A professor of Mathematics, University of Lagos, Johnson Olaleru, has received a gold medalist award. According to a statement on Friday, the don, was awarded at the UNILAG 60th convocation ceremony on January 18, 2023. The statement noted that Olaleru, being the Head of Department of Mathematics for three years, brought honour to the university in 2010, 2013, 2017, by training four students of Mathematics, on each occasion, to the competition for undergraduate students in all Nigerian universities, organised by the National Mathematics Center, Abuja. The statement read in part “In addition to being the Head of Department of Mathematics…
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Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has approved the suspension of the Managing Director of the Nasarawa State Urban Development Board, Alhaji Mohammed Wada-Yahaya, over alleged destruction of campaign billboards. The suspension was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Muhammed Ubandoma-Aliyu, on Friday in Lafia. The letter added that the MD will be on suspension without pay until the conclusion of investigation on the matter. “There has been series of complaints regarding the indiscriminate destruction of billboards erected by politicians and their supporters, for the purpose of canvassing for votes in the 2023 general…
Atletico Madrid have signed Netherlands forward Memphis Depay from La Liga rivals Barcelona for three million euros ($3.25 million), the two clubs announced on Friday. The 28-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Atletico after an injury-hit spell at the Camp Nou.The transfer could cost Atletico up to an extra one million euros in add-ons. Barcelona said the deal included an option for them to buy versatile Belgian international Yannick Carrasco from Atletico. Depay scored 14 goals in 42 matches for Barca after signing for the Catalan giants from Lyon in 2021. But injury problems and the arrival of…
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Yekini Nabena, has described the five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party’s governors as “a bunch of confused leaders, incapable of determining who wins next month’s election”. This is even as the APC chieftain warned leaders of the party to desist forthwith from interfacing with the aggrieved governors. The five PDP governors include Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom, Seyi Makinde, Okezie Ikpeazu and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Rivers, Benue, Oyo, Abia and Enugu states respectively. Speaking at a brief interactive session on Friday in Abuja, the former APC spokesman noted that apart from…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday thanked Washington for a massive new package of arms and munitions for Kyiv with Western allies set to discuss further military aid to the war-torn country. “Thank you” US President Joe Biden for providing Ukraine “with another powerful defense support package worth $2.5 billion,” Zelensky wrote in English on Twitter. The Ukrainian leader hailed the Stryker armoured personnel carriers, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Avenger air defence systems included in the package as an “important help in our fight against the aggressor”. Meanwhile Zelensky on Friday, speaking to a US-hosted donor meeting, implored…
The Borno State Police Command has trained 518 constables to augment the existing security across the state towards ensuring a hitch-free and credible 2023 elections. The state Commissioner of Police, Abdu Umar, told newsmen in Maiduguri on Friday that the constables would be deployed to their respective local government areas for the exercise. Punch He said their deployment had been approved by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba. The CP said the constables had been properly trained on the dos and don’ts of election security, the general conduct of their job and the need to shun all forms of corruption…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed reports of diphtheria cases in Lagos and Kano states. The NCDC also said it was monitoring the situation in Osun and Yobe states where cases are now being picked up. Diphtheria is a highly contagious, infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Corynebacterium diphtheriae which makes a toxin. It is the toxin that can cause people to get very sick. The infection affects the nose, throat, and sometimes, the skin of an individual. Diphtheria is fatal in five to 10 per cent of cases, with a higher mortality rate…
An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has struck out a suit by the Peoples Democratic Party against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye Cole, and the Independent National Electoral Commission over non-compliance to the Electoral Act. The Appeal Court also set outside the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt over the alleged dual citizenship of Tonye Cole. The three-man panel of appeal in a unanimous judgment said the PDP lacked the locus standi to challenge APC, its governorship candidate, and the INEC on the conduct of the congresses and primary…
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has sympathised with members of the Peoples Democratic Party who were involved in a road accident on their way to Igumale in Ado Local Government Area for the ongoing statewide campaign rally. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, Ortom described the accident as unfortunate and expressed appreciation to God that it was not fatal and there was no casualty recorded. The governor who spoke shortly after he visited the General Hospital, Igumale where the victims were being treated, directed that they be moved to Otukpo and Makurdi for greater medical…
A Nigerian man, Bethel Chimezie, 25, who attempted to break into the Guyana State House by stabbing a police officer and shooting at members of the Presidential Guard was charged with attempted murder on Thursday. According to St Vincent Times, Chimezie, a resident of Industry, East Coast Demerara, was charged in accordance with section 103 (c) of the Criminal Law (Offenses) Act, Chapter 8:01 and intentionally discharging a loaded firearm in violation of Criminal Law Offences Act, Chapter 801’s Section 55(a). On December 15, Chimezie tried to enter the Security Perimeter Process Unit at State House. He stabbed presidential guard…