We have no hand in his death—PPRO By Monsuru Olowoopejo LAGOS—Tragedy struck in Oke-Afa community, Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State yesterday, when a 43-year-old man was allegedly tortured to death by policemen attached to Okokomaiko Police Station. The deceased, identified as Bukola Adeogun, was arrested along with overRead More →
Abuja – Bournemouth stunned Chelsea with three second-half goals in a 3-0 Premier League victory on Wednesday, inflicting on the champions their first home defeat in four months. Chelsea’s coach from Italy Antonio Conte attends a press conference in Baku on November 21, 2017 on the eve of the UEFARead More →
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA— The Service Wide Vote, which rose to N198.7 billion in the 2018 budget, is not only for unforeseen expenditures, Director-General of Budget, Mr. Ben Akabueze, has said. Fielding questions from journalists and Civil Society Organisations on the 2018 budget in Abuja, yesterday, AkabuezeRead More →
By Ebele Orakpo SUMMIT University, Offa in Kwara State can now boast of a 500-seater ultra-modern lecture theatre courtesy of the chief executive officer of Caverton Helicopters, Mr. Remi Makanjuola in memory of his late mother, Alhaja Adiat Abegbe Makanjuola. The event which took place at the Islamic faith-based universityRead More →
ABUJA-Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has taken a swipe at a Newspaper report for attributing his absence in court yesterday to a “Heart disease,” saying that what troubled him was a heart-related ailment. *Fani-Kayode In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant, Obiageli Nwachukwu, the ex-Minister discreditedRead More →
As registration closes Feb. 11 By Elizabeth Uwandu PUBLIC and private secondary schools across the country have been urged to register their best JSS 3 and SSS2 candidates for the 2018 Cowbellpedia Senior Secondary Mathematics Television Quiz show on or before the deadline of Sunday, February 11. At the pressRead More →
Remits N8bn in two years Is revenue generation part of Board’s functions? No law mandates us to generate revenue — JAMB By Dayo Adesulu MANY nations world over that perceive the education of its citizenry as part of capital and national development, have continuously ensured that its people have accessRead More →
By Jimitota Onoyume, Egufe Yafugborhi & Davies Iheamnachor BELEMAOIL Producing Limited, an indigenous oil firm, has in its Joint Venture, JV, with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, awarded scholarships to 374 students of its host communities in Rivers State. Chairman of the event, Chief Tonye Graham-Douglas, commended the initiative ofRead More →
Eket—NUT-RITION and health stakeholders have expressed worry that malnutrition was on the increase in the country, evidenced in the poor nutritional and health indices of children and mothers. Speaking at a 2-day capacitydevelopment workshop for state legislators on Universal Health Coverage, South-South zone in Akwa Ibom State, the Chief ofRead More →
By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—TRA-DITIONAL rulers in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, led by the Otaru of Igarra, Oba Emmanuel Saiki, have appealed to the federal and state governments to rescue the community from incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen, calling for the deployment of soldiers in the area. TheyRead More →