Month: August 2023
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Lawyers Didn’t Stage Walk-out Over Choice of Singer Portable as Guest Artiste – NBA Reacts
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has denied online reports that some lawyers at the ongoing Annual General Conference of the NBA held in Abuja walked out of an all-night party organized by the association in the early hours of Thursday on the choice of Portable as guest artiste. The late evening programme tagged, “unbarred” was…
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President Tinubu To Address World Leaders at UN Headquarters in New York
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address the 78th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 19. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, in his first outing to the Assembly, will be addressing…
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Five longest-serving African Presidents
The Nation Newspaper Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling Heads of State. They have held onto power for many years and show no signs of stepping down anytime soon. This practice of holding on to power for longer terms which runs through several years perhaps 20, 30 or even 40 has sparked…
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23 Verifiable Facts About Ousted Gabonese President, Ali Bongo
The Nation Newspaper The military on Wednesday ousted Ali Bongo Ondimba from the presidency following the results of the 2023 Gabonese general election. He has ruled Gabon for 14 years while his father Albert-Bernard Bongo ruled for 42-years. Here are things to know about ousted Gabon President Ali Bongo: Advertisement Read Also: 20 things to…
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Just In: Nigeria’s stock market soars above 66k points — highest level ever
Nigerian stocks gained on Tuesday as the all share index (ASI), which measures the overall performance of equities, hits its highest level ever. The ASI of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) rose by 0.51 percent to 66,490.34 basis points from 66,151.38 recorded the previous day. The new record also surpassed the high of 66,371.2 basis…
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Why We Take Over Power in Gabon – Military Junta
The Military junta in Gabon under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions on Wednesday morning announced on national television why they are taking over power from President Ali Bongo in the country. The soldiers highlighted serious institutional, political, economic and social crises as factors responsible for the coup that…
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Police Arrest 200-level UNIPORT Student Who Stabbed 500-level AAUA Student To Death
A 200-level student of the University of Port Harcourt, Victor Ochonogor, has been arrested by operatives of Edo State Police Command for allegedly killing his girlfriend, who was a 500-level student of Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma. Parading Ochonogor alongside other suspects in Benin, the state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Dankwara, said the suspect was arrested…
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NBTE Makes Clarification on Online Top-up Programme For HND Graduates
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has clarified that the new online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma (HND) holders to acquire a bachelor’s degree for one year, with foreign accredited universities, is meant for the HND holders who want to pursue an academic career. According to NAN, Fatima Abubakar, the NBTE head of…
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Dress Codes: OAU Speaks On Viral Circular
Following mixed reactions that trailed a now viral circular containing the modes of dressing which students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, were ‘enjoined’ to religiously adhere to, the authorities of the institution have cleared air on the circular describing it as mischievous adding that, the trending circular did not emanate from the authorities.a…
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FEC Meeting: Tinubu Gives Ministers Targets To Revive Economy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to achieve the targets of reviving the economy to make life more bearable for the people. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, presented the “Roadmap for the economy” which was considered at the maiden federal cabinet meeting presided…