Gezawa – Prosecutors opened their case on Wednesday against a 14-year-old girl accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband, with testimony from a child allegedly sent to buy the murder weapon: rat poison. Wasila Tasi’u, from a poor, rural family in the mainly Muslim north, could face the death penalty if convicted in a case that…
Culled from Punch newspaper, Nov. 25, 2014 Some Peoples Democratic Party’s senators on Monday started impeachment moves against President Goodluck Jonathan over what they described as the high level of impunity and corruption allegedly being condoned by his administration. Investigations by our correspondent revealed that the PDP senators had started compiling impeachable offences against the…
From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan As part of his readiness of rendering humanitarian services, a senatorial aspirant in Oyo South senatorial district under the platform All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi popularly known as SOJ has empowered 126 beneficiaries on Information and Communication Technology skill acquisition in Oyo state. At the 5th Convocation ceremony…
From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The Christ Apostolic Church, (CAC) Worldwide at the weekend held a send-off service for her out-going General Secretary, Pastor Gideon Okegwemeh at All Saints’ Chapel Auditorium, Basorun, Ibadan. Speaking during the send-off service, the President of CAC, Pastor Abraham Akinosun said Pastor Okegwemeh has rendered a selfless service compared to the…
From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The Igbo General Assembly in Oyo state has decried a possible violence that may be unleashed by a warring faction of the association as it celebrates this year cultural day. The Acting President General of the association, Nze Emeka Enweronye made this known penultimate week at a press conference in Ibadan…
As part of effort to improve the lives of Nigeria’s citizens, The Federal Government of Nigeria and Department of International Development (DFID) with World Bank has come up with a program called Growth and Employment in State (GEMS), an initiative to reduce poverty in the country. This was made known at a public forum in…
The German Academic Exchanged Service called DAAD has since 1957 trained more than 2000 Alumni in Nigeria who have received scholarship from variety of programs in Germany and out of which about 300 awardees are females. The DAAD representative in University of Ibadan, Hanna Schlingman made this known at a forum organised by Women Advanced…
In a video interview with Trumpet Media Group recently, one of the wives of the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Laide Anikulapo-Kuti, Nee Babayale, has revealed some shocking revelation about the late Afro beat legend. Though the interview was months back, but you can read the transcribed version. Excerpts: How did you meet Fela I…
In a video interview with Trumpet Media Group recently, one of the wives of the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Laide Anikulapo-Kuti, Nee Babayale, has revealed some shocking revelation about the late Afro beat legend. Though the interview was months back, but you can read the transcribed version. Excerpts: How did you meet Fela I…
Many students are feared dead after a bomb blast rent the air during an assembly this morning at Government Science & Technical Secondary School, Potiskum Yobe State. It was gathered that one of the student of the school whose name is yet to be known put on the bomb. It was also gathered that the…
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