Nigerians should give Tinubu time, says Blessing Nwagba
Dame Blessing Nwagba, PhD, represented Aba North Constituency twice in the Abia State House of Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and later defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), which gave her the platform to contest as the governorship candidate in the 2019 election. Nwagba ran for the Senate in […]
Ozigbo lights up Anambra’s future tech leaders with Decagon Institute’s visit
Valentine Ozigbo | File Photo A titan of Nigerian business and philanthropy, Valentine Ozigbo, set the halls of Decagon Institute in Benin City, alight on Sunday, November 19, 2023, as he paid a mentorship visit to the Anambra Future Tech scholars sponsored by his non-profit, VCO Foundation. The Anambra Future Tech scholars, beneficiaries of Mr […]
Police warn residents after ‘extremely venomous’ green mamba escapes
Green mamba | Photo: Google An “extremely venomous” two-meter-long green mamba snake is on the loose in the Netherlands, police said Tuesday, warning residents to stay indoors and under no circumstances attempt to ensnare the serpent. Police in the southern Dutch city of Tilburg said they were alerted by the mamba’s owner on Monday evening […]
Female teacher under prosecution over sex with student
Lydia Pinto | Photo: New York Post ‘The victim further reported that the relationship turned sexual when the victim was between the ages of 14 to 15 and continued until the victim’s senior year of high school’ For the Bridgewater-Raritan High School former teacher, Lydia Pinto, 38, this is not the best of time. Pinto, […]
Nigeria govt goes after tax evaders with improved enforcement mechanisms
Some of the participants in a group photograph. ‘We call upon all stakeholders to embrace these reforms, fulfill their tax obligations, and work hand in hand with the government in achieving our common goal of building a strong and resilient economy’ By Valentine Amanze Nigerian government is set to boost its revenue by going after […]
CAPPA decries tobacco industry’s meddling in Nigeria’s public health policies
.Says Nigeria slips in 2023 rating Degital Media Manager, CAPPA, Anjola Fatuase (left); Executive Director, CAPPA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, and Policy and Research Officer of CAPPA, Zikora Ibeh, during the presentation of the report to the media in Lagos. ‘Whilst Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control Act and its Regulations have largely checked the activities of tobacco corporations […]
