‘Where is my Husband?’ Mysterious disappearance of Police Sergeant after his father’s burial
“About 5:00 a.m., after the burial of my father-in-law, my mother-in-law woke me up and asked where my husband was. She said my husband was not in bed, and I suggested maybe he had gone to ease himself, but she wasn’t sure. I jumped up, and we started searching for him, but we didn’t see him. To this day, we still don’t know where he is.”
ASUP may resume strike, unless….
Although the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) suspended its 81-day-old nationwide strike on Tuesday, stakeholders in the sector have expressed concern that members of the union may again down their tools after the one-month time frame given to the Federal Government to tackle relevant issues.
Congenital syphilis, cause of many deaths in Nigeria – William Egbuna
Originally, we must have had similar skull and facial features as the rest of the races of the world, till syphilis crept in unnoticed into our national life centuries ago to cause these deformities in addition to the ongoing high morbidity and mortality.” This was the assertion of Dr. William Egbuna, Chief Consultant Physician/Medical Director, Egbuna Adazia Hospital, Onitsha.
Al-Mustapha: Temporary or permanent legal victory?
An American philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, once said, “The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the law free,” but that did not hold last week Friday as Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and Lateef Shofolahan were both discharged and acquited of the death sentence handed them by Justice Mojisola Dada of Lagos High Court, who found them guilty of conspiracy and murder of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola.
Politics, not strike, bane of education sector – Expert
Foremost Nigerian trainer of vice-chancellors, provosts and rectors of tertiary institutions in Africa has stated that the vices bedevilling viability of the sector is more of politics than strike.
NUC challenges VCs on quality research proposals
VICE-CHANCELLORS of Nigerian universities have been urged to develop quality grant-winning research proposals that would improve the lives of the citizens, add value and knowledge to the education system and positively contribute to the overall development of the nation.
Let Governor Amaechi be
The remote cause is the culture of impunity which General Olusegun Obasanjo sowed in this nation during his infamous 8 years. Illegality, they say, begets illegality. The monumental rigging of national elections by the PDP -led government in 2003 and 2007 produced charlatans and renegades as our representatives at different tiers of government. These renegades are the ones determining the fate of other Nigerians at different levels of government today.
Shun violence, lawmaker tasks students
A lawmaker representing Epe Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), Hon. Segun Olulade has charged Nigerian students to shun cultism, violence and other related social vices.
The Supreme Court’s approach to locus standi (2)
In that case, Senator Adesanya instituted proceedings against the President of Nigeria and Justice Ovie-Whiskey, challenging the appointment of Ovie-Whiskey as chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission by the President. Senator Adesanya had made clear his disagreement with the appointment during the confirmation process in the Senate, maintaining that it was contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution.
Wike tasks security agencies on capacity-building for educators
Minister of State for Education, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has called on security agencies in Nigeria to engage educational institutions in their quest to upgrade the knowledge base of officers and operational personnel for the purpose of effective security that will enhance national development.
Poor science enrolment impedes Nigeria’s technological devt – Educationists
Poor enrolment in science and engineering-based programmes in tertiary institutions has been identified as the bane of technological development in Nigeria.
