By FUNKE EGBEMODE One of the things I find most wondrous about God is the way He distributes children. Oh yes, I’m a Christian and I strongly believe that God is the ‘giver’ of children. I do not believe that even IVF can work without God’s say-so. Ask the gynecologists, they will tell you. Even they cannot explain why some couples have to try IVF five times while others are successful at the first attempt. Let’s even assume that you are a scientist and you have answers to the IVF question, can you explain why a woman living in the…
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…as death toll hits 22, 132 injured About 200 students were trapped in the school building which collapsed on Friday morning, according to Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Musa Ashoms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Saints Academy, a secondary school in Jos, collapsed on Friday, while students were writing their third term examination. Ashoms, who visited the scene in the company of other commissioners, including that of secondary education, said the school had a total population of about 400. The commissioner said part of the school that collapsed was accommodating about 200 students. ”The collapsed…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, expressed profound grief over the tragic collapse of a school building in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The tragic incident had resulted in multiple deaths and numerous survivors. One of the building structures of Saint Academy in Busa Buji community, Jos, went down on Friday, killing as many as 22 persons and trapping scores. Tinubu described the incident as a “huge loss to the nation” and a “devastating development” that is “too excruciating to imagine”. He extended his condolences to the bereaved families, victims’ families, and the people and Government of Plateau State. A statement…
Portable, the controversial Nigerian singer, has claimed that he received N2 million as compensation from Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, after complaining about the bad road in the state. Earlier this week, Portable called out Abiodun over the deplorable state of roads in Ogun. In a series of Instagram posts, the singer shared a video of his Range Rover car stuck in a ditch while blaming Abiodun. He said the governor should “step aside if he cannot fix the roads” and allow Solomon ‘Yayi’ Adeola, Ogun west senator, to “repair” them. Portable, who recently returned from the United States after…
Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, July 12, 2024) Now that my father and mother are dead and have gone to where the elderly go to rest their bones in death, I can confess my cigarette addiction. Not that either could put their hands on a Bible and vow that their firstborn was a nicotine-free teetotaler, but both card-carrying Christians thought my cigarette and alcohol use was a fleeting adolescence misstep when Satan took me up to the mountain and showed me the world, and said, “Is it not written that the earth is of the Lord and…
. To rule domain through regents until retirement from military Presidency on Friday confirmed the appointment of President Bola Tinubu’s Aide-De-Camp, Lt Col. Nurudeen Yusuf as the new Elemona of Ilemona land in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Yusuf’s appointment followed the demise of his father, late Oba Yusuf Omokanye Oyekanmi, the former Elemona in May 2024. Consequently, the people of Ilemona, as expressed by the community’s kingmakers, decided to install Lt Col. Yusuf as their new traditional ruler. According to a statement by the Presidency, apart from being the heir apparent to the throne, the people of…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). According to a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President also approved the appointment of Sen. Adedayo Adeyeye as Chairman of the Board of the NPA. “Dr Dantsoho holds a doctorate degree in maritime technology from Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom, and a master’s degree in international transport from Cardiff University of Wales, United Kingdom. “Before his appointment, he had served in various roles in the Nigerian Ports Authority as Assistant General Manager; Technical Assistant to…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, named the National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a tribute he wrote to celebrate Soyinka in commemoration of his 90th birthday. The tribute themed, “Professor Wole Soyinka at 90: Tribute to a national treasure and global icon,” was personally signed by the President. He expressed his delight to join admirers around the world in celebrating Soyinka, adding that July 13 would be the climax of the series of local and international activities held in his honour. Tinubu wrote, “Professor Soyinka, the first African to win the…
Agency Report The Plateau State government has confirmed 22 deaths and 132 injured persons following the school building that collapsed in Jos. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Musa Ashoms, said six of the injured persons were in critical condition. Ashoms said that those injured were receiving treatment in various tertiary health facilities in the state, while the bodies of the deceased had been deposited in the mortuaries. A two-storey building of Saints Academy, a secondary and primary school located at Busa-Buji community of Jos North local government area collapsed, trapping students, teachers and others. The incident occurred at about 8:30…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Media practitioners in Bayelsa State have been commended for their unrelenting support and effective reportage of the policies and programmes of the Prosperity Administration so far in the state. Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the commendation when members of the Bayelsa Independent Publishers Association (BIPA) paid him a courtesy call in Government House, Yenagoa on Tuesday. Senator Ewhrudjakpo, who described BIPA as a friend and partner in progress, thanked the leadership of the association for its detailed appraisal of the developmental strides of the present administration of Governor Douye Diri in the state. The Deputy Governor…