MTU produces 36 first class graduates

The Mountain Top University, Ogun State, will on Thursday, produce 36 first class graduates. Speaking on Monday at a press briefing, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Elijah Ayolabi, said the fifth Convocation of the university, had a total of 348 graduates. He added…

Sanwo-Olu promises healthcare palliatives for Lagosians

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, announced that his government would embark on health palliatives to improve the well-being of the citizens. He said the subsidies on health care services and products are to cushion the economic…

Ex-Ogun correctional service controller laments poor pay

Correctional service headquarters

The retiring Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, AbdulRashed Alimi, on Thursday, lamented the poor salary package for the officers of the agency. According to him, workers’ salaries do not reflect the risk involved in their jobs…

Burundi president calls for stoning of gay couples

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He also lashed out at Western countries that press other nations to allow gay rights or risk losing aid.Homosexuality in Burundi, a conservative Christian country in East Africa, has been criminalised since 2009 with prison terms of up to two…

A truce, a threat and a painkiller

STEPHEN ANGBULU

It was August 23, 1939. That night, the Soviet Foreign Minister, Vyacheslav Molotov, and his German counterpart, Joachim von Ribbentrop, put pen to paper and shook hands to cease hostilities for the foreseeable future. You see, in the late 1930s,…

Aiyedatiwa meets Tinubu, pledges to move Ondo forward

Lucky Aiyedatiwa

The newly sworn-in Governor of the Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday, promised to mobilise all stakeholders in his domain to “move the state forward.” Aiyedatiwa expressed plans to “pull everybody to work together and see how we can…

How to boost productivity with your smartphones

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Smartphones are mini-computers; it all depends on what you are using them for. Though it could be a source of huge distraction, it can also be a productivity tool. Justice Okamgba writes on how you up productivity with your smartphones…