Thisday Newspaper News Today Sunday 6th December 2020
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Bauchi By-election Witnesses Large Turnout of Voters, Emir Commends INEC
By Segun Awofadeji Turnout of voters for the Dass State House of Assembly bye-election currently ongoing in Bauchi state has been described as very encouraging considering the number of voters at the various polling units. THISDAY reports that at the Bagel and Social Welfare polling units, voters were seen on the queue for accreditation and …
Tompolo Protests EFCC Continued Siege on Firm Months after Judgement
Sylvester Idowu in Warri Former Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias “Tompolo” has protested against the continued siege on his firm, Mieka Dive Limited, five months after he was vindicated of corruption charges by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Chief Ekpemupolo, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday evening …
Accident, Not ‘Accidented’, Cars
Media Gaffes With Ebere Wabara You are welcome to this first edition in the last month of the year: “…led a team to present to him notification (a notification) letter….” “…Ortom said he had turned down many awards but decided to accept…because the newspaper has (had) distinguished itself as a reputable platform for objective journalism.” …
Alleged Victims of Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Protest at Lagos Panel
Bennett Oghifo Some people who claimed to be victims of the alleged shooting by soldiers at the Lekki Toll Gate during a generally peaceful demonstration, were at the venue of the Lagos State Judicial Inquiry yesterday. The people who rode in a white bus, were led by a young lady, accompanied by another set of …
N2.2bn Fraud: Again, Court Grants Fayose Permission for Medical Trip
Festus Akanbi Former governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose yesterday secured the permission of a federal high court in Lagos to seek medical treatment abroad. The judge, C.J. Aneke granted the permission following an application by Ola Olanipekun, Fayose’s counsel. The former governor is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) …
Peter P. Ekeh (1937-2020): Reflections on Future of Political Science Scholarship in Nigeria
By Tunji Olaopa Just some few weeks ago, the global community of Africanists and African scholars woke to the very sad news of the demise of world-renowned scholar, Peter Ekeh. There is no serious scholar of African studies, or even African-American Studies who has not heard of Ekeh; or even more, who has not read …
Ogunlana Emerges Oba-elect of Magbon Alade, Ibeju Lekki
Bennett Oghifo After a keenly contested royal search and rigorous process, Prince Sikirullai Alade Adebola Ogunlana, has emerged the Oba-elect of Magbon Alade, in Ibeju Local Government Area of Lagos State. Ogunlana was unanimously adopted as the Oba-elect by Ipatun, Oketun and Oga, which are the three quarters that make up the royal stool in …
Video:ARISE Fashion Week 2020 Kicks off Today
*Live shows from Dec. 10-12 Africa’s premier fashion show, ARISE FASHION WEEK 2020, kicks off Saturday. This year’s edition celebrates a new brand of designers – ‘30 under 30’ vying for a cash prize of $500,000 to be shared amongst the winners and players. With an exciting line-ups of designers from Nigeria, other parts of …
Group Insists Ceeding 2023 Presidency to South-east Zone Non-negotiable
A pressure group that covers the interest of the South-east geopolitical zone rose up yesterday from an emergency meeting in Awka, Anambra State insisting that time was long overdue in the interest of equity and justice for power to rotate to their zone in 2023. The group lamented what it called “gross marginalisation and shunting …
EU, WHO Rehabilitate Borno Psychiatric Hospital Destroyed By Boko Haram
Michael Olugbode The World Health Organisation (WHO) with funding from the European Union has rehabilitated Borno psychiatric hospital in Maiduguri which was destroyed and vandalised by the Boko Haram terrorists in 2013. The State Psychiatric Hospital was formerly a unit in the State Specialist Hospital before it was relocated to the current location. The hospital …
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