Hunger Kills Over 100 Ex-Soldiers As Pension Unpaid For 44 Years

Abibat Babalola

Hundreds of Nigerian ex-servicemen who defended the nation during the 1966 Civil War  have staged a protest in Ibadan, Oyo State, over 44 years of unpaid pensions. Armed with placards bearing poignant messages, the retirees expressed frustration at being neglected despite their sacrifices, questioning why they were left in anguish while those they fought against had been compensated. National Coordinator Cpl. Babawande Phillip (retd) highlighted the painful disparity, noting that Biafran soldiers had received payments while they, with bullet wounds from defending the country, were left without pensions. READ ALSO:…

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One of Six Sisters Kidnapped In Abuja Killed

Abibat Babalola

A young lady identified as Najeebah who was kidnapped alongside her five sisters and her father in Abuja on January 9 has reportedly been killed by her abductors.  LIB earlier reported that the victims were abducted on Tuesday night, January 2, 2024, in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The bandits later freed the father to go and look for the ransom to secure the release of his children. His brother, Alhaji Abdulfatai, who led policemen to foil their abduction, was shot dead by the bandits. READ…

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Supreme Court Verdict: I Didn’t Sleep For 7 Days – Bauchi Gov

Ganiyu Amodu

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has disclosed that for seven days sleep eluded him as he was in Abuja fighting to prevent ‘former leaders’ of Bauchi from snatching his victory at the polls. The governor also praised President Bola Tinubu for not listening to former Bauchi leaders who had told the President that he was a threat to him. Bala Mohammed disclosed this at the Government House in Bauchi during a victory rally organised for him, where he also said that the rule of law was allowed to prevail in…

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‘As A Coach He Was Very Terrible’, Mikel Blasts Oliseh

Ganiyu Amodu

Super Eagles of Nigeria and Chelsea legend, John Mikel Obi, has opened up on his terrible experience with Sunday Oliseh as national team coach, blasting the former coach as “the worst manager ever”. Obi bared his mind during Episode 3 of his ObiOne podcast tagged “Taking the Mikel: Sunday Oliseh, look away now!” The AFCON 2013 winner disclosed that Oliseh confronted team leaders on the first day of camp. He added that the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder’s divisive approach led to Vincent Enyeama leaving the team. “I remember the first…

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Tears of A Wife Can Cure An Aggressive Husband – Study

ADEOLA YUSUF

Is science moving closer to unravelling the belief that every wife was created from her husband’s right rib? Your husband is aggressive? Science has discovered one thing a wife can do to help. Shed tears! You actually want to read this.   A chemical signal in human female tears lowers aggression in males, scientists in the United States have found out. Platforms Africa reports that a study conducted by six researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, UNITED STATES; Shani Agron, Claire A. de March, Reut…

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Rwandan Varsity Appoints Nigerian Prof Ogechi Adeola , Deputy Vice Chancellor

Ganiyu Amodu

The Governing Body of the University of Kigali (UoK) has appointed Professor Ogechi Adeola, a Professor of Marketing, as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Academic (DVCA), effective January 11, 2024. Professor Ogechi Adeola holds a Doctorate in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Alliance Manchester Business School, United Kingdom. She earned a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Nigeria and obtained a Barrister at Law certificate from the Nigerian Law School, after which she was called to the Nigerian bar. Professor Adeola is the immediate past…

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Cape Verde Becomes Third African Country To Eliminate Malaria

Ganiyu Amodu

Cape Verde has become the third African nation to be declared malaria free, even as the disease continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people on the continent, the World Health Organization said Friday. The Atlantic archipelago of about 500,000 inhabitants follows Mauritius in 1973 and Algeria in 2019. Worldwide some 43 countries have been certified as malaria-free by the WHO, which requires showing that the domestic chain of transmission has been broken for at least three consecutive years. “I salute the government and people of Cabo Verde for their…

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BREAKING: Chelsea Defeat Fulham 1-0 At Stamford Bridge

Ganiyu Amodu

Chelsea earned a much-needed three points at Stamford Bridge against west London rivals Fulham in the early kick-off in the Premier League. A penalty from Cole Palmer was enough for the Blues to make it three wins on the bounce in the top-flight. Raheem Sterling was brought down and referee Anthony Taylor pointed straight to the spot. Palmer sent Bernd Leno the wrong way to score his ninth Premier League goal of the season. READ ALSO INTIMATE AFFAIRS: A Second Wife’s Reality Checklist, By Funke Egbemode The Significance Of Tinubu’s…

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INTIMATE AFFAIRS: A Second Wife’s Reality Checklist, By Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

Polygamy is not another type of marriage. Polygamy is another level in the marriage pantheon. It is a special kind of marriage that involves more than one woman loving and laying claims to one man. Of course, no wife wants to hear of or have to contend with it, because no woman really wants to share the heart or any part of her man. But polygamy is real and I bet, at least one marriage is threatened by this harsh reality even as you read this. Do I support it?…

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The Significance Of Tinubu’s First Week Of 2024, By Tunde Rahman

ADEOLA YUSUF

There couldn’t have been a better predictor of what to expect from President Bola Tinubu in 2024 than the way and manner he began the New Year. For the President, 2024 started on a business like, work-filled note. While many were still savouring the New Year, the Nigerian leader cut short his Christmas/New Year holiday in Lagos on January 1, returned to Abuja to sign the N28.7 trillion 2024 Appropriation Bill passed by the National Assembly. It was his first assignment in the New Year. The way he did it…

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