CIVIL society group the Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has asked Britain to apologise for the recent travel warning issued by its Foreign and Commonwealth Office asking Britons to avoid going to 21 states across Nigeria.
PAN-Yoruba group the Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC) has called on Fulanis living in the southwest geo-political zone to fish out the criminal elements terrorising the region among them so as not to give all of them a bad name.
[1] On June 20 in 1936, Jesse Owens set the world 100 metres record of 10.2 seconds
[2] On June 20 1940, Joe Louis knocked out Arturo Godoy in eight rounds to win the world heavyweight boxing title
[3] On June 20 in 1867, US President Andrew Johnson announced the purchase of Alaska for less than 2 cents an acre. Today, Alaska has some of the world's largest oil and gas reserves
ETHIOPIAN Airlines has once more been voted as the Best Airline in Africa for the third consecutive year picking up the Skytrax 2019 World Airlines Awards in Paris and confirming its status as the continent's dominant carrier.
NIGERIA'S state governors are likely to pressurise President Muhammadu Buhari to replace the nation's security chiefs as he starts his second tenure in a bid to bring in fresh ideas as the country grapples with a surge in insecurity.
ALL Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman Adams Oshiomhole's younger brother Seidu was one of several activists recently attacked by unidentified hoodlums at a meeting of the Edo State chapter of the party in Benin.
Lagos State's Governor Babajide Sanwoolu has denied promising to decongest the Oshodi-Apapa expressway within his first 60 days in office saying all offered was to review the matter within two months and come up with recommendations.
BRITAIN has issued a stern travel warning to its citizens planning to visit Nigeria urging them to avoid visiting 24 states because of a recent upsurge in violence that includes kidnapping and armed robbery.
[1] Today is June 19. On this day in 1963, Soviet astronaut Valentina Tereshkova returned from space. She became the first woman ever to do so. She had been been selected from more than 400 applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on June 16
ISLAMIC campaign group Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has accused the Adeleke University of Ede in Osun State, of persecuting Muslim students by forcing them to attend Sunday church services.
Founded in 2011, the Adeleke University is a faith-based institution established through the Springtime Development Foundation (SDF), a philanthropic, non-profit organisation. It is closely aligned with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its philosophy is that of Christian education.
CIVIL society group the Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has asked Britain to apologise for the recent travel warning issued by its Foreign and Commonwealth Office asking Britons to avoid going to 21 states across Nigeria.
PAN-Yoruba group the Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC) has called on Fulanis living in the southwest geo-political zone to fish out the criminal elements terrorising the region among them so as not to give all of them a bad name.
ETHIOPIAN Airlines has once more been voted as the Best Airline in Africa for the third consecutive year picking up the Skytrax 2019 World Airlines Awards in Paris and confirming its status as the continent's dominant carrier.
NIGERIA'S state governors are likely to pressurise President Muhammadu Buhari to replace the nation's security chiefs as he starts his second tenure in a bid to bring in fresh ideas as the country grapples with a surge in insecurity.
ALL Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman Adams Oshiomhole's younger brother Seidu was one of several activists recently attacked by unidentified hoodlums at a meeting of the Edo State chapter of the party in Benin.
Lagos State's Governor Babajide Sanwoolu has denied promising to decongest the Oshodi-Apapa expressway within his first 60 days in office saying all offered was to review the matter within two months and come up with recommendations.
BRITAIN has issued a stern travel warning to its citizens planning to visit Nigeria urging them to avoid visiting 24 states because of a recent upsurge in violence that includes kidnapping and armed robbery.
ISLAMIC campaign group Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has accused the Adeleke University of Ede in Osun State, of persecuting Muslim students by forcing them to attend Sunday church services.
