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Bishop David Oyedepo, Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Friday called for urgent steps to check students’ unfettered access to social media. “We must wake up from our slumber to deal with this monster. It unconsciously robs people of their future by robbing them of their time,’’ Oyedepo, said at the 7th Convocation of the institution. He was speaking on: “Combating...

Rivers State Gover­nor, Nyesom Wike has criticised plans by the Feder­al government to regulate social media. According to Wike, this is a ploy to suppress the rights of the citizens to criticise the All Progressives Con­gress (APC) government. The Governor made this disclosure on Friday during the inau­guration of nine reconstructed streets in Old Government Res­idential Area of Port Harcourt. Wike linked...

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Buba Marwa, on Friday described drug abuse as a national tragedy and major cause of the country’s insecurity. Marwa, who stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Lokoja, Kogi State, added that bandits, kidnappers and many other criminals are usually on drugs. He, therefore, urged Nigerians, irrespective of creed...

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has been re-elected for a second term as head of the global body. Guterres, whose first five-year term began on January 1, 2017 and ends on December 31, 2021, was the sole candidate from the UN’s top job. He was nominated by his country, Portugal, and appointed by acclamation of the General Assembly, following prior...

The Group President of MTN, Ralph Mupita, said on Thursday the management of the mobile network giant would sell an additional 14 percent stake in the company to Nigerians. Mupita, according to a statement issued on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, stated this when he led the MTN delegation...

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday discharged Senator Peter Nwaoboshi of the N322million money laundering charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke held that the commission could not prove the elements of the offences for which it charged the lawmaker. Nwaoboshi, a Chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) represents...

Thursday was a good day for the Nigerian currency, Naira as it appreciated against the U.S dollars in both the official and unofficial market. The biggest gain was in the black market as naira closed at N493/$1 representing a N9.00 or 1.80 percent appreciation from N502.00/$1 it traded on Wednesday. Naira also gained against British pounds to close at N710 from N713...

Rivers United coach, Stanley Eguma, has been freed by his abductors, the Portharcourt club has confirmed on Friday morning. Eguma, who is known as the longest serving manager in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), was taken away on Tuesday by unknown men. A police statement had confirmed that the manager was kidnapped along the Enugu-Portharcourt expressway by 4p.m that Tuesday. “We...

Leicester City and Super Eagles Striker Iheanacho Describes  Gov Bello As An Inspiration To Nigerian Youths Leicester City ‘Seniorman’ and Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho has described the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello as an inspiration and rallying point for the youths in Nigeria. The FA cup winner disclosed this on Thursday during his courtesy visit to the governor in...

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo says the death of Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda is the end of pioneers and forefathers “who led the struggles for decolonisation of the African continent and received the instrument of Independence from the colonial masters in Africa.” His statement titled, “Gone Is The Last Of The Mohicans: Tribute to Kenneth Kaunda”, comes after the death...