Police rescues 4 persons from being lynched in Lagos
August 4, 2022 The timely intervention of the police in Lagos saved four persons from being lynched by a mob on the Eko bridge. The spokesman of the Lagos Command,…
PDP BoT sets up committee to reconcile Wike, Atiku, others; Ayu may step down as Chairman
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a committee to reconcile its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers. This…
Court orders arrest of Wema Bank MD, Ademola Adebisi, over forgery
A warrant of arrest has been issued against Mr Ademola Adebisi, the Managing Director of Wema Bank Plc, for alleged forgery. Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Jones of the Chief Magistrates’ Court…
Sadio Mane gets the sticks from Eintracht Frankfurt president ahead of Friday Bundesliga opener
Sadio Mane has yet to kick a ball in the Bundesliga and already the former Liverpool striker is facing jibes —– including a tongue-in-cheek volley from Bayern Munich’s opening-day opponents….
Gunmen kill journalist’s father, abduct two others in Kaduna
Gunmen on Tuesday night in Manchok, Kaduna state, killed Mr Daniel Yatai, the father of Philip Yatai, a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and abducted his niece,…
Everyone’s obituary is inevitable, by Chuks Iloegbunam
Some have called you foolish, dear Sam Omatseye. Others insist that you are plain stupid. There are those who hold you to be beneath contempt. Their howls of execration upon…
NCC commits over 522m to facilitate Research, Innovation in tertiary institutions, awards 49 telecoms-based research grants
August 3, 2022 …Ten viable research prototypes showcased for possible commercialisation Following its mandate to deepen research in the fields of Information and communications Technology, ICT, and encourage the development…
Defamation: Group writes Buhari, seeks Sylva’s sack over summons by US Court
Nigerians for Transformational Change (NTC) , a civil society group, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva over alleged summon…
Prof. Ajiya, Others Highlight Importance of ICT at Telecom Indigenous Content Expo
The President, Digital Bridge Institute, DBI, Prof. Mohammed Ajiya has highlighted the need for the nation to embrace ICT as a sine qua non for addressing issues of poverty, insecurity…
On Omatseye’s Obi-tuary and guttersnipe journalism, by Valentine Obienyem
The other day, Mr. Sam Omatseye – a writer many used to have respect for due to some reasons, including the fluidity of his prose – wrote an article entitled…