archiveNovember 12, 2019

  The Edo State Police Command has denied reports of robbery attempt at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Benin. NAN reports that there had been widespread reports of foiled attempt by armed robbers at the financial institution on Tuesday evening. The reports had stated that the robbers attempted to...

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the introduction of the Anti-Hate Speech Bill by the Senate as abuse of legislative process and called on the federal lawmakers to “stop the folly”. The bill was tabled before the Senate on Tuesday by Senator Sabi Abdullahi who represents the Niger...

  About 241 graduates of University of Ibadan (UI) have been awarded with First Class degree in the 2017/2018 academic session. Professor Abel Olayinka, UI’s Vice Chancellor disclosed that the Faculty of Science had the highest number of First Class at 46, followed by the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has suspended the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over his role in the crisis rocking the state chapter of the party. The decision followed the vote of no confidence passed on Comrade Oshiomhole by the Chairmen of the...

Ugonna lives in a remote village in Ogun State. He runs a local boutique and is a proud product of the Igbo apprenticeship trade system. Despite the absence of some of the most basic amenities in his environment, Ugonna relishes the fulfilment that comes from owning a smartphone and enjoys...

“Deep reflection is crucial in political leadership and is the difference between transformational leadership and the banal. So, we are able to understand why Awolowo thought it fit to spend 41% of the budget of the Western Region on education. Why he believed that the misery and wretchedness of the...

  The Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited, publishers of Realnews Magazine, is to unveil its book: Pathways to Political and Economic Development of Africa at its Seventh Anniversary Lecture on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. The Pathways to Political and Economic Development of Africa is a compilation of the presentations at...

we will continue to serve our people diligently—Gov Less than 24 hours after the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan affirmed the victory of Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde at the March 29, 2019 governorship election, thousands of Ibadan residents on Tuesday marched to the Oyo State Secretariat, Agodi,...

  As Senate wants five-year ban on importation of textile materials President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said for the country to overcome the challenges posed by the African Continental Free Trade Agreement entered into by the Federal Government, local producers must live up to the billing of the...

A renowned Professor of Biochemistry, Prof. Olatunde Farombi, has asserted that the decay in the nation’s education system has retarded the progress of the country. Farombi who was a guest speaker at the Precious Cornerstone University (PCU),Ibadan,on Monday at the  institution's Founder's Day and Awards Ceremony, bemoaned that the rots...