Nigeria

Napoleon Bonaparte and Auguste Rodin are both household names in their own right. But a bust of the French emperor created by the master sculptor faded into oblivion in an American town, only to be discovered by chance. The white marble statue was certainly visible in the meeting room of …

Samuel Awoyinfa and Afeez Hanafi Twenty-five-year-old Paul Ayomaya, a resident of Ajilete, in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, had fixed December for the relocation of his family to his newly-completed building in the community. Two months before the date, he was felled by stray bullets fired by …

Ade Adesomoju and Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Embattled senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has denied the claim by the Federal Government that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is in his custody. The Federal Government had earlier replied to Abaribe’s application seeking to …

Samson Folarin The Bishop of the African Church, Ondo Central Missionary Diocese, Rt. Revd. Samuel Ojo, has lamented the killing of the Chaplain of the church, Revd. David Ayeola. Ayeola was killed by suspected kidnappers in Ekiti State.  Ojo, who escaped abduction by a whisker, said the gunmen were Fulani …

Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, has called on the Federal Government to use the university’s Teaching and Research Farm for the trial of genetically modified organisms. Ogunbodede said this at the South-West Agro-ecological Biosafety Awareness Workshop held in Ile Ife. He …

President sacks him, queries Head of Service HoS submits report to Buhari, says Dambazau lied EFCC traces Maina to Kaduna, marks his $2m house AGF approved ex-pension chief’s return –Documents He got N22m salary arrears, wants to be gov –PDP, source Olusola Fabiyi, Olalekan Adetayo, Adelani Adepegba, Eniola Akinkuotu and …

Success Nwogu, Ilorin A Nigerian academic based in the United Kingdom, Prof. Chris Imafidon, has called on  the Federal Government to invest more in the education sector than it is doing for defence. Imafidon, who is the founder of the Excellence in Education Programme at Oxford University in the United …

Oyetunji Abioye The Chairman, Heirs Holding, Mr. Tony Elumelu, says microfinance banks and small businesses are crucial to economic growth He said efforts by the MFBs including Lift Above Poverty Organisation to enhance job creation through lending to small businesses were enhancing economic growth. He therefore said necessary support in …

Akinpelu Dada, Beijing Nigeria’s Ambassador to China, Baba Ahmad Jidda, has said that there is a need for Chinese industrialists to establish manufacturing plants in the country in order to produce quality products at rates that will not be too exorbitant for Nigerians to buy. The envoy, who spoke to …

Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning last season saw him win the 2017 Best FIFA men’s player of the year trophy as Real Madrid dominated a star-studded awards ceremony in London on Monday. The Portuguese ace, who has scored 44 goals in just 48 games for club and country so far this calendar …