Lagos commissioner resigns from Exco, APC (Nation)
The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Oluwo Olawale Wasiu, has resigned as commissioner and member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wasiu, who hails from Epe, submitted his resignation as commissioner to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday in his office at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, the state capital. The letter said his reasons for resigning include the conduct of the October primary of the party, which he savid had some defects. Describing the primary as… Read more
ASUU Strike: Students resort to vocational training (Nation)
As the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU enters its 32nd day, students have decided to acquire vocational skills to keep themselves busy during the period. ASUU had embarked on the indefinite strike last month citing the Federal Government’s failure to implement agreements reached with the union. Some students who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja said they were tired of staying at home. Martha Adah, a Political Science student with… Read more
Redeemer’s VC calls for divine intervention in education sector (Nation)
Prof. Anthony Akinlo, Vice-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, on Thursday urged Nigerians to pray for God’s intervention in the nation’s education sector to secure the future of Nigerian children. Speaking during a prayer session at the ongoing 2018 Holy Ghost Congress at the Redemption Camp, Mowe, Ogun, Akinlo said that the country’s education sector required divine intervention to save it from collapsing. “The education sector in the nation requires serious attention because education is the total development of mankind. “We… Read more
Buhari’s second term, time of harvest for Nigerians – Lawmaker (Nation)
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Victor Akande on Thursday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in office would be a time of harvest for Nigerians. Akande, representing Ojo Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to him, it is not easy to repair in three years of what was destroyed for 16 under previous administrations. He said that the All Progressives Congress… Read more
Man docked for stealing cartons of Emzorl Paracetamol (Nation)
A 30-year-old man, Francis Omoba , who police accused of stealing 12 cartons of Emzor Paracetamol valued at N242, 400, on Thursday appeared in a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja. Omoba, who lives in Karmo village Abuja, was charged with two counts of criminal trespass and theft. The prosecutor, Mrs Ukagha Ijeoma, told the court that one Chijioke Collins, a security supervisor attached to manufacturing distribution service, Idu Yard Abuja, reported the matter on Oct 23, at the Life… Read more
Police still investigating drowned man case – CP (Nation)
The Police Commissioner in Abia, Mr Chris Ezike on Wednesday said that the command was still investigating the case of the drowned man at a swimming pool. He added that the friends of the deceased were also taken back into custody to continue with investigation and rule out foul-play. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a 20 year old man drowned at the swimming pool of a hotel on Margret Avenue in GRA, Aba on Nov. 29. The man… Read more
Recovered N3b: I’ve no case to answer, ex-NNPC boss Yakubu tells court (Nation)
FORMER Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director (GMD) Andrew Yakubu has told a Federal High Court in Abuja he has no case to answer in a suit bordering on $9,772, 800 and £74,000.00 recovered from his house. Yakubu is being tried on a six-count charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly failing to declare assets and engaing in money laundering. The EFCC had, on February 3, 2017, raided Yakubu’s house, which… Read more
UTME: JAMB fixes January for registration, sales of forms (Nation)
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has fixed January 2019 for the sales of its forms and registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Governing Board Chairman Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe stated this at an event to celebrate some workers of the board, who retired in Abuja. He said the board picked next year for registration of UTME candidates because it wanted the reduction in the cost of selling its forms approved by the Federal Government to take effect.… Read more
Motorists in FCT want roads repaired (Nation)
Motorists in the Federal Capital Territory have called on the Area Council Chairmen to repair roads to reduce road accidents and ensure ease vehicular movement. The motorists, who made the appeal in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, described the situation of most roads in the territory as worrisome. According to them, the deplorable state of roads in some communities had caused accident, hardship and difficulty for human and vehicular movement in the area. Mr… Read more
How missing Dubai princess practised her escape (Sky News)
Sheikha Latifa, the daughter of the ruler of Dubai, has not been seen in public for nine months following an escape attempt. Footage of a missing Dubai princess scuba diving in her palace as she prepares to flee her family has been shared with Sky News, along with new pictures of the young woman. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the daughter of Dubai’s ruler. In March, Princess Latifa fled the UAE and a video was circulated online in which she made allegations of abuse at the hands of her father…Read more
Woman ‘filmed in shower’ sues Hilton for $100m as footage used on porn sites (Sky News)
The footage appeared on porn sites and was sent to the woman’s friends and colleagues by a blackmailer three years later. A woman is suing Hilton Worldwide for $100m (£78.6m) after secretly recorded footage of her naked in a hotel shower was placed on porn sites by a blackmailer. The hotel giant is being sued by the unnamed woman for negligence, citing “severe and permanent psychological injures, severe mental anguish, emotional distress and other damages”, including medical expenses and loss of earnings….Read more
Michelle Obama and George W. Bush share a warm moment (and maybe a candy) (CNN)
(CNN)In times of sorrow, we lean on those close to us. And if we’re lucky, those people can make us smile. Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Michelle Obama have reminded us of that fact twice this year. At the state funeral of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, the junior Bush greeted the dignitaries in the front row, including the Clintons and the Trumps. Also in the front row were Michelle Obama and her husband, former President Barack Obama….Read more
How 2018 became Angela Merkel’s swan song, and who will succeed her? (CNN)
It has been a trying year for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In January, she was surveying the damage of a dismal general election and trying to build some kind of a workable coalition. She seemed to be digging in for a long political fight. But by October, Merkel — arguably the most powerful woman in the world — had announced this would be her last term in office. This weekend, she will watch as her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), meets to elect a new chairperson after nearly two decades under her leadership….Read more
Claudio Ranieri says Jose Mourinho is a ‘fantastic man’ ahead of Fulham’s trip to Manchester United (Sky Sports)
Claudio Ranieri says Jose Mourinho was the first manager to message him after he was appointed at Fulham. Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri insists Saturday’s opponents Manchester United remain one of the best Premier League teams under the “fantastic” Jose Mourinho. United are winless in four league matches, and host a Fulham side who sit bottom of the table despite taking four points from three games under Ranieri…. Read more
Abdelhamid Sabiri out for Huddersfield with broken collarbone (Sky Sports)
Huddersfield midfielder Abdelhamid Sabiri will be sidelined for eight weeks after breaking his collarbone, manager David Wagner has confirmed. Sabiri, 22, sustained the injury three minutes after stepping off the bench in the midweek defeat at Bournemouth. “Hamid unfortunately has broken his collarbone and will be out for eight weeks,” Wagner said. “It’s very unlucky for Hamid. I really feel for him. He worked hard to get his opportunity and some minutes, but after a very short time he got this injury. We will give him all the support we can.”…Read more
A Round of Applause for 2019’s First-Time Golden Globe Nominees (E! Online)
Welcome to the club! There’s a select group of stars who can call themselves Golden Globe Award nominees and today, a few more famous faces joined that special list. Early Thursday, Terry Crews, Danai Gurira, Leslie Mannand Christian Slaterrevealed the names in the 2019 Golden Globe nominee pool, among them Hollywood veterans like Glenn Close, Dolly Parton and Robert Redford. While it’s certainly a special day when you wake up to news of a Golden Globe nomination, it’s all the more memorable the first time around…. Read more