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POEM: INNOCENCE By Ozichukwu Chukwu
It’s never blind or asleep A conscious trust of conscience Sparkling and enthusiastic Made scapegoat in the wild Bears the…
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Yoruba: Put on your thinking cap By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 I found the piece published here today a compelling read. Titled “The Chinese and Fulani Only…
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Nigeria Immigration Service holds Award, Dinner night in Abuja
Nigeria Immigration Service has held its Award and Dinner night in Abuja. Hosted by the Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr…
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Effiong Okon Akwa becomes Interim Administrator of NDDC as Buhari sacks Pondei
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of an interim administrator to oversee the affairs of the Niger Delta Development…
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Buhari, Lawan, Tinubu, other dignitaries mourn Sam Nda-Isaiah
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness at the death of Publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah, a man…
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Joshua knocks out Pulev to retain heavyweight titles
London, Dec. 13, 2020 World boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev near the end of the…
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Buhari condemns bandits’ attack on Katsina School, orders reinforcement of security; IGP reacts
By Ismaila Chafe, Abuja; Zubairu Idris, Katsina, Dec. 12, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack carried out by…
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COVID-19 vaccine: Fauci allays fears of African-Americans
Washington, Dec. 12, 2020 U.S. top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, has addressed the rising concerns among the African-American community…
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Rude welcome home for Buhari as bandits abduct students of Katsina School; Governor orders closure of all boarding schools
In what can be said to be a rude welcome for President Muhammadu Buhari to his home state, Katsina, Friday,…
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Nda-Isaiah’s death painful exit of patriotic, detribalised Nigerian, says Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has described the death of the Publisher of Leadership newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah as painful,…
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Environmentalist says pollution threat to fishing, ecosystem
An Environmentalist, Morris Alagoa, the Project Director, Ondewari Health, Education and Environmental Project (OHEEP), says pollution is a threat to…
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Cleric hails Obi’s imprint in Anambra health sector; Says his legacies stand out
The Chairman, Onitsha Archdiocesan Hospital Board, Rev Fr Patrick Omuta, has narrated how the former Governor of Anambra State and…
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Governor Sanwo-Olu goes into self-isolation as aide tests positive to COVID-19
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone into self-isolation after one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19…
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Buhari departs Abuja, arrives Daura on week-long private visit
President Muhammadu Buhari is in Daura, Katsina State for a week-long private visit. The aircraft carrying the President from Abuja,…
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Buhari won’t succumb to threats from unpatriotic citizens, Presidency tells “professional” critics
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Dec. 11, 2020 The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari will not succumb to threats or undue…
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Pfizer vaccine’s expert, Nigeria’s Dr. Ogbuagu features on virtual discussion tomorrow, Saturday, December 12, 2020
Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu, the Nigerian Lead Researcher on Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine trial at Yale University, USA will be featuring in…
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Wike waves off decamped PDP members as political neophytes; Says one took 80% of kola brought for traditional rulers by President during campaign, was slapped
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has described two former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members, John Bazia and Michael West,…
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Women groups, PwD want credible LG poll in Gombe; Votes will count this time… GOSIEC Chair assures
William Attah, Gombe Women groups and People with Disability (PwD) in Gombe State were unanimous in their call on the…
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TTOG, Global Village Extra, GLDYNAMIC Solutions to hold Wellness Conference
TTOG and Global Village Extra (GVE) in collaboration with GLDYNAMIC Solutions is set to hold an hour long health and…
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Dutch TV documentary: Shell denies alleged complicity of staff in vandalism
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) says the allegations in a Dutch Television documentary that its staff were…
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Group takes TY Danjuma Foundation funded sight restoration project to Edo community, carries out 209 surgeries
By Deborah Coker Ugoneki (Edo), Dec. 11, 2020 The Care Vision Support Initiative (CAVSI) has taken its sight restoration programme…
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Minister urges revival of Golden Age of African Writers
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the new Secretary General of the Pan-African Writers’…
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Nigeria’s Ambassador to the US, Justice Nsofor, dies at 85
Justice Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, has died, aged 85 on Thursday night. From Oguta, in…
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CBN releases categorisation for payment system
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, Dec. 11, 2020 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with its commitment to promote…
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