Ebonyi State suffered another natural disaster on Saturday night/ Sunday morning as heavy down pour wreaked havoc on the capital city of Abakaliki. Many residents, especially those living close to water channels were yesterday sacked from their homes following the rain which lasted close to six hours. While some homes were heavily flooded, many had the roofs of their abode blown off by breeze and storms that followed the rain. The worst affected areas are Ogbaga road, Iyiokwu avenue, Onwe road, Hilltop Avenue, Udensi Road, Water Works Road, and Udemezue Street. Service could not hold at the Christ Embassy 2…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Maiden Edition of Omoluabi Leadership and Cultural Summit in honour of RT. Honorable, Prof. Mojeed Olujimi Alabi which took place at the Engineering Lecture Hall (ELH), Faculty of Engineering, University Of Ilorin. The Special Assistant to the Senate President on new Media, Mr Bamikole Omisore was among dignitaries that were honoured with the National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS) Omoluabi Meritorious Award of Excellence. The National Association of Osun State Students, Unilorin Chapter under the leadership of Comrade Olasupo Abideen Opeyemi honoured Mr Bamikole Omisore popularly known as Banks with the Most Influential Young Omoluabi of the year…
As the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari marked one-year in office on May 29, 2016, so is the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria marking her one-year anniversary as the 8th Senate today being the 9th of June, 2016. Amidst all the happenings in Nigeria for the past 365 Days; ranging from Economic imbalance, challenges of insecurity, free fall of the Naira, PMS subsidy removal, food scarcity, inadequate power supply etc, the 8th Senate under the leadership of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has kept a stronghold of the Legislation by enacting useful laws…
Prepaid meters happens to be the simplest form of paying bills. From water, gas and electricity. It is carried out through the use of credit cards and it is used until the units are finished or expired. The practice of prepaid metering is not new today in Cross River State as most homes now use it to pay their electricity and water bills. But it is a thing of pity that in the Central and Northern parts of Cross River State, people still use the traditional method of reading bills by a staff of the electricity agency, resulting to estimated…
The history of sexual harassment dates back to the pre-colonial era when women were accorded little or no rights whatsoever – they were often married out against their wish, sacrificed as virgins or married to deities where they became ready sexual preys to the chief priests or custodians of such deities. While these repressive and degrading habits have abated following the introduction of Western education, it is unfortunate that the inhuman practice has not only crept into our citadels of learning but has continued to assume worrisome proportions to the consternation of parents and education authorities in the country alike.…
FELICITATION AND MOONSIGHTING FOR RAMADAN 1437 A.H. The month of Ramadan (is that) in which was revealed the Quran, a guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadan i.e. present at his home), he must observe fasting that month… (Q.Al-Baqarah 2:185) The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of its President General, Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, the Sultan of Sokoto, congratulates the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and all over the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, June 3, arraigned a former Commander of Guards Brigade and erstwhile Commander of the Joint Military Task Force, OPERATION PULO SHIELD, Major General Emmanuel Atewe before Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, abuse of office and money laundering. The officer who is currently serving with the army’s Training and Doctrine Command in Minna, Niger state was charged alongside a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Ziadeke Akpobolokemi; Kime Engozu and Josphine Otuaga. The accused persons…
Reports in France indicate that the Paris Saint-Germain’s controversial defender Serge Aurier was arrested in the early hours of Monday morning after an altercation with Parisian police. According to 90mins sports, the 23-year-old was arrested in the French capital at around 6am after exiting a nightclub, claiming that the group Aurier was with insulted patrolling police officers, leading to an altercation after which the Ivorian was arrested for ‘insults, contempt and mild violence’. The incident is far from Aurier’s only brush with controversy this year, having been suspended by his club in February after a bizarre live video stream on…
Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has announced that members will henceforth be casting critical votes and other legislative debates via electronic voting. Mr. Dogara said e-voting system was in compliance with the 8th Assembly’s legislative agenda. The legislative agenda of the 8th Assembly commits to the use of ICT (Information and communications technology) in the daily conduct of legislative activities of the House with e-parliament and e-voting platforms made a regular feature of the House. It further states that “e-voting will be used regularly during voting to properly reflect voting records of Members and parliamentary…
Mr Joel Madaki, the outgoing Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, has debunked media reports that he promised to refund N5 million to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Recall that Madaki’s name was featured among those said to have received money from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke for the 2015 Presidential Campaign. But the Adamawa PDP chieftain in a statement issued in Yola, the state capital Tuesday, denied making such promise to the anti-graft commission. “I never promised to return the N5 million. “What I said was that if it is proven beyond reasonable doubt…