UgamatvIBADAN POLY ASKS SENIOR STAFF TO RESUME
The management of the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State has directed the senior staff of the institution to resume duty ahead of school’s reopening. This directive was given in a statement…
LISSOUBA DIES AT 88: EX-CONGO PRESIDENT
Former Congolese president Pascal Lissouba died in France on Monday at the age of 88, his Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UADS) party told AFP. “President Lissouba passed away after…
DRAMA AS UNILAG SENATE MEETS,TO NOMINATE ACTING VC
A mild drama ensued on Monday as some Senate members of the University of Lagos, who were to meet to nominate an acting Vice-Chancellor at the main auditorium were initially…
FG EVACUATES 241 NIGERIANS FROM CHINA
The Federal Government on Monday has begun the evacuation of about 241 Nigerians who had been trapped in China. The President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (East China), Elijah Odii,…
CALLS FOR PRAYERS ,ADAMAWA CAN CHAIRMAN TESTS POSITIVE
The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, Adamawa State chapter and Bishop of the Catholic Dioceses of Yola, Most Rev. Stephen Mamza, has tested positive for COVID-19. The bishop’s samples taken…
LEAKS INTO COMMUNITY NNPC PIPELINE
Gallons of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) have spilled into the Isheri community after a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation leaked on Sunday. The Acting Head of the…
NIGERIA DOUBLES VOTING RIGHTS AHEAD OF AFDB ELECTION
Nigeria has boosted its voting powers ahead of the African Development Bank election. The election is expected to hold during the virtual annual meeting scheduled between August 25 and August…
AFTER BEIRUT BLAST, FOREIGN WORKERS BEG TO GO HOME
After struggling first through Lebanon’s economic crisis and then the coronavirus pandemic, Ethiopian worker Tarik Kebeda said the deadly blast that ripped through her Beirut home was the final straw.…
OKOWA PRAISES FORMER ANGLICAN PRIMATE FOR STANCE ON SAME SEX MARRIAGE
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has paid tribute to the immediate-past Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, for his fight against same-sex marriages,…
EX-NNPC CHIEF ENGINEER ARIBA, DIES
A former Chief Engineer at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Sir Olufemi Ariba, is dead. According to a statement on Sunday, Ariba, a two-time Chairman of the Isheri Mainland Club,…
