theme, ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for…
THE Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, will, today, deliver its judgement on an appeal that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State filed to challenge the nullification of his election. Adeleke and his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are urging the appellate court to set aside the verdict of the Osun State Governorship…
Requests for books to be removed from the United States shelves soared to a record-high in 2022, with the majority of titles “targeted for censorship” related to LGBTQ issues and minorities, according to data released by the American Library Association Thursday.A total of 1,269 individual “challenges” — demands to restrict or remove one or more…
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday began the disbursement of old naira notes to Deposit Money Banks as government authorities stepped up efforts to end the biting currency scarcity that has inflicted pain on millions of bank customers nationwide. The central bank had directed DMBs to pick old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes at…
Rising from its National Working Committee (NWC) meeting on Thursday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended five of its chieftains including former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim and former Governors of Katsina, Ibrahim Shema and Ekiti, Ayo Fayose. The party has also suspended Prof. Dennis Ityavyar from Benue State and Dr. Aslam Aliyu from…
10 things to know about hypertension Hypertension is a major cause of premature death worldwide, including in Nigeria. Unfortunately, not many people know they have the condition because they are not diagnosed and remain untreated. People with high blood pressure may not feel symptoms and the only way to know is to get their blood…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on the muslim community in Osun state to emulate the sacrificial living, self control and intercessory supplications embedded in the teachings of the holy month of Ramadan, just as Muslims around the world observe the month long period of fasting. During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world…
