The minister of women affairs and social development, Senator Aisha Alhassan has resigned her position in order to contest the 2019 governorship election. President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed the resignation in his acceptance of her notification through a letter conveyed to…
Teaching our children about problem solving – Adetola Salau
“A problem well put is half solved.” ― John Dewy Real life is complex and the problems in it aren’t well defined, and lack clear solutions. Unfortunately when we present problems in the school setting, they are often linear projections- point A leads to…
President Buhari to proceed on 10-day holiday
President Muhammadu Buhari is to begin a 10 working days holiday from August 3, the president’ Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina has disclosed on Wednesday. He said “In compliance with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution,…
Russia’s ‘Pussy Riot’ World Cup pitch invaders freed from jail: lawyer (Reuters)
Four members of Russia’s anti-Kremlin ‘Pussy Riot’ punk band who staged a pitch invasion during the soccer World Cup final have been released from police custody after being detained for 16 days, their lawyer said on Wednesday. The group served…
Killer of Serena and Venus’ sister released from prison (People)
The man whom authorities said fatally shot Serena and Venus Williams‘ older sister Yetunde Price in 2003 was released from prison earlier this year, after more than a decade behind bars, PEOPLE confirms. However, it appears Robert Edward Maxfield was…
Chelsea target Robert Lewandowski going nowhere, insists Bayern Munich boss (Sports.Ndtv)
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said Robert Lewandowski is not for sale — at any price – amid reports, Chelsea are the latest top club chasing the Poland striker. “Our door remains closed, the top quality we have at…
Vote-buying threatens Nigeria electoral process- group
Yiaga Africa, an election observer and monitoring group, on Wednesday, described vote buying as a new method Nigerian politicians use in rigging elections. Cynthia Mbamalu, the projector director of the non-governmental organisation, who averred that such act frustrates electoral processes…
Trump calls on Sessions to ‘stop’ Mueller’s investigation into Russia election meddling (Independent)
President Donald Trump has expressibly said that Attorney General Jeff Sessions should “stop” the special counsel investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, even though Mr Sessions has recursed himself from the matter. The president made the request Wednesday morning…
Elections reordering: Appeal court nullifies judgment stopping National Assembly (Punch)
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday nullified April 25, 2018, judgment of the Federal High Court which had struck down the National Assembly’s election re-ordering provision of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018. Although the controversial section of…
Okorocha greets new Imo APC chair (SUN)
Governor Rochas Okorocha has congratulated Mr. Daniel Nwafor after he was sworn-in as the state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the National Chairman of the party. Nwafor was sworn-in on Tuesday, by national chairman of the APC,…