The Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folashade Ogunshola, says there are valuable lessons Nigeria can learn from the United States’ electoral system. She listed the valuable lessons as transparency, accountability and inclusivity in elections. Ogunshola, represented by Prof. Bolanle Oboh, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics and Research), made this known at a 2024 U.S. Election event on…
The international development organisation Sightsavers has advocates for better access to eye health services for children elderly in the country. It recall that yet eye health is a neglected area of healthcare, and people are struggling unnecessarily with avoidable blindness and vision impairment. Dr Joy Shu’aibu, country director at Sightsavers comments: “Two thirds of children…
German police have arrested a 54-year-old suspect believed to be the gunman behind a fatal shooting on a railway platform in the busy Frankfurt Central Station, police said on Wednesday. The victim, a 27-year-old man, was standing on the station’s Platform nine at around 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Tuesday when a gunman approached him…
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta emphasised the importance of strong institutions in addressing insecurity, stating that the police and military must be the only legitimate actors to wield violence. He made this statement while delivering the inaugural lecture for Course 33 of the National Defence College Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. Kenyatta stressed that the…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, on her election as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Tinubu underscored the historic significance of Shinkafi-Bagudu’s election on Oct. 8 as the first African and the fifth woman to lead the global cancer control organisation. He noted the election attested to her…
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) saw historic gains in Sunday’s state parliamentary elections in the eastern states of Saxony and Thuringia as part of broader national ambitions. The party’s co-chairman said this on Monday. AfD co-chairman Tino Chrupalla suggested that further gains by the AfD will make it impossible for other German political parties…
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, signed the state’s 2023 Appropriation Bill pegged at N321.3bn into law after the bill was passed by the Edo State House of Assembly. Signing the bill at the Government House, Benin City, Governor Obaseki said most of the projects in the budget will be funded…
Barack Obama, the 44th U.S. president and a marquee name in Democratic politics used his well-known rhetorical powers to deliver a thundering endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris. Obama addresses the party faithful on Tuesday evening. He is expected to pay tribute to outgoing President Joe Biden, who served as Obama’s vice president for…
After an astonishing absence of over eight years, a young man from Houston, Texas has been located, alive but bearing injuries. Rudolph Rudy Farias IV, who disappeared at the age of 18 on March 6, 2015, was discovered recently, bringing hope and relief to his worried loved ones. According to the National Missing and Unidentified…
Manchester City suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday that ended their 32-game unbeaten run in the Premier League. Antoine Semenyo and Evanilson scored for the Cherries who claimed their first ever win over the visitors. The result dropped City — who had not lost in the league since a 1-0 defeat by…
