The chaos engulfing Chelsea following sanctions imposed on Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has sparked fresh debate over the sources of money that fuel Europe’s richest league. The Premier League club had their assets frozen after Abramovich was targeted by the British government
SIR: For many Nigerian students and parents, the recent announcement by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that its month-long strike action was set to be extended for a further two months was a dagger to the heart. Many who had followed the
Charles Soludo, Willie Obiano The outgoing governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has left the venue of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Governor of the state, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. He left the venue with his wife, Ebelechukwu, who trekked out of
Google has honoured Nigerian potter, Ladi Kwali, with a doodle on its home page. Kwali is the first and only woman to appear on a naira note with her portrait on the N20 note. Kwali was born in the village of Kwali in
Nigeria’s education system may be heading for a total paralysis as the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) may embark on strike over the failure of the Federal Government to release the N15 billion revitalisation funds for colleges of education. If the
Four persons were killed on Tuesday when security agencies repelled an attack by gunmen on the Ebonyi Head Office of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The gunmen attacked the headquarters of the NDLEA located at Ntezi in Íshíelu local government area
The Save The Children’s Better Life for Girls Media Group, Gombe State, has expressed concern over the non-passage of the Child Rights Bill by the Gombe State House of Assembly. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe on Tuesday, the Chairperson of
Nigeria’s revered Engineers, Okere Augustine, has called on governments of Nigeria and politicians not to relegate and discriminate against women, warning of the dire consequences it might bring upon the country. Okere made the statement in Owerri while reacting to the initial refusal
By Ethelbert Okere With the outcome of the recently held bye-election in Ngor Okpala, there is now this mantra that the people of the area have been “liberated” from the grip of a cabal that held them politically captive for years. There is
Two brothers Oloruntoyin Abdullahi 31, and Ayodele Kazeem 26, have been remanded in prison custody for alleged involvement in the killing of a teenager Ebunoluwa Osatuyi. Late Osatuyi was found dead inside her parent’s apartment on January 24 after returning from evening classes.
Governor Hope Uzodimma has appealed to the Muslim faithful in Imo State to be tolerant
The wave of abduction of journalists that continues to grow under a so-called democratic government
Chadians vote for a president on Monday in an election purportedly aimed at ending military
– As Chief Okeke Thunders In line with his astute stance against the “cast system”