Troops foil kidnappers’ plot, rescue 16 victims in Kogi By Ladidi Al-Hassan Troops have rescued 16 kidnapped victims following an encounter with suspected bandits in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi. The victims comprised six males, six females and four children, according to an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Mararaba traffic nightmare set to end as N44bn Flyover nears completion. By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim After years of gridlock and prolonged travel times, motorists and commuters on the Abuja-Keffi corridor may soon heave a sigh of relief as the N44bn Mararaba flyover targets completion by Year-End. The Nasarawa State Government disclosed this during an inspection…
Passengers stranded as Aviation Unions shut down Air Peace operations By Lai Gidado Air Peace operations were disrupted in Lagos and Abuja on Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded, as aviation unions commenced picketing of the airline over allegations of anti-union practices and non-remittance of ticket sales charges owed to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. The National…
US-Israeli War on Iran: The New Sheriff in Town (3), by Hassan Gimba The Middle East will no longer be as it was before the imposed war of choice on Iran by the duo of America and Israel. The United States used to be the “monitor” of the region, with Israel as its darling “whip”….
DON’T COMPARE CHILDREN ‘Femi Adekunle on Parenting I once wrote on the need to avoid competitive parenting. Just as you are enjoined not to compare yourself with any other parent or get intimidated by their strengths while ignoring your own, never compare children. When my daughter gained admission into the university, we missed her sorely….
EIGHT POINT EIGHT MILLION NIGERIANS. NINETY EIGHT WATTS EACH. _A presidential aide read a compendium, and overnight Nigeria became an electrified country. The arithmetic inside that compendium tells a completely different story_ . By Ekeh Chidiebebre The number is 8,868,568. Not “about nine million.” Not “almost nine million.” Eight million, eight hundred and sixty eight…
SIU probes as Toronto police officer shoots Mercedes driver dead A man was on Thursday, shot dead by a Toronto police officer in Mississauga, Ontario, after a police operation involving five unmarked vehicles, with the province’s Special Investigations Unit now probing the circumstances surrounding the incident. The fatal shooting occurred shortly before 12:30am on August…
REA electrifies 8.8m Nigerians, creates 120,747 jobs in three years — Essiet. By Adewale Adebayo The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagements in the North Central, Hon. Dr. Abiodun Essiet, has commended the remarkable progress recorded by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), describing its achievements over the past three years as a…
Bayelsa Poly Council Defends Reappointment Of Rector, Cites Law And Progress. By Chris Mark The Governing Council of Bayelsa State Polytechnic, Aleibiri, has defended its recommendation for the reappointment of Dr. Wisdom Clinton Soreh as Rector for a second term of four years, insisting the decision was based on law, performance, and the need to…
ICPC recommends prosecution of fake PFIPC boss, uncovers wider fraud scheme. By Kemi Aina The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered two additional fake government agencies while investigating the activities of the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi. ICPC Chairman, Dr…
