By Tunde Akanni (PhD) When destiny brought him to Ede, then in old Oyo State, little did he realise he had come to cultivate and seal a most enduring bond with fate encompassing the totality of his life through family and career. Young David had a most inviting sartorial tasteContinue Reading
The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, debunked falsehood being peddled by some online media outlets claiming attack on troops as well as death of several soldiers and civilians in a council area secretariat in Imo. The Acting Deputy Director, 82 Division Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, in a statementContinue Reading
By Tunde Akanni (PhD) By the time the strong-willed, former Education Minister in the President Olusegun Obasanjo government, Oby Ezekwesili, lent her voice to the controversial JAMB result forgery saga involving a minor from Anambra State, I concluded that Nigeria was in for a most interesting time. The ‘steely’Continue Reading
THE Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has said that the Operation “Delta Safe” action in the South South region of the country was yielding results as Nigeria’s oil production has increased. Badaru said this during his maiden visit to the Headquarters of the Nigerian Army 6 Division, PortContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Africa Magic, on Wednesday, had a private screening for its thrilling new original limited series, “My Fairytale Wedding”, exploring the theme of love and romance. The screening session attracted renowned Nollywood actors as well as the immediate past Big Brother Naija reality show housemates. The series revealsContinue Reading
NIGERIA’S Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, highlighted the significance of the nation’s underwater resources at the 14th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium in Venice, Italy. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Wednesday in Abuja. Ogalla emphasised that these resourcesContinue Reading
THE Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, on Wednesday in Ilorin advised African nations to guard against reliance on overseas-developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. Oloyede gave this advice in his presentation at the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) Lecture Series, titled “Artificial Intelligence andContinue Reading
The 2024 Nigerian-German Investment and Cultural Expo (NGICE) Organising Committee has sought the support of Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) to ensure success of the upcoming expo scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany from Nov. 26 to 30. The committee made call in a statement jointly signed byContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) on Wednesday joined 192 other countries to launch a single postage stamp in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and 2024 World Post Day. Ms Tola Odeyemi, Post Master General of the Federation, during the unveiling ceremonyContinue Reading
