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…as governor hails verdict   A Federal High Court in Abuja on Saturday dismissed the alleged certificate forgery suit brought against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of its members, Edobor Williams.   In his judgement, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, declared that the plaintiffs failed to prove their […]

Ikoyi Club based category-1 amateur golfer, Ajayi Tajudeen has emerge winner of the 59th edition of the FirstBank sponsored Lagos Open Golf Championship. Ajayi closed with 1-under par 70 for a total of 7-over the course par to win the Championship by two-shots after 56-holes.   Happy at the recently held golf tourney, Ajayi adduced […]

   A Federal High Court in Abuja on Saturday dismissed the alleged certificate forgery suit brought against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of its members, Edobor Williams.   In his judgement, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, declared that the plaintiffs failed to prove their claim that Obaseki forged […]

  The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday, slammed the ongoing SIM card integration with the National Identity Numbers of subscribers.    It described the exercise as the most irresponsible act of governance on display in the history of the country.       Yinka Odumakin, National Publicity Secretary of the group, said the exercise […]

The Covid-19 emergency has focused minds on the urgent need for improved healthcare across Africa, aligning unprecedented opportunity for positive social impact with competitive returns.   In Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy at $495bn, public spending on healthcare amounts to just 3.75% of GDP, compared with 4.8% in Kenya, 8.11% in South Africa and 13.42% in […]

The National Universities Commission has directed Vice-Chancellors of Universities to begin academic activities on January 18.   The announcement was in compliance with the directive of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.   Resumption of academic activities in Nigerian institutions has been delayed on concerns over rising incidence of the pandemic in the country.   […]

  The Nigerian Government has threatened to impose a fresh lockdown on the country should the current spike in the rate of Covid-19 infections continue.   Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, issued the threat in Abuja at a media briefing on Thursday.   This stance is at variance with […]

Hundreds of youths  on Thursday barricaded the ever-busy East-West Road at the Agbarho end in Delta State, in protest against the appointment of a sole administrator for the Niger Delta Development Commission by the Federal Government.    The youths demanded an immediate appointment of a substantive board for the commission.    They gave a 20-day […]