[ad_1] By Christy Anyanwu, Lagos The Ooni of Ife, Arole Ooduduwa, Olofin Adimula Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi and the House of Oduduwa Foundation, is set for the book launch of ‘Unspoken: A Chronicle Of Women Kings In Yorubaland (Oba Obirin)’. Authored by Princess Ronke Ademiluyi, the 123-page book is about women who ruled over Yoruba kingdoms…
[ad_1] Armed policemen have fired teargas canisters at the crowd including accredited delegates and journalists at the Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the All Progressives Congress national convention. The event was greeted with chaos when political thugs loyal to different politicians arrived the venue in attempt to force their way inside the convention ground. The…
[ad_1] March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 0 Following reports released by PREMIUM TIMES that the president Mohammedu Buhari has persuaded and negotiated with the governors and other leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and the report that six other aspirants for the office of the national chairman have agreed to…
[ad_1] Suspected herdsmen on Thursday invaded farm settlements in Mgbuji and Ebo communities at Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, leading to the deaths of six persons. A local security personnel disclosed that the casualty figure was likely to increase as some of the farmers, who sustained bullet wounds ran into surrounding bushes…
[ad_1] The Vice-Chancellor of Imo State University Prof. Uchefula Ugonna Chukwumaeze has identified cultism as the greatest problem bedevilling universities in Nigeria. The VC made the revelation when he received members of Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vicese POCACOV in his office on Saturday on a courtesy visit. He said that if the problem…
[ad_1] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why it has yet to take any action on the court judgment which ordered the sack of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, and his deputy, Eric Igwe.In a statement on Thursday, Festus Okoye said the electoral umpire did not want to rush to make a decision…
[ad_1] The University of Benin, on Saturday, ordered the flying of the institution’s flag at half-mast to mourn the death of the first female Vice-Chancellor in Nigeria, Professor Grace Alele-Williams. Alele-Williams, who was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin in 1985, died on Friday in Lagos at the age of 89 years. In a…
[ad_1] Two Nigerian radio stations have said they are temporarily stopping 24-hour operations as prices of diesel and poor power supply continue to pile on the pressure on businesses in the country. Hot 98.3 in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja and Ogun State-based Women Radio 91.7 said new transmission hours will be in place until the…
[ad_1] The Nigeria’s First Female Vice-Chancellor, Professor Grace Alele-Williams on Friday, died at the age of 89. Alele-Williams, who gained prominence after she was appointed as the vice-chancellor of the prestigious University of Benin in 1985, was a Professor of Mathematics, whose tenure witnessed a drastic reduction in cultism, a menace in UNIBEN at the…
[ad_1] 7:44 AM Tight Security at Eagle Square, as APC Holds Convention TodayEmameh Gabriel in Abuja There is a heavy security presence at Eagle Square Abuja, venue of the national convention of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Security personnel are manning strategic locations and roads around the Eagle Square and Federal Secretariat, while armoured personnel…