UgamatvGEORGE BIZOS: ANTI-APARTHEID LAWYER WHO DEFENDED MANDELA DIES AGED 92
George Bizos, an anti-apartheid icon and renowned human rights lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela on treason charges for which he escaped the death penalty, died on Wednesday aged 92. President…
I’ M READY TO TESTIFY ON MAGU BEFORE SALAMI PANEL, SAYS MALAMI
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says he will testify before the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel if he is summoned. He said this…
US PROFESSOR WHO POSED AS BLACK WOMAN QUITS UNIVERSITY
A white US university professor who lied for years about being black has quit her job at George Washington University in the capital Washington, the school said Wednesday. “Update regarding…
Sex-for-mark: Imo varsity probes HoD in viral video
The Imo State University, Owerri, has set up a committee to investigate the authenticity of the footage circulating on the Internet in which the Head of Department of Biochemistry of…
FUEL PRICE HIKE: BUHARI, APC FAILED NIGERIANS SAYS SECONDUS
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the All Progressives Congress have failed Nigerians. He said the…
ASTON VILLA SIGN BRENTFORD STRIKER OLLIE WATKINS
Aston Villa signed Brentford striker Ollie Watkins in a club-record deal worth a reported £28 million ($36 million) on Wednesday. Watkins agreed on a five-year contract with the Premier League…
NIGERIA: SAFETY PARAMOUNT IN REOPENING OF SCHOOLS, UN TELLS GOVT
THE United Nations has called on Nigeria to prioritise school safety, learners’ protection over any considerations in opening of schools after a long closure due to COVID-19 pandemic. A statement…
LESSONS IN DJOKOVIC’ S DISQUALIFICATION
News from the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament has it that world’s number one tennis player and champion, Novak Djokovic, has been disqualified from the competition. He left immediately he…
THE QUALITY OF NIGERIAN HOMEGROWN RICE IS POOR
Processing agricultural products – adding value by transforming them from basic commodities – increases their worth, appeal and market value. In the case of rice, processing is an important and…
OF FUEL PRICE HIKE AND THE PEOPLE’S ELASTICITY LIMIT
Nigerians are angry and disenchanted with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)’s regime over the recent increase in the electricity tariff and also the pump price of petrol. While…
