Day: April 5, 2021

How 1,844 Prisoners Escaped in Nigeria’s historic Jailbreak + PHOTOS

Precious Ibekwe

  Here is why the jailbreak constitutes Security threat to everyone living in the country + how sIx inmates voluntarily returned while 35 inmates refused to escape during the major attack in history of Nigeria’s correctional centres   The Nigerian Correctional Service (NSC) has disclosed that at least 1,844 inmates were currently on the run following gunmen attacks on its correctional headquarters in Owerri, Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. NSC added that of the 1,844 inmates set free by the gunmen, six have voluntarily returned to the facility to continue their…

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Meet Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, UNILAG first female Professor of Mass Comm

Adeola Yusuf

  From being the best graduating student to becoming a full fledge Professor, here is an account of 50-year life journey of Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, third female professor of Mass Communication in the entire history of Nigeria + the roll call at her surprise-birthday event   The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Monday April 5, 2021, led other distinguished scholars and accomplished administrators across Nigeria to honour the first female Professor of Mass Communication in the history of the University, Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, on her 50th birthday. Like…

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Missing NAF fighter Jet’s wreckage found, one pilot body not seen + PHOTO

Aliyu Aliyu

    The wreckage of the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that went missing last week may have been found in Bama, Borno State, an authoritative military source told THISDAY on Sunday. The source said it was found with the body of one of the pilots intact. The pilot was Flight Lieutenant Chapele Ebiakpo. He, however, said the body of the other pilot, Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa, is still being searched for, explaining that troops on the ground have been asked to intensify their search. The Air Force had declared…

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LGBTQ: Austrian Catholics Endorse ‘Same-sex Unions’

Wonuola Olujobi

  The Catholic church of the parish of Hard is one of many in Austria which decided to fly the rainbow flag in solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community after the Vatican ruled last month that the Church couldn’t bless same-sex partnerships. The powerful Vatican office responsible for defending church doctrine, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), handed down a ruling that same-sex unions could not be blessed despite their “positive elements”. The office wrote that while God “never ceases to bless each…

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