ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri Borno State government, Monday, re-opened all Day secondary schools within the state, following the military success in the fight against insurgents in the Northeast and the gradual restoration of peace back to the state. It would be recalled that public schools in Borno state were closed on …

Renowned activist and Chairman of the June 12 Coalition of Democratic Formations, Mr Alfred Ilenre, Tuesday, lauded the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for his timely intervention to save his health condition. Ilenre who was at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa Secretariat, said he deemed it …

The World Health Organization (WHO)’s failure to sound the alarm until months into West Africa’s Ebola outbreak was an “egregious failure” which added to the enormous suffering and death toll, global health experts said, Monday. A specialist panel convened by Harvard’s Global Health Institute (HGHI) and the London School of …

Suspended FIFA vice-president and UEFA president, Michel Platini could be facing a life ban from football, according to his lawyer. The suspended Uefa chief is serving a 90-day suspension on corruption charges alongside another suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter, while Fifa’s adjudicatory committee considers its verdict. Platini’s lawyer Thibaud d’Ales …

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has lined out further fines for telecommunications firm, MTN in addition to the outstanding $5.2 billion it slammed on the South African-based firm for flouting a deactivation of unregistered SIM deadline. The NCC in its quarterly compliance monitoring and enforcement activities report has issued a …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Monday, expressed worry over the increasing agitation for a Biafra republic by some Igbo groups, adding that the northern traditional council would soon send a delegation to Igbo leaders in the South East over the issue. The Sultan spoke at the second …

Former Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Werinipre Seibarugu, weekend, lost over 2000 of his kinsmen as they defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a campaign rally held in Gbarain and Ekpetiama clans of Yenagoa Local Government Area of the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the implementation of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) in the transactions of foreign exchange (forex) has already saved the country about $300 million. Ahead of the deadline for voluntary compliance to BVN registration, the apex bank had directed that all forex transactions by …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, in Tehran, Iran called on the leadership of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) to sustain the pricing mechanism of gas in the international market to the advantage of its members. The president who noted that Nigeria has channelled its gas resources into appropriate areas for …

Fidelity Bank Plc team has bagged the top position at the 2015 edition of the Nigeria Bankers’ Games, as the contingent clinched the prestigious football gold in the football event, to cement its place as the overall best in all competitions. Having lost their opening group game in the football …

Enugu State University of Technology, ESUT, Enugu, has sacked 153 lecturers from its employment, even as no official reason was given for the move. One of the sack letters signed by the Registrar of the university, Leonard Khama and dated October 23, 2015, stated: “I am directed to inform you …

The naira dropped to N242 against the U.S dollar at the parallel market, Monday, after the Central Bank of Nigeria cut supply to Bureaux de Change operators in a bid to conserve the external reserves. The naira, which traded at N 238 against the dollar on the streets of the …

The remains of the late All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kogi State was Monday laid to rest at his country home in Ogbonicha-Alloma, Ofu Local Government Area of the state. Audu, who is also a former governor of the state, was the frontrunner in last Saturday’s governorship election …

The national Under-23 team, Dream Team IV, currently in camp in Banjul, Gambia, are gearing up for competition in Dakar for the CAF Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations. Led by Samson Siasia, the team has gone about their business in a secluded area in Banjul, far away from the prying eyes of …

Mali state television showed images on Monday of two dead men that it said were the “authors” of an attack by Islamist militants on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako and appealed for information as to their identity. Twenty people plus two gunmen died in Friday’s assault on the …

Following, Sunday’s announcement of nominees for The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2015 in a continent-wide broadcast on EbonyLife TV and Channels TV, the awards, Monday, unveiled photos of the same nominees in an exciting art campaign with Comic Republic. The 50 young Africans who are the nominees for the 2015 …

Kwara State Government has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Dutch Health Insurance Fund to establish Health Insurance Fund in the state. The State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, who signed on behalf of the State Government, said the agreement would ensure the sustainability of the state’s Community Health …

It will be joy unlimited for Sister Titilayo Dorcas Ogunyombo and Brother Johnson Bamidele Imaka when they step out on Saturday November 28, 2015 to be joined in Holy Matrimony. The families of late Wole Ogunyombo of Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State and Johnson Bamidele Imaka of Kogi State have, therefore, invited …

Mrs Grace Aina Olukotun has passed on at the age of 84 and would be buried on Friday, November 27, 2015. Mrs Grace Olukotun slept in the Lord on August 5, 2015 and the families of Elder Solomon Dada Olukotun and Late Pa Samuel Akinola of Oke-Ako, Ekiti State are …

There was excitement in Osun on Monday as Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka joined Governor Rauf Aregbesola to unveil a N750 Million Wole Soyinka Government High School in Ejigbo. It was the first of its category in the mega schools series under the education reform programme of the Aregbesola government. …

Mrs Grace Aina Olukotun has passed on at the age of 84 and would be buried on Friday, November 27, 2015. Mrs Grace Olukotun slept in the Lord on August 5, 2015 and the families of Elder Solomon Dada Olukotun and Late Pa Samuel Akinola of Oke-Ako, Ekiti State are …

Nigerian media entrepreneur, Funmi Iyanda, will on Wednesday, November 25 receive an honorary fellowship from the University of Cumbria in recognition of her significant global contribution to human rights and sustainability. She is the first African woman to receive the award. The investiture will take place at a graduation ceremony …

GODWIN AGENE, Benin Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, Monday, declared war on the Igbinedion family for ‘daring him’ in the face of his earlier allegations of corruption and embezzlement against the former governor of the state, Lucky Igbinedion and his father, the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, Oshiomhole told …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Rivers State Chapter, weekend, endorsed the incumbent Governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson for a second term in office as the state gears up for the December 5 governorship election. The group said Governor Dickson ‘over the years …