An official of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Thursday revealed startling statistics about the number of Nigerians who have died from instances of collapsed buildings across the country. According to him, no fewer than 3,235 people have died as 252 buildings collapsed between 2007 and 2018. SON’s Head of Construction Management Unit, … Read more
Barcelona legend, Xavi Hernandez, has announced his plans to retire from professional football at the end of this season. The former Barcelona midfielder, who currently plays for Qatari side, Al Sadd, which he joined in 2015, after bringing his long association with Barcelona to an end, feels it is time at 39. “This is my … Read more
Mauricio Pochettino has found praise for Lionel Messi inevitable even as he looks for ways to ensure Tottenham outclass Ajax in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Ajax. With Donny van de Beek’s first-half goal having earned the Dutch side a 1-0 advantage in the opening encounter in London, Tottenham are hoping … Read more
Doctors attending to Porto goalkeeper, Iker Casillas, have warned that the iconic shot stopper might never play football again due to the severity of the incident of his recent medical condition. Many acorss the football world expect the Real Madrid legend, who suffered a heart attack during training with Porto on Wednesday, to return to … Read more
The President of the Student Representative Council (SRC), Bernard Victory has said that students of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism(NIJ) should expect a lot more in the forthcoming Student Week, than what they saw in last year’s edition. Bernard victory disclosed that preparation for this year’s student week started almost immediately after the last year’s … Read more
Unknown hooligans has stormed Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Moriki town of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State and kidnapped six people in the wee hours of Wednesday night. It was gathered that the kidnappers who came on bikes stormed the schools and attempted to break the locks of the hostels but when … Read more
The court of Appeal sitting over the case eligibility of Senator Ademola Adeleke in the September 2018 governorship election has been adjourned till May 8, 2019. The appeal court on Thursday adjourned the case to enable it to hear Senator Adeleke’s appeal alongside that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which is not ok for … Read more
A training aircraft belonging to the International Aviation College (IAC) Ilorin crash-landed at the Ilorin International Airport on Wednesday. The Diamond plane with registration Number 5N-BNH with two pilots onboard crashed landed at exactly 11:05am without any casualty, it was learnt on Thursday. The incident caused panic within the airport and Ilorin Community. It was … Read more
In a bid to reduce the number of sickle cell patients in the state, the Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill that makes genotype test compulsory before marriage. The bill, which was sponsored by Charles Ezeani, member representing Anaocha II constituency and 15 others, was passed on Tuesday. The new law also … Read more
A 16-year-old Guatemalan immigrant has died in US custody, days after arriving at an Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter. The boy died on Tuesday at a Texas children’s hospital where he had been treated for several days in the intensive care unit, according to a written statement from Evelyn Stauffer, spokeswoman for the Department of … Read more
Police in Katsina State on Thursday said the suspects in connection with the abduction of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Aide de Camp (ADC)’s father-in-law, have been arrested. The spokesperson of the Katsina State police command, Gambo Isah, in a statement disclosed that Magajin Garin Daura, Alhaji Musa Uba, was abducted on Tuesday evening at his residence. … Read more
Five persons have been reported missing after gunmen stormed Government Girls Secondary School Moriki, Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State. The armed men were said to have entered the school through the back fence on Wednesday with an intention to attack the school and abduct students. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations … Read more
Former Italian prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, 82, was hospitalised in Milan on Tuesday, reportedly with kidney stone pain. Sources within his Forza Italia party told Italian media the three-time prime minister was not suffering from anything more serious than renal colic and was “talking on the phone and coordinating.” He had been … Read more
Benin’s electoral commission has announced the results of controversial elections that were held without any opposition candidates and saw a record low turnout just under 23 percent. All candidates contesting the April 28 vote came from just two parties, the Republican Bloc and the Progressive Union, both allied to President Patrice Talon. The small West … Read more
The African Union has given Sudan’s military rulers another 60 days to hand over power to a civilian authority or face suspension after an earlier deadline was missed. The AU had threatened to suspend Sudan following a coup that saw Omar al-Bashir ousted by the military after nearly three decades in power, giving the army … Read more
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a “sovereign internet” bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country’s internet, a move decried by rights groups. Russian lawmakers insist the new law is necessary to ensure the security of Russia’s online networks but critics say the vaguely worded bill gives new censorship powers … Read more
The capital market has continued to record high incidence of unclaimed dividends due to the provision of inadequate proof of ownership of shares by investors, the acting Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mary Uduk, has said. Ms Uduk, who spoke in Ibadan at a one-day seminar on reducing incidence of unclaimed … Read more
The Total Group has restated its commitment to the long term development of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry and the improvement of the lives of Nigerians through the provision of clean, affordable energy. Total’s Chairman and CEO, Patrick Pouyanne made the disclosure at a courtesy visit to Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday April … Read more
Cross River State Government is blazing the trail with a Slovak firm, Sirieco Company Limited, to establish an electric car assembling plant in the state. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sirieco Company, Mr. Groidis Peter, disclosed this Tuesday when he led his team on an inspection tour of the Ayade Industrial Park, in Calabar, adding … Read more
Premier information management institute in Africa, the Institute of Information Management (IIM) has indicated its readiness to assist regulatory agencies to identify information gaps, information management needs, and develop the required framework for effective data/information governance. The Institute is also poised to assist the regulatory bodies on setting the parameters for data/information management and usage, … Read more