Oyedepo's Covenant University bumps up its fees for 2019/20 session to about N1m per student

BISHOP David Oyedepo's Covenant University has significantly increased the fees payable by new students admitted for the 2019/20 academic session pumping up the overall package some pupils have to pay to as much as N1m ($2,750).

 

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Britain dragged to court in Nigeria by plaintiff who wants Nnamdi Kanu deported to face trial

BRITAIN has been dragged to court in Nigeria by plaintiff Donald Okonkwo who is seeking a judgement compelling London to arrest the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu and deport him to Nigeria to face trial.

 

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Ipob members storm ambassador's residence in Tokyo with doctor saying they want to carry out DNA test on Buhari

MEMBERS of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) have stormed the Nigerian ambassador in Japan's residence in search of President Muhammadu Buhari claiming that they want to arrest him and arrest him over to the Japanese police.

 

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Buhari should use his Japanese visit as an opportunity to resolve the Ajaokuta debacle once and for all

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Japan for the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development holding in Yokohama. Basically, the summit is about Japanese investors exploring investment opportunities in Africa. There is zero justification for the Nigerian president attending if he cannot return with at least one investment deal

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Ibadan's royal dispute ends as Ajimobi's 21 monarchs accept Olubadan as their sole oba

IBADAN'S rancorous royal dispute which blew up in 2017 when Governor Abiola Ajimobi crowned 21 new monarchs appears to have been resolved as the new kings dropped their claims and acknowledged the supremacy of the Olubadan of Ibadanland today.

 

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Adebayo Shittu said he is shocked that he was not re-appointed as a minister by Buhari

FORMER communications minister Adebayo Shittu has expressed surprise that he was not re-appointed to President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet which has just been reconstituted despite being at the centre of a dispute when he was last in office.

 

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El-Zakzaky to file fresh court case demanding treatment in either Turkey, Malaysia or Indonesia

ISLAMIC Movement of Nigeria (IMN) leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky is planning to file a fresh legal suit demanding that he be allowed to go abroad for medical treatment following the recent botched trip to India.

 

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Authorities consider publishing database of all married persons to combat deceit and infidelity

TANZANIAN authorities are considering publishing the identities of all married men in the country on a website run by a state agency as part of efforts to curb marital cheating and protect young women from unnecessary heartbreaks.

 

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Buhari arrives in Japan for African summit despite threat from Ipob to disrupt his visit

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Japan for the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development despite the threat of disruption from the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob).

 

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Have we ever asked ourselves why Nigeria is not a major player in the global automobile market?

By Ayo Akinfe 

(1) Today is August 24. As most Nigerians in the UK continue to enjoy the long bank holiday weekend and revel at the carnival, I ask if they actually ever ponder to think about socio-economic developments that took place on this day over the years 

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