Day: May 16, 2022

Ogun students shut down Benin-Ore highway

Abibat Babalola

Students protesting the lingering strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Monday, have reportedly blocked the Sagamu-Benin-Ore highway. The students on a joint protest are from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye; Tai Solarin University of Education, and the Federal University Of Agriculture, Abeokuta, all in Ogun State. They bore on their banner, “Stop Toying with Our Education,” as they marched on the road in protest. READ ALSO ASUU to Buhari: We’ll Continue Strike Till 2023 if Necessary Strike: Buhari Has Stopped Our Salary, ASUU Members Cry Out…

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‘Why Black Africa Men Are at Greater Risk of Prostate Enlargement, Cancer’

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here are the early signs to watch out for that show a lot may be wrong with your prostate. What Men should Know, why women should care, according to expert, Doctor Omotuyi Mebawondu during the questions and answers session on Platforms Africa weekly e-Discourse. Excerpts:- What is prostrate in the body and why should its infection or enlargement be an issue? The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located between the bladder and the penis. The prostate is just in front of the rectum, the upper part of the anus. The…

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Oil Minister, Timipre Sylva, Withdraws From APC Presidential Primaries

ADEOLA YUSUF

Sylva said he withdrew from the race to support President Muhammadu Buhari in his quest to achieve a robust oil sector, an official of the ministrt said Another presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has withdrawn from the presidential race. Platforms Africa reports that Sylva has returned to work today, the last day given by President Muhammadu Buhari to all political appointees aspiring for elective political office to quit his cabinet and pursue their ambition. Recall that…

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Nollywood actor, Leo Mezie, Dies of Kidney Complications at 46

Precious Ibekwe

Leo Mezie had two successful kidney transplants but died on Saturday after developing complications a week after the last surgery   Nollywood actor, Leo Mezie, has died at the age of 46, it was gathered that the thespian died on Saturday, May 14, while recovering from a kidney transplant. Leo, who had a kidney transplant over 4 years ago, had another one last week but began to develop complications before he died. His death was announced on Monday by his colleague, Chioma Toplis via her Instagram page, where she disclosed…

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Terrorists Free Pregnant Victim of Kaduna Train Attack After 45 Days

Aliyu Aliyu

How the terrorists look like, how they took care of our medical needs, and why Nigerian government should talk with them, Thamina Mahmood, the released captive, opens up on 45 days in terrorists den   A pregnant woman, Thamina Mahmood, who was one of the abducted passengers in the Kaduna train attack of March 28, has been released by the terrorists. A member of the Concerned Relatives of Abducted Persons, Sani Musa confirmed the development to Channels Television on Sunday. The pregnant woman was said to have been released on compassionate ground…

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Nigerian, US Universities to get Joint Degree Programs

Abibat Babalola

For the 2-day Landmark event, the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos mobilized key stakeholders to build long-term partnerships between U.S. and Nigerian institutions of higher education READ ALSO Meet Prof. Adenike Oladiji, First Female VC In FUTA’s 41-Year History Olabisi Onabanjo Varsity First Emeritus Prof, Kamaldeen Balogun, Retires Meet Ifeoma Uddoh, SelectUSA Tech Pitch Contest Winner No fewer than 30 Vice Chancellors of Nigerian universities were this week among deliberators at the inaugural Higher Education Conference, designed by the U.S. government in a bid to support initiatives that promote access…

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Blasphemy: I’ve read Qur’an, no where justifies killings -Tunde BAKARE

Abibat Babalola

In a statement on Monday, the APC presidential aspirant said no where in the Qur’an read by him justified killings. The statement was titled, ‘Tunde Bakare condemns the Killing of Deborah Samuel, appeals to our common humanity, calls for unity’. The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, murdered over alleged blasphemy. READ ALSO PHOTOS: We Have Left Everything To God, Say Deborah Yakubu’s Parents ‘Blasphemy’: Two Arrested For…

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