Joseph Odidi Itotoh, the legendary educationist who raised my generation at the famous Immaculate Conception College, (ICC) in Benin City, was notable as a thoroughbred teacher, an uncompromising disciplinarian and a school administrator par excellence. He welcomed us, enthusiastic little boys, into the luminous premises of the institution in September 1975. He would subsequently guide…
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has announced an increase of the N25 million bounty placed on the killers of five soldiers at Obikabia junction in the Aba area of the state to N30 million. Otti announced this during a meeting with the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Hasan Abubakar, in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South…
The 36 state governors in the country have rejected the N60,000 minimum wage earlier proposed by the Federal Government. The governors said the N60,000 minimum wage was not sustainable. They noted that it would force some states in the country to borrow to pay workers’ salaries if the new take-home pay was implemented. They made…
The new world for which the greatest generation sacrificed in the bloody surf of the Normandy beaches is fading into history along with the last of the old soldiers. The 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings observed by President Joe Biden in France Thursday will likely be the last major decennial commemoration attended by significant…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced Friday, June 7th, as the first day of Dhul Hijjah 1445. Thursday, June 6, was therefore the last day of Dhul Qa’adah and Friday, June 7, is the first day of Dhul Hijjah. This means the first…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has paid a sympathy visit to the former Super Eagles winger Tijiani Babangida, who was involved in a car accident last month. The accident was ghastly for Babangida, while it proved fatal for two family members of his. Specifically, the 50-year-old former Nigerian international, who…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, says the Organised Labour committed a treasonable offence by shutting down the national grid. Speaking with the National Executive Council of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja on Thursday, Akume condemned the shutdown of the national grid, describing it as a treasonable…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow could arm countries with a view to attacking Western targets. Mr Putin made the statement while criticising the West’s delivery of long-range weapons to Ukraine. Several countries including the United States have given Ukraine the green light to strike targets inside Russia. Such action could lead to…
● Slams N150m administrative penalty on company The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has fined prominent Pay-TV operator, Multichoice Nigeria, N150 million administrative charges for challenging the jurisdiction of a court sitting in Abuja that recently restrained it from increasing the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages. The verdict delivered by three of the…
