Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated business mogul, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, over his first-class (PhD) honours in Management Science at the University of Cambridge, England. Obasanjo said that he was indeed happy for Ibrahim’s taste for knowledge, which had finally earned him the PhD honour. This is contained in a letter he personally signed on…
The Senate on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to consider a comprehensive review of the power privatization policy with a view to reversing the current arrangement. The red chamber said Nigerians would not enjoy a stable power supply in the next 10 years if the activities of the distribution companies were not reviewed and restructured….
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has announced Monday, June 22, and Monday, July 20 for its governorship primary elections in Edo and Ondo states. This came as the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it would stick to its timetable and schedule of activities regarding the elections in both states. National Commissioner and Chairman,…
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, struck out charges of resistance to arrest instituted against the immediate-past Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye. Justice Yusuf Halilu struck out the eight counts on the grounds of lack of diligent prosecution. The judge made the order following the inability of the…
Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has explained that his reason for not supporting any of President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidential ambitions was borne out of his long-held conviction that Buhari lacks the ability to fix Nigeria’s problems. He added that the past five years of Buhari administration has proven him correct. Yakasai made this known while…
T he Osun State Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun has arrested another 10 Chinese, 1 Ghanaian, and three locals for illegal mining across the state. It was said that the expatriates were arrested on Tuesday at four illegal mining sites in the Atakunmosa West local government area of the state. The four illegal…
A group, Incorporated Trustees of Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to order the withdrawal of Certificate of Return issued to Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege. In a suit filed through their lawyer, Mr Edward Omaga, the group also prayed the court for N500m damages to…
James Kolo, who was newly-appointed as a commissioner of the Federal Character Commission, from Kwara State, has died. A statement from the Kwara State Government said that Kolo died Tuesday morning after “falling ill”. The PUNCH reports that Kolo was one of the commissioners appointed by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on April 28,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the Federal Government for its denials and cover-up on the whereabouts and activities of the Chinese medical experts it brought into our country last month. Our party, on behalf of Nigerians, demands an immediate apology from the Federal Government for taking the citizens for granted in its handling…
A painter and undergraduate student of UNIBEN has left many in awe after using 6,000 bottle covers to make a portrait. A student of the University of Benin, Joshua Egesi, has made an outstanding portrait of his Vice-Chancellor using 6000 bottle covers. A first look at the photo will make an observer think they are…