Nigeria complex, but not difficult to govern — Obasanjo … Showers praises on Gov Adeleke over achievements Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Nigeria as a complex country which according to him, not difficult to govern. Obasanjo disclosed this on Sunday, at the commissioning of VIP lodge at the Government House in Osogbo. According to…
World Communication Day: AI bringing laziness into journalism, Stakeholders lament Stakeholders at this year’s edition of the World Communication day held at the St. Benedict Catholic Cathedral Church in Osogbo, on Sunday lamented the effects of technology on human development. Speakers who spoke at the event put together by the Catholic Church of Osogbo, said…
JAMB 2024: 174 Deeper Life school students score above 300 The management of Deeper Life High School have taken to social media to celebrate the exploits of 174 of their students who scored 300 marks and above in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The said students scored between 300 and 362 marks out…
Elite brigandage and Tinubu’s class suicide, by Hassan Gimba Let us face it and tell ourselves the truth, bitter as it is: all patriotic Nigerians conversant with happenings among our elite class will be disappointed with the sordid behaviour of most of them. And their behaviour is further putting a strain on the fabric that…
No fewer than 34 persons have been confirmed dead while scores of others were missing following floods on Sumatra island in western Indonesia Hours of heavy rain caused flooding in two districts in West Sumatra province on Saturday evening and sent sweeping ash and large rocks down Mount Marapi, the most active volcano on the…
American Jurisprudence sucks, if you see what I see. There are three words in American Jurisprudence and how often you have heard them sustained or overruled in criminal trials in America can be an indicator on which side wins between the Prosecutor and the Defense Counsel. American trials are won or lost not so much…
Isa Dogonyaro, House of Rep member from Jigawa state died in Abuja. The law maker representing Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State has died, he was the vice chairman of the House Committee on HIV/AIDS and Malaria control, it was reported that he died Friday morning in Abuja after a brief illness. According to the…
N80.2bn fraud: Court rejects Yahaya Bello’s request to stop trial A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected the request by the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to halt trial in the hearing of the N80.2bn fraud charges brought against him. Bello asked the court to stay execution in his trial…
Senate Passes Amendment Bill Approving Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers In a groundbreaking decision, the Nigerian Senate has approved the death penalty as a punishment for drug traffickers in the country. The approval came as the Senate passed the third reading of the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill. The proposal for the death sentence was…
Senate Approves NCC Budget of N549.6bn for 2024 The Nigerian Senate has given the green light to a budget of N549.6 billion for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the upcoming fiscal year of 2024. The approval, which was made during a plenary session on Thursday, followed a thorough consideration of the report presented by…
