ADESINA RE-ELECTED AFDB PRESIDENT

Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected as the President of the African Development Bank President for a second five-year term. The election took place electronically on Thursday at the virtual…

GOV UZODINMA DIDN’T CAUSE IMO HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

AN aide to Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Mr. Modestus Nwamkpa, has said that the current administration should not be blamed for the position occupied by the state as…

DSS/IPOB CLASH: ARMY PLACES TROOPS ON HIGH ALERT

THE military authorities have placed troops of 82 Division, Enugu, on high alert following the clash between the operatives of the Department of State Services and members of the Indigenous…

VC PREPARES UNILAG FOR FG SPECIAL VISITATION PANEL

the acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, on Wednesday, pledged the cooperation of the institution with the Federal Government’s special visitation panel, which is expected to begin its…

DJOKOVIC CRUISES INTO SEMIS AT US OPEN TUNEUP

World number one Novak Djokovic cruised into the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open on Wednesday while Japan’s Naomi Osaka withdrew to protest the shooting of…

NIGERIAN NURSE ABDUCTED BY ISWAP REGAINS FREEDOM

The Multinational Joint Task Force has facilitated the return of a Nigerian Nurse who was abducted by the Islamic States West Africa Province terrorists and held in captivity since the…

I PLAN COMPETING INTO MY 90S, SAYS 87-YEAR-OLD TRIATHLETE

Hiromu Inada, the world’s oldest Ironman, says he hopes to keep competing into his 90s. The 87-year-old Inada already has a certificate on his wall that confirms his status as…

NLC, WE’LL FIGHT STATES HIDING BEHIND COVID-19 TO SACK WORKERS

The organised labour has said it is mobilising against state governments and other employers using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to sack workers and undermine their rights. The President…

ABDULRAZAQ: EFCC SAVED US N4BN ON INAUGURATION EVE

THE fight against corruption has received another boost as the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, praised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for its anti-graft war. AbdulRasaq specifically said that…

ANAMBRA 2021 ZONING: YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN, PDP TELLS EZEIFE

The Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State has faulted a former governor of the state, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, over the zoning of the 2021 governorship office. Ezeife had recently convened…