Thousands of people gathered on the 15 July Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul on Saturday to take part in a commemorative event to mark one year since Turkey’s failed coup. Turkish President Tayyip Erodgan arrived at the venue in a presidential car, where he is would attend the opening of a memorial located on the bridge. More than 240 people died before the coup was shut down on July 15, 2016 – a show of popular defiance that has likely ended decades of military interference in Turkish politics. But along with…
Read MoreDay: July 16, 2017
Another season of poisonous rumours
Fellow Nigerians, let me say emphatically that our dear beloved country has never been in short demand or adequate supply of useless rumours. We all love gossip of all kinds, mundane or sublime, plausible or outrageous. We enjoy junk and gobble up any news in sight, no matter how ridiculously far-fetched. I remember one hot story during the last Presidential campaign of 2015. Major General Muhammadu Buhari had left Nigeria to London. His main mission was to honour an invitation from the influential Chatham House. I don’t know if he…
Read MoreHigh bride price gets traditional council’s attention
The high cost of bride price as well as cost of burials has gotten the attention of the Tiv Traditional Council (TATC) which has set up a 15-man committee to look into it. The Chairman of the Council, His Royal Majesty, Prof. James Ayatse said that committee will have to figure out the best way to bring down the items for bride price and the cost of burial ceremonies. The committee, which has three months to submit its report, is headed by His Royal Highness, Chief Jam Gbinde Ter Ikyor, and…
Read MoreEdo PDP rejects Obaseki’s offer for political appointments
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday rejected an offer from Governor Godwin Obaseki to work with his administration for the development of the state. Obaseki had while reacting to the judgement of the Supreme Court which affirmed his election and dismissed the appeal filed by the candidate of the PDP, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, urged the opposition to join hands with his government to move the state forward. He had, however, advised opposition parties not to expect any appointments from his administration, adding that he would…
Read MorePDP holds National Caucus, BOT, NEC meetings
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed its expanded National Caucus, Board of Trustees (BoT), and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings for Monday, July 17. The notice of the meeting was jointly issued in Abuja on Saturday by Sen. Ben Obi, the National Secretary of PDP National Caretaker Committee, and Amb. Aminu Wali, the National Secretary of BOT for BOT Chairman. It stated that the meeting of the expanded National Caucus would hold at 8 a.m, at PDP National Secretariat (Wadata Plaza), Abuja. Those invited to attend the meeting were…
Read MoreHow social media can help students excel – expert
A communication expert, Mr Olalekan Ajia, says good social media behaviour can aid the performance of students in schools. Ajia, a former Communication for Development Specialist at the United Nations, said this on Saturday at the 21st Annual Lecture of Ijebu Muslim College Old Students’ Association (IMCOSA) in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun. The lecture entitled, “Influence of Social Media on Youth Education; Issues and Challenges,’’ looked at ways of checking abuse of the social media by youths. Ajia said social media could help young people and adults to access informational and educational…
Read MoreInternet users in Nigeria now 91 million – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission says in the country internet users increased from 90,124,428 in April to 91,565,010 in May, an increase of 1,440,582. The telecommunications industry regulator made the disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. The data indicates that internet users on both Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks increased from 90,154,737 in April to 91,565,319 in May. It said that out of the 91,595,319 internet users in May, 91,565,010…
Read More8 killed in stadium stampede in Senegal
No fewer than eight soccer fans were killed on Saturday in a stampede at Demba Diop stadium in the Senegalese capital of Dakar. The stampede occurred during a match between two local teams, the sports minister said. A fight broke out between fans of rivals US Ouakam and Stade de Mbour and police fired tear gas to break it up. The resulting confusion triggered the stampede, Sports Minister Matar Ba said. APS reported that many people were also injured as a wall collapsed at the stadium. At least 49 others…
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