Dear Nigerian Youth, Don’t Wait on the Government | Yemisi Olaoye
Spread the newsOne day, I was having conversations with my colleagues at work, and in the course of our discussion, we veered into the high rate of unemployment all over the country. We discussed how youths graduate from all our tertiary institutions without getting a stable job or employment. One of my colleagues, who happens…
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Spread the newsOsimhen Crowned 2023 CAF Footballer Of The Year Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 African Footballer of the Year in a momentous event that solidified his status as one of the best players in the world. Osimhen saw off competition from Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah. Monday’s award…
Akpoti Shuts Down Ebiraland for Dino Melaye
Spread the newsBy Kolawole Mandela In a build up to the November 11, 2023 Gubernatorial Election in the confluence state, Senator Natasha Akpoti representing Kogi Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber, on Sunday 5th November, visited Ebiraland with enormous party faithfuls of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where they campaigned for the candidacy of…
BREAKING: Court Sacks Soun of Ogbomosho
Spread the newsOyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso on Wednesday, October 25th, nullified the selection of Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye as the Soun of Ogbomosholand. The court ordered the commencement of a new selection process. Details coming soon…
Law School Suspends Lectures Over Renowned Lecturer’s Death
Spread the newsThe Nigerian Law School on Wednesday, 25 October, 2023 suspended lectures in all campuses in honour of the death of one of her brightest Law teachers, Dr. Abraham Femi Afolayan, who till the time of his demise, was an active compos mentis Criminal Litigation lecturer in Abuja campus. The disturbing news of his…
Frank Nweke Jr: EnuguAir: Lofty dream, misplaced priority
Spread the newsWe have only one state in Nigeria with a functional airline. It is arguably one of the best in the country. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the state had a poverty rate of 28% when the airline was launched in 2019. Today, the poverty rate is 71%, showing that there is…
Investor confidence takes hit as promising African startups fail
Spread the newsThe shutdown of some once-promising startups in the African tech ecosystem has dealt a severe blow to investor confidence at a time when funding has slowed down globally. After raising significant amounts of funding, Dash, a Ghanaian fintech company, has shut down their operations. PayDay a fintech startup is currently in a sell-off…
Davido, Chioma Welcome Twins In USA
Spread the newsNigerian-American superstar singer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has welcomed twins with his wife, Chioma Rowland, in the United States on Tuesday. The-echo recalls that the couple tragically lost their son, Ifeanyi in October last year at their Banana Island, Lagos residence. Music executive, Ovie, confirmed the news in a post via…
FG secures over 6m doses of cervical cancer vaccine
Spread the newsThe Federal Government, yesterday, confirmed securing over six million doses of Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to roll out the first phase of vaccination, targeting over six million girls nationwide. The national launch, which begins October 24, is for girls aged nine to 14.Besides, the government has concluded plans to integrate the HPV vaccine into routine…
Police Shoot Dead 2 Sweden Fans’ Killer
Spread the newsPolice have shot and killed the man who gunned down two Swedish nationals in Brussels ahead of a Euro 2024 qualifier in the Belgian capital. The BBC are among those reporting that 45-year-old Abdesalem Lassoued was apprehended and shot by police forces at a cafe in the Schaerbeek neighbourhood Panicked fans were reportedly…
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