Last week, the Nigeria’s senate majority leader reintroduced anti-sexual harassment legislation to parliament, following a serious exposé by the BBC of a sex for grades scandal at the University of Lagos. The bill had been tabled before – in 2016 – but it was not passed: some members of our party, working with the opposition, then stronger in numbers than today, blocked it. This time around, there has been no such attempt by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to scupper the legislation. We cannot tell whether they remain opposed…
Read MoreDay: October 14, 2019
Kanye West: I’m now a Christian convert
American rapper, Kanye West, has declared that he is now a Christian. West said this at the weekend, when he was in Washington DC, where he held his usual Sunday service and also a listening party during which he gave fans a taste of his new album, titled ‘Jesus is King.’ According to TMZ, Kanye was at HBCU Howard University and then George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium later in the day for the listening party. In the video obtained by TMZ, Kanye was seen talking to the audience in between…
Read MoreFIFA, NFF celebrate Ahmed Musa at 27
World soccer ruling body, FIFA, the Nigeria Football Federation and Shehu Abdullahi have all celebrated Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, on the occasion of his 27th birthday. “The 1st Nigerian to score more than once in a #WorldCup match ⚽️⚽️ The 1st Nigerian to score in more than one #WorldCup edition 🏆🏆 #HBD to @NGSuperEagles’ @Ahmedmusa718! 🇳🇬🎂🥳,” FIFA tweeted on Monday morning. “Happy birthday to @NGSuperEagles captain @Ahmedmusa718 . Keep soaring 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂,”reads a tweet on the NFF’s Twitter handle. Similarly, Musa’s bossom friend and Super Eagles teammmate, Abdullahi also sent…
Read MoreNation Building: OYP/CYN Set To Honor University VC In Kaduna
By Victor Bieni The Vice Chancellor, Crown University Int’l Chartered Inc (Ghana, America and partner campuses world wide), Professor Sir, Bashiru Aremu will next Month November 28th, 2019 be a Guest of Honor at National Youth Summit in Kaduna organized by OOdua Youth Parliament (OYP) and Congress of Nigerian Youth (CNY) in Kaduna. The University VC spoke to our Reporter today in a Telephone Chat while Commending the youths for such gestures of being set to honor him and some other political, Religious, ethnic and National Leaders in the…
Read MoreJust in: School Proprietor Regains Freedom After N10m Ransom
By Omoghene Benedict, Abductors of the Proprietor of Kogbodi International Schools in Ughelli, Delta State, Mr. Patrick Kogbodi has been released after it was gathered a ransom was for release. Kogbodi who spent barely two weeks in the hand of his abductors was released at the early hours of Saturday 12 October, 2019 at Emevor in Isoko North local government area of the state. The victim who was abducted by the hoodlums along Aroh Road, Ughelli, was on his way to church service when he was waylaid and whisked away…
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