A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered the proprietress of Cendom International Nursery and Primary School, Olodi-Apapa, Lagos, Mrs Uche Owen, to pay N25 million as damages to a five-year-old pupil of the school, Destiny Kalu who became blind after he was flogged for not paying school fees. Destiny had through his father, […]
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Gunmen on Wednesday attacked Suleiman Abubakar, Chairman of Correspondents’ chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Nasarawa state and abducted his wife, Yahanasu Abubakar. Suleiman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident happened at about 7 p.m. along Gudi-Garaku road in Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. According to him, […]
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Romania’s Simona Halep advanced to the WTA Miami Open semi-finals by defeating China’s Wang Qiang on Wednesday GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP / AL BELLO Romania’s Simona Halep moved closer to reclaiming the world number one ranking Wednesday, advancing into the WTA and ATP Miami Open semi-finals by defeating China’s Wang Qiang 6-4, 7-5. Following Tuesday’s […]
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The last-minute contracts being allegedly awarded by the outgoing administration of Governor Abiola Ajimobi in oyo State, would be probed. The Governor-elect, Mr Seyi Makinde, declared this on Wednesday even as he denied attacking Ajimobi after the election. Makinde’s declaration was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Prince Dotun Oyelade, where he explained that […]
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The Federal Government on Wednesday approved N1.3 billion contracts to strengthen and reposition its media outfits for effective information dissemination. The media organisations to benefit from the projects include the News Agency of Nigeria, Nigeria Television Authority and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this when he briefed State House […]
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The sum of N619.857 billion has been distributed among the Federal Government, 36 states and 774 Local Government Councils. as federal allocation for the month of February 2019. This was contained in a communiqué issued by the Technical Sub -Committee of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of its February meeting in […]
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PAn Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure, on Wednesday sentenced one Seidu Adeyemi to death by hanging for killing his girlfriend, Khadijat Oluboyo. Khadijat, who was a daughter of a former deputy governor of the state, Lasisi Oluboyo, was killed by the convict after inviting her to his house in July 2018. It was reported […]
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By Samueli In conversation with many, the conclusion is that Grace is unmerited favour from the Almighty. Some also give it a meaning of a gift from above. While these interpretations have some merits, we will now take this concept in a more objective way. One of the greatest Graces granted to mankind was the […]
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, or any other opposition parties in the National Assembly can contest leadership positions in either of the two chambers of the nation’s apex law making body. PDP, which is the leading opposition party, declared this on Tuesday against the backdrop of an earlier declaration by the Chairman of […]
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By Samueli In this concluding part, we will discuss what we are to do and how we should live in these challenging times. Please remember that these extremely perplexing times also bring spiritual enlightenment to all mankind. Our first task therefore in these hard times is to find this essential knowledge that leads out of […]
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