Non-Aligned Movement and Nigeria’s quest for equal access to capital
By Tunde Rahman Is the Non-Aligned Movement still around? Is the organisation still in existence? That was the weighty question Professor Ikechukwu Okoro, a visually impaired Nigerian and Iowa State…
LASG says 80% of child abuse cases in the State from unapproved schools, 12,000 operating without statutory approvals
Jan. 26, 2024 …Presents provisional approval letters to 199 new private school owners Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), on Thursday, presented provisional approval letters to 199 new…
Road crashes: 604 die on Oyo, Osun, Ondo highway in 2023 – FRSC
Jan. 26 , 2024 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday, said that a total of 604 people died in 1196 road crashes in Oyo, Osun and Ondo states…
10 escape death as private jet skids off runway at Ibadan airport
Jan. 26, 2024 No fewer than 10 persons, on Friday, escaped death as a private jet from Abuja the overshot the runway while landing at Ibadan Airport. The private jet,…
Klopp to quit Liverpool, Xabi Alonso in line as next Anfield gaffer
Jurgen Klopp has announced he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season and ex-Liverpool and Real Madrid player Xabi Alonso is strongly hinted to replace him. Klopp, 56,…
Italy’s Supreme Court Upholds Nigerian’s Life Sentence for Rape, Murder of 18-Year-Old
Jan. 26, 2024 A Supreme Court in Rome, Italy, has upheld a life sentence earlier handed out by a lower court to Innocent Oseghale, a 39-year-old Nigerian, for murdering a…
Lagos bishop jailed for life for raping assistant pastor
Jan. 26, 2024 An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a Lagos bishop Oluwafeyiropo Daniels, to life imprisonment for raping his 23-year-old assistant (name withheld). Justice Rahman…
Mr Ibu: Actor’s Son, Daughter Arrested, Charged to Court Over Alleged N55m Donations Theft – Police
Jan. 26, 2024 The Police on Thursday said it has arrested a son and adopted daughter of John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, over their alleged role in the…
ARCN recruits 1,650 scientists to boost food security
Jan. 26, 2024 Prof. Garba Sharubutu, Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), says the council has recruited 1,650 scientists to boost food security in the country. Sharubutu disclosed…
PINL reassures of inclusivity, neutrality in NNPCL’s pipeline protection contracts
Jan. 26, 2024 The Management of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) has reassured Nigerians of inclusivity and neutrality in carrying out contracts in the Niger-Delta region. Dr. Benson Onuwaje, the…