By Emmanuel Afonne Prof. Elifas Bisanda, the Vice-Chancellor, Open University of Tanzania (OUT), has called for the rejigging of educational curriculum in Africa, to focus on core societal needs, rather than western culture. Bisanda said this on Friday while delivering the 13th Convocation Lecture of the National Open University ofContinue Reading
By Sandra Umeh Justice Abimbola Awogboro of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months in custody over abuse of the Naira. Details to come soonContinue Reading
By Shera Ahmed Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to decry the increasing cost of goods and services as Nigerians celebrate the Eid el Fitr. The residents spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja while reacting to how the continuous increaseContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday admitted the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele to bail in the sum of N50 million. Emefirle is charged with abuse of office and fraud to the tune of 4.5 billion dollars and N2.8 billion. Justice RahmanContinue Reading
Malian political parties and civil society groups on Thursday jointly rejected the ruling junta’s order to suspend political activities and vowed to mount a legal challenge to what one opposition politician called the “dictatorial” move. The West African country has been under military rule since a coup in 2020. TensionsContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu A Muslim cleric, Mohammed Abubakar on Thursday called on Nigerians to embrace Godliness and show of love as a lifestyle. Abubakar, who is the head of ‘Masjidul Ansar’ mosque in One Man Village, Karu, Nasarawa State, made the call in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Prof. Musa Dankyau has been elected as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) of Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State. The Director of Public Affairs, Bingham University, Misal Daburi, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. According to him, Dankyau’s emergence followed his election byContinue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede The National Olympic Committee (NOC), says it obtained scholarships from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through its affiliate bodies, Olympic Solidarity and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOCA). The Public Relations Officer of NOC, Tony Nezianya, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, disclosed that theContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has expressed his deepest condolences to the Onu family over the passing of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, who died on Thursday at age of 72. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, onContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Prof. Olufemi Peters, Vice-Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has urged graduands of African Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning (ACETEL) to utilise their digital expertise to drive development in their respective countries. Peters gave the commendation on Thursday while speaking ahead of the institution’sContinue Reading
