By Margret Oshinowo Tragedy struck at BrickHall Schools located in the Cadastral Zone B11, Kaura in Abuja on Wednesday, when a four-year-old pupil, Miguel Ovoke, died during the school’s feeding hours. According to the death certificate issued by Excel Specialist Hospital, Abuja, dated April 24, 2024,Ovoke was brought to the hospital by his teachers around…
Girls at the age of 18-24 years always attract serious men who are fully ready to marry them, but at this age most of our girls/sisters never wish to hear anything about marriage. 1. I’m too young for that. 2. Who cares about marriage. 3. I’m focused on my books. 4. I want to gather…
By Margret Oshinowo Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, yesterday, kicked off a socio-economic intervention programme, tagged Eko Cares Initiative, to address the economic challenges facing the citizens of the country. The first phase of the programme has been designed to take care of over 500, 000 households as beneficiaries. Beneficiaries of the scheme cut…
By Margret Oshinowo Miss. Namtira Bwala, bullied student of British Lead International School has sued over the incident of bullying and attack meted out to her in the school. This started a day when some anti-corruption groups and civil society organisations who, in their condemnation of the incident, described bullying in schools as a long…
1. Virginity does not keep a man. Sex does not keep a man. Money does not keep a man. 2.A man can have sex with you now and the next minute starts calling the woman he loves. 3. You can tell him how you’ve kept yourself for years for him and the next day he’s…
Khadija Yusra, the daughter of the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has responded to an ‘X’ user over a comment made about her husband. The admin of the X page had described Yusra’s husband, Abdulmutalib Akintade Shittu, who is from Kwara state and is the Senior Special Assistant, Geographical Information Service to the…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has diverted all flight operations from the E wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) following a fire at the terminal. The fire started in the early hours of Thursday after a smoke was detected at E54 bridge. It was learnt that officials of the Airport Rescue…
An unspecified number of inmates have escaped from the old Suleja Correctional Centre in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State following a rainstorm that destroyed a part of the facility’s fence on Wednesday night. Sources in Suleja said the storm during heavy rainfall destroyed parts of the custodial center around 9 p.m., allowing many…
Isaac Kamalu, the commissioner for Finance in Rivers State, has tendered his resignation, citing dissatisfaction with his recent redeployment. In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Tammy Danagogo, Kamalu expressed his refusal to accept his transfer from the Finance Ministry to the Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment. Kamalu…
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has taken decisive action following a recent incident involving Dana Airline, directing the suspension of the airline’s operations and mandating a comprehensive audit. This action comes in the wake of a Dana Air plane skidding off the runway at Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday. In a statement released…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has taken a significant step towards fostering advocacy for disability rights by initiating the formation of a five-member committee tasked with crafting a comprehensive framework. In a statement released by Rabiu Ibrahim, the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, it was revealed that the directive to…
The Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy has unveiled ambitious plans to create two million job opportunities within the creative sector by the year 2027. During the 2024 Retreat gathering for the ministry and its affiliated agencies in Abuja, the Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Ms. Hannatu Musa-Musawa, revealed this significant initiative….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally handed over 14 seized assets to Governor Peter Mba of Enugu State. The event, which took place at the EFCC Headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, was marked by a ceremony presided over by the Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede. During the ceremony, Olukoyede disclosed that the…
By Afolabi Hannah A total of 627 representatives from the 18 council areas of Ondo State are set to select the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party for the governorship election in the state on November 16, 2024. The gubernatorial primary election will take place tomorrow (Thursday) in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. Seven…
By Margret Oshinowo The Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zaccaeus Adangor, SAN has rejected his redeployment to the Ministry of Special Duties (Governor’s Office), and also resigned from the State Executive Council. Adangor resigned barely 24 hours after the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, redeployed him in a minor cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday….
By Afolabi Hannah Manchester City’s pursuit of the Premier League title has taken a setback after Norwegian forward Erling Haaland was ruled out of Thursday’s crucial match at Brighton. Haaland was absent from City’s 1-0 triumph over Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley last Saturday due to a muscle injury sustained in the…
Shehu Saleh Balami is a Nigerian engineer who designed and invented a solid-fuel rocket, the first ever in the world. He has been involved in designing rockets since 2000, and came into limelight at the age of 28 after he designed the first ever solid fuel rocket. Balami is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Wednesday, announced the reopening of Runway 18L/36Rahut after an aircraft belonging to Dana Airline overshot the runway on Tuesday. FAAN said the runway was thrown open for flight operations since 19:58hrs Tuesday evening. Dana Airline’s McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft slipped off the runway at the domestic wing…
A significant tomato scarcity is on the horizon due to an outbreak of the deadly tuta absoluta pests, also called tomato leaf miner, in several large tomato farms across Kano State. Known locally as “Sharon” in Hausa, tuta absoluta has been a persistent threat for over a decade, affecting and damaging many farms. The pest…
Lagos State government has hinted of a plan to introduce about 2,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses before the end of 2024. The commissioner for transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, who disclosed this, at the commencement of the 2024 ministerial briefing on the activities of the ministry during the administration of Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu,…
By Margret Oshinowo The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has reserved judgement in the appeal filed by Nollywood actor Baba Ijesha, following his conviction by a Lagos State High Court. Following being convicted of sexual assault of a minor and sentenced to sixteen years in prison, Baba Ijesha asked the appellate court to overturn the…
By Margret Oshinowo The chairman Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund, Senator Muntari Dandutse, disclosed this after monitoring the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) alongside its House of Representatives’ counterpart in Abuja on Tuesday. The Nigerian Senate is making plans to make legislation for the adoption of 18 years as the entry age…
By Margret Oshinowo Veteran Nollywood actor, Zulu Adigwe is dead. The actor, who was brought into limelight with his role as Mr. B in Ken Saro-Wiwa’s soap opera, Basi and Company (1987) died on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The news was confirmed by the movie producer Stanley Nwoko on Instagram. “I regret to announce the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika over the botched Nigeria Air project. The former minister, who is a subject of an ongoing N8, 069,176,864.00 money laundering probe arrived at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about 1:00 pm on Tuesday. EFCC sources who…
Around one in six or 15.6 million children in Nigeria are facing hunger in the lead up to the lean season starting in June, according to a new analysis by Save the Children International(SCI) “The number of hungry children is 25% higher than the same period in 2023, and is likely the result of increasing…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that the State Agro-Cargo International Airport in Ilisan, will begin scheduled and non-scheduled flights in the next few weeks. Abiodun, disclosed this while speaking at the 13th Gateway International Trade Fair breakfast meeting with chief executive officers, captains of industry, entrepreneurs, investors, and stakeholders alike, held at the…
The appeal by Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, challenging his conviction by a Lagos State High Court over the sexual assault of a minor, has been adjourned by a Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos. The appeal court reserved for judgment, the appeal, yesterday, after hearing arguments of parties. Justice Folasade Ojo is…
“Polygamy is the best because even in monogamy, men will still cheat on you. So it’s better they have as many women as they want with your consent.” Regina Daniels “It’s possible for a man to love more than 2 women at once. I live in peace with all my co-wives because our husband loves…
By Margret Oshinowo The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman gave the directive during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory on Monday. Mamman said that the activities of some parents, who were pressuring their underage students to get admission into tertiary institutions. The minister…
A 49-year-old woman, identified as Victoria Idowu, has reportedly hanged herself on a ceiling fan in her residence in the Magboro area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was reported that her son, on Sunday, discovered her body upon his return from a church service, prompting him to raise the alarm. Confirming…
The Federal Government has ordered that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman gave the directive on Monday during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory. He decried the activities of…
