BARRISTER Andrew Odum SAN recalled how his journey with General Steel Mills (GSM) began when Hon. Justice Mathias Unokiwe Odita (former Chief Judge and former legal counsel to GSM) introduced him to Mr. Benny Cheung, the chairman of GSM, as his successor. He acknowledged the vital role played by the Justice in his all-round […]
THE management of Tantita Security Services Limited has called on the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) to use its intellectual and professional strength to support the ongoing war against oil vandalism and crude theft in the country. Speaking at the 12th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting of ACSPN, held September […]
BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE IT takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never easy. In the long run, the tears and toil are worth it because the interactions lead to expansion of […]
ROTARY Foundation, the charitable arm of Rotary International, says it has expended 33.5 million dollars on humanitarian projects in Nigeria in the past three years. Mr. Olayinka Babalola, the organisation’s newly selected President-elect, disclosed this during a media conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Babalola, who will assume office as the global President of Rotary […]
THE National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), has trained 130 indigenous women from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with conflict prevention and peace-building skills to strengthen grassroots leadership and social cohesion. The hands-on capacity-building workshop which held on Tuesday in Abuja, was titled, “Empowering FCT Indigenous Women as Agents of Peace.” The Director-General […]
FOUR people were confirmed dead on Tuesday, while eight others sustained injuries in a fatal motor accident along the Benin–Sagamu Road in Edo. Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, confirmed the casualties during a briefing with journalists in Benin. The crash occurred at the Ovia Bridge axis in Ovia […]
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s readiness to strengthen diplomatic relations with Vietnam for the benefit of the two countries and their citizens. Tuggar disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister made this known in a […]
THE Nigerian stock market continued on a bearish trend on Tuesday, losing ₦623 billion. Market capitalisation dropped by ₦623 billion or 0.71 per cent, closing at ₦87.783 trillion when compared to ₦88.406 trillion recorded on Monday. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) dipped by 984.55 points or 0.71 per cent, reaching 138,737.64 from 139,722.19 recorded earlier. […]
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) said more than one billion people are living with mental health disorders according to a new data released. The organisation said in a statement on Tuesday that the conditions are anxiety and depression, inflicting immense human and economic tolls, adding that the services require urgent scale-up. “While many countries […]
THE Anambra State Police Command has apprehended four suspected kidnappers and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a special operation in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area. Police Spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed in a statement that the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, in the early hours […]
