Egypt has sentenced Mohamed Badie, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, MB, and 14 others to 25 years in jail for murder and inciting violence. Badie was one of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood figures and supporters arrested in a crackdown following the army’s overthrow of the government of President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013. The…
Unilag Pays Tribute To Ade Ajayi
The Senate of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, on Monday, held a Special Senate Session in honour of the university’s third Vice Chancellor, late Emeritus Professor Jacob Festus Ade Ajayi. Ade Ajaiyi, who died August 9 at the age of 85, became UNILAG’s third Vice Chancellor in 1972 and held that position till 1978. The…
Abia Warriors Pay N150,000 minimum wage
Ladan Bosso, the Head Coach of Abia Warriors FC on Monday said the club had paid the N150,000 minimum wage to its players as directed by the League Management Company, LMC. He added that the club was ready for the league resumption on September 17. “We are ready for the league, the players are well…
Lufthansa pilots to Ground Flights on Tuesday
Pilots at Germany’s biggest airline, Lufthansa, said they would go on strike from September 16 for the fourth time in three weeks over changes to the company’s early retirement rules. The eight-hour walkout will last from 9 am to 5 pm and hit long-haul flights, the pilots’ union, Cockpit, said in a statement issued on…
Synagogue: Death toll Hits 44 As Rescue Operation Continues
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed 44 persons dead in the building that collapsed in the premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations,SCOAN,Ikotun, Lagos last Friday. The agency in its latest update on the incident said 130 people were rescued alive. Ibrahim Farinloye,the Southwest spokesperson of NEMA, said, most of the people rescued…
Hollande calls for global response to counter ISIS
Francois Hollande, French President, has called for a global response to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, group saying it posed a security threat to the world. “The threat is global so the response must be global,” Hollande said, opening a Paris conference of some 30 countries aimed at coordinating a strategy…
Fayemi set to inaugurate transition committee
As part of activities to have a smooth transition of government come October 16, governor Kayode Fayode of Ekiti State has announced a 19-man transition committee. In the statement signed by Olayinka Oyebode, Chief press secretary to the governor, the committee which is to be inaugurated on Monday, September 15, is made up of top…
Scores killed, others injured in Synagogue Church Collapse
Scores of people were said to have died on Friday at the premises of Synagogue Church, Ikotun, Lagos where a 5-storey building belonging to the church collapsed, injuring many others. Although actual number of casualties could not be obtained as at the time of filing this report, there are fears that no fewer than 15…
Federer Leads Switzerland To Davis Cup Final
Roger Federer has helped Switzerland into the Davis Cup final by beating Italy’s Fabio Fognini in straight sets in Geneva. Federer’s 6-2 6-3 7-6 success over the Italian number one meant the Swiss took an unassailable 3-1 lead. In the final, they will meet France, who clinched their semi-final against the Czech Republic on Saturday.…
Wole Soyinka: The Wages Of Impunity
The dancing obscenity of Shekau and his gang of psychopaths and child abductors, taunting the world, mocking the BRING BACK OUR GIRLS campaign on the internet, finally met its match in Nigeria to inaugurate the week of September 11 – most appropriately. Shekau’s danse macabre was surpassed by the unfurling of a political campaign banner…
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