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The Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has said that one of the most fundamental things that is missing in Nigeria is knowledge. According to the cleric, without requisite knowledge and adequate preparation, many leaders in the country emerged by historical accident or one circumstances or the other. Kukah stated this in his keynote address at the 4th Amaka Ndoma-Egba Memorial Lecture with the theme, “Leaders of Tomorrow: Creating Lasting Change In A Complex World”, held in Abuja at the weekend. Amaka, a deceased wife of the former Senate Leader, Senator Ndoma Egba, died in an…

Mohamed Salah sent Liverpool eight points clear at the top of the Premier League by scoring twice to help his team rally to a 3-2 win over last-place Southampton on Sunday. It was a 10th victory in 12 league games for Liverpool, which took advantage of defending champion Manchester City’s stunning third straight league loss — 4-0 at home to Tottenham on Saturday — and fifth in a row in all competitions. cbs42.com reports that Liverpool was trailing 2-1 when Salah equalized in the 65th after running onto a long pass forward from Ryan Gravenberch. The Egypt forward then converted…

A governance and accountability group on the platform of Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID) has cautioned Governor Francis Nwifuru-led administration in Ebonyi State not to stifle the opposition but rather change the direction of his government from directionless. The Ebonyi indigenes also declared that those who were taking time and pain to point out where the government is not getting it right in governance wish for the good and success of the administration. The diaspora group was reacting to recent public observations made by the 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ifeanyi…

Leicester City have sacked manager Steve Cooper following their defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. The Foxes are 16th in the Premier League after 12 matches and have earned just two wins in that spell. The club’s decision brings to an end a brief spell in charge for Cooper, who only arrived at the club in the summer to succeed Enzo Maresca. It was the Italian coach, in charge of Chelsea, who delivered the final blow as Leicester fell to a 2-1 defeat at the King Power Stadium. It was the Midlands side’s sixth defeat in the top flight as they…

Coalition of Opposition Lawmakers have raised the alarm over alleged plot by some governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and members of the National Working Committee (NWC), to keep the acting national chairman, Umar Damagun, in office till 2027 in order to weaken the party. The group stated this on Sunday evening during a world press conference held in Akokwa, Imo state. According to the group’s spokesperson, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, some prominent members of the party have planted 24 PDP state chairmen that will endorse President Bola Tinubu before 2027 and keep Damagun in office as national chairman till…

Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has disclosed plans to revive the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system. According to Alausa, the Ministry of Education will create opportunities for young Nigerians to give them life skills to improve their employability irrespective of their level of education. Alausa disclosed that Nigeria was taking cue from countries like China and the United States in order to reform the Education Ministry and better compete on the global stage.   This was disclosed in a statement the Minister shared via his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Sunday.   The statement read: “This…

The Royal Courts of Justice, a British court, has found a self-styled Nigerian investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, guilty of libel and has ordered him to pay the sum of £95,000 as damages to Charles Northcott.   The complainant Northcott works with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Hundeyin made weighty allegations against him in his ”Journalism Career Graveyard” article.   Hundeyin had made several allegations against Northcott following the publication of his article, including accusing Northcott of using his position as the director of the documentary film to obtain sexual favours from Kiki Mordi, Nigerian Emmy-nominated journalist, who was the on-screen…

The Senate has advised Nigerian children to see education as their right and not a privilege. The Red Chamber, which gave the appeal on Wednesday at an occasion to commemorate the 2024 Universal Children’s Day Celebration organised by its Committee on Women Affairs in Abuja, urged children to make the best out of education. Separate speeches made at the event by many of the serving senators centred on the need for children to make education their right and not view it as a privilege since the Universal Basic Education Act 2004 made basic education free and compulsory. The chairperson of…

Nigeria’s population could skyrocket to 450 million by 2050 unless urgent measures are taken to curb the nation’s fertility rates, experts in family planning have warned. This alarming projection was disclosed during a media roundtable organized by the Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Abuja on Tuesday. Addressing journalists, the AAFP Chairman, Ejike Oji, emphasized the unsustainable nature of the country’s geometric population growth, which currently adds at least four million people annually. “If this trend continues, we could be adding six million or even 10…

The National Assembly and Ministry of Foreign Affairs have expressed readiness to partner with Nigerian real estate firm, Pelican Valley, NCBN and others in furtherance of both private and government initiatives to attract direct foreign investments to Nigeria. The assurance for this came during separate visits to the National Assembly red and green chambers Committee Chairmen on Diaspora and also the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja by the CEO of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador Babatunde Adeyemo, promoter of Kajola Resort Canada, Dr Olukunle Ibitoye, Chairman of Nigerian Canada Business Networks (NCBN), King Wale Adesanya and the Group managing…