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Dance professionals and scholars in Nigeria have challenged the government to be more responsive to the needs of dancers as part of strategies to lessen burdens from various sectors. The Association of Dance Professionals and Scholars, rising from its annual conference held at the Lagos State University, said the government looked away from dancers even as they were affected by the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic and the festering challenge of insecurity. Lamenting that Covid-19 and insecurity in the country have adversely affected dance profession and its practice in Nigeria, the association said the twin problems however are opportunities for new…
Cristiano Ronaldo answered all the questions about his continuing value to Manchester United with a superb hat-trick to secure a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in an entertaining Premier League contest on Saturday. This was after just six days after doubts were raised about his injury absence for the Manchester derby and at the end of a week marked by tabloid speculation over his relationship with interim manager, Ralf Rangnick. The 37-year-old delivered a reminder of just why Manchester United chose to bring him back to Old Trafford. The five-times Ballon d’Or winner headed the winner nine minutes from time…
Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has demanded sanctions against the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu over his reported attacks on the Peoples Democratic Party. Shuaibu had berated the PDP few days ago complaining about the marginalization of former members of the All Progressive Congress who defected with Governor Godwin Obaseki. There have been crisis within the Edo chapter of the PDP as former APC members struggle for recognition within the party. Wike who spoke during the inauguration of the Eastern Bypass Road on Saturday said it was unfortunate and shameful that a deputy governor would appear…
Just over a week ago I met a group of young men who had volunteered at a centre in Kyiv to fight for Ukraine. Most of them were in their late teens, not long out of school. They told me that after three days’ basic training they would head for the front line – or very close to it. Maksym Lutsyk, a 19-year-old biology student, told me he wasn’t fazed about trying to become a soldier after less than a week of instruction. He’d manage, after five years in the Scouts, not just learning backwoods skills, but also some weapons…
Fresh attempts to evacuate civilians from cities under siege in Ukraine are being complicated by constant Russian shelling, Ukrainian officials say. Humanitarian corridors are being set up from Mariupol, Sumy and towns and villages outside the capital Kyiv. But Ukraine officials accused Russian forces of firing on a convoy of women and children from Peremoha village, near Kyiv, killing seven. And the evacuations come as fighting continues around Kyiv and other cities. “A column of civilians, exclusively women and children, was fired on by the occupiers,” a statement by Ukraine’s military intelligence service said. “The result of this barbaric act…
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, on Saturday has said that he not comfortable with the current state of Nigerian politics where bigotry, tribalism and other forms of old ideas still dominate discussions. The Governor said the time is now to rekindle the candle of a new Nigeria as the 2023 general elections draws near. Fayemi said this at a birthday symposium in honour of Mr. Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive Officer, Connected Development, in Abuja. According to him, the coming transition provides another opportunity for Nigerians to take a new day at making a new Nigeria of their dream. He said…
Policewoman Allegedly Battered, Dragged, Detained on Orders of Senior Colleague *CP Orders Investigations Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Lawal Abubakar, has ordered an investigation into an allegation that an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Mr. Oluseyi Okenla, battered a junior officer, in the state. Reports had it that Sgt. Helen Onoja, was ordered beaten up and dragged on the ground while she was hulled into detention for about 15 hours before her release. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said this in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday. “The Commissioner has directed the…
No fewer than 301 stranded Nigerians returned home from Ukraine amidst Russia attacks on multiple fronts through Budapest. This is according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Twitter handles late Saturday night. The commission stated that the evacuees boarded Flight AZM2351 with Azman Air from Budapest, Hungary. It stated that the evacuees arrived the Nnamdi International Airport at 8.50 p.m local time, of which the majority of the returnees are the Sumy Students from Ukraine. Many Nigerians and other nationals have fled Ukraine into nearby countries since Russia launched a full-scale war on its neighbour on Feb. 24. The…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered an immediate investigation into the collapse of a building under construction at Iperu in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the state. The one-storey building along Ogere Road in Iperu collapsed and killed two people on Thursday while undergoing illegal construction by the owners. Abiodun on Saturday, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said he had constituted a four-man team comprising the State Commissioner for Physical Planning, Tunji Odunlami, Special Adviser on Environment, Ola Oresanya, Special Adviser, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Ololade Salami and the State Commissioner of…
•Stamps March 26 Convention Date President Muhammad Buhari has broken his silence over the leadership crisis rocking the All Progressive Congress. The President said on Saturday that the party must be wary and avoid what happened to the opposition People’s Democratic Party that got it out of power after 16 years of domination. Warning members of the party against name-calling and back stabbing, the President through a statement signed media aide Garba Shehu said the party leaders must drop all forms of disagreements to embrace unity. He said parties worried by egos are heading for destruction. See Full Text of…