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By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 18, 2021 Nigerians in the United States of America (U.S) have appealed to political leaders in their home country to ensure that they deliver on their campaign promises to their people so as to alleviate their sufferings. The Chairman, Board of the Organisation for the …

Laolu Akande, spokesman for Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has penned an emotional tribute in honour of the late former US Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell. Powell died on Monday of complications from COVID-19 at age 84. In a tribute via his …

Exposing secrets in the public interest is gradually gaining public acceptance and appreciation. It is also a testament to how technology has further reduced the world to a global village. The men and women who do such exposé are “whistle blowers “, “information insurgents” and, in a more civil language …

The Nigerian troops on Monday eliminated at least 16 ISWAP terrorists in Jere Local Government of Borno State. PRNigeria gathered that the troops eliminated the insurgents while repelling an attack launched by the terror group at Chabbal community within the axis. The insurgents entered the town through the Mafa axis …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 18, 2021 The Nigerian community in New York has raised 33,000 dollars in its ongoing efforts to support the Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City in the November election, Mr. Eric Adams. Chairman, Board of the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians …

The Chairman of the National committee for All Progressives Congress  (APC) Congress in Abia State, Hon. Kolawole Babatunde, has described a parallel congress conducted by a faction of the party in the state as “mere picnic.” Babatunde who spoke while declaring the results of the elections, said the congress was …

Abuja, Oct. 18, 2021 The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to immediately release the travel passport of former governor of Rivers, Dr. Peter Odili. Delivering judgment in a suit on breach of fundamental rights filed by Odili, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the NIS had no …

  By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Oct 18, 2021 The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday arraigned a teenage girl before the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, for circulating the nude video of a retired Bayelsa permanent secretary on social media. In the one-count charge, prosecuting counsel, Mr. Victor Uchendu, told …

A group of Nigerian Women Leaders, the Women Leadership Group (WLG), has congratulated the Publisher of Real News Magazine, Maureen Chigbo, on her election as the President, Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). The Group, in their letter of congratulations, signed by Dr. Nkechi Eke Nwankwo (Director) and Mrs. Cordelia …

  By Folu Agoi With several volumes of poems which include Tongues of Triumph, Song of the Threshing Floor and Song of the Swallow, a play titled One day With the Hounds, and short stories – The Sea Route to Señorita’s Heart and The Commissioner for Oaths, Anaele Ihuoma has made his mark in the literary firmament. However, if there …

Godwin Ndubuisi Kanu By Tatalo Alamu on October 17, 2021 To the iconic Lagos Airport Hotel’s Banquet Hall this past Tuesday to bear historic witness as a gale of tributes showered on a great naval hero and a worthy associate of almost fifty years: Godwin Ndubuisi Kanu, former military governor of Imo …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 18, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, announced football legend Didier Drogba from Côte d’Ivoire  as its new Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health. Drogba will promote WHO’s top tips on how physical activity can lead to a healthier and happier life, and also …

By Yunus Yusuf Ikeja, Oct. 18, 2021 Delta Airlines on Monday announced plans to resume international flight operations to the U.S on Nov. 8. The resumption plan was following the lift of travel restrictions to foreign nations by President Joe Biden. The airline’s Chief Operating Officer (CEO), Mr. Ed Bastian, …

By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Ilorin, Oct. 18, 2021 Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, the Vice- Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), says 180 graduating students of the university have bagged First Class honours in various disciplines. Abdulkareem made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen at the beginning of the 36th Convocation Ceremonies …

By Rotimi Ijikanmi Abuja, Oct. 18, 2021 The Federal Government says it has taken delivery of the final batch of the 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets expected from the United States. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Monday when he featured on a …

New York, Oct. 18, 2021 Gen. Colin Powell, the trailblazing son of the South Bronx who rose to the highest ranks of the U.S. military, has died of complications from COVID-19 in spite of being fully vaccinated. He was 84 his family announced on  Monday. Powell, who served as the …

An All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart in Akwa Ibom and former presidential candidate during the 2019 general election on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr. Clement Jimbo, has said that only fraudulent politicians will be against direct primaries in 2023. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, had recently, …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is produced in court on Thursday, October 21, 2021 to prove to the global community that he “is not only hale and hearty but that shady judicial process is not contemplated while on trial.” The pan …

The University of Oxford in the United Kingdom has appointed Professor Kingsley Moghalu, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, as an Academic Visitor. The appointment is for the period of the University’s Michelmas Term from October to …

Monday, 18 October, 2021) Today’s party politics and adultery have same rule of engagement: there is no commitment to fidelity and conjugal permanence. We are in this thing for a reason and it is for a season. It is not till-death-do-us-part. We respect political seminaries abroad thinking they are homes …

It was a night of glitz and glam as the curtains fell on this year’s Sun Awards event, Saturday with the Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor,  Mr. Moses Ekpo coasting home with the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award, amidst pomp. In a post-Award appreciation speech,  Mr. Ekpo said the Award meant …

By Deborah Coker Agenebode (Edo), Oct. 17, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo North Senatorial Zone, has restated it’s commitment to remain one strong and indivisible party. This is contained in a communique issued by the party on Sunday in Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo, at …

By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Owerri, Oct. 17, 2021 National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday commenced distribution of relief materials to 510 victims of windstorm disaster in Owerri West council areas of Imo. Acting Head of Imo and Abia operations office of NEMA Mr. Ifeanyi Nnaji said at the flag-off that …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The “rejoinder” you are about to read, titled “Deepening neglect of public-funded education in Nigeria: OAU students’ protests as a metaphor”, was written by Prof. Omotoye Olorode, one of my mentors at the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in response to the latest …

At Independence in 1960, the country Nigeria rested on a tripod of East, West and North. By 1963, the tripod was further adjusted to rest on a more stable four legs of East, West, Midwest and North. So, while the North remained just one Region, the South had three Regions …