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“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect". Report by Ono Yima In a Press Release, signed by Willie Bassey, director of Information, in the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and released on Monday, President Tinubu has retired all service chiefs, advisers, comptroller general of customs, appoints new ones. According to the release, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effe...

Two Holocausts will be on thinkable; especially to a world that is laying claim to any level of civilization. Human life is human life, none is superior; whether Israelis or Palestinian; Arab or Jew, French or Nigerien, White or black.. Ali Elias What really were the Hamas thinking when they went to attack Israel, killing and kidnapping both civilians and their military men? That Israel would fold their arms and begin to beg them? It seems that Hamas did not properly think through what they were going to do. Much as the conditions and position of the Palestinians are understandable, they should have x-rayed in depth the Temper of the Israelis vis-a-vis their strength Israel is not Nigeria where we have the luxury of a large geographic space and time. As such we keep living und...

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature today announced the long list of 11 drawn from 143 plays in the running for the 2023 edition of the prize. The genre in focus is Drama. The literature prize is sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) with a cash award of $100,000. The 11 plays on the longlist, in alphabetical order by the title of the plays, are: • Dance of The Sacred Feet by Ade Adeniji • Gidan Juju by Victor S. Dugga • Grit by Obari Gomba • Home Coming by Cheta Igbokwe • The Boat People by Christopher Anyokwu • The Brigadiers of a Mad Tribe by Abuchi Modilim • The Ojuelegba Crossroads by Abideen Abolaji Ojomu • The Spellbinder by Bode Sowande • When Big Masquerades Dance Naked by Olubunmi Familoni • Where Is Patient Zero by Olatun...

“I don't have any explanation but no camera” Today, September 27, Lagos State officials came to demolish a two-story building on Monsuru Street, Ijegun, Ikotun. This, according to residents, followed a failed integrity test, which the government said they conducted on the building. Consequently, they marked the building as distressed. The marking, as could be seen from a part of the fence, still standing, was done on September 21, 2023. In other words the demolition is being carried out barely a week after the integrity test and the marking. Was the result that critical to warrant this exceptional efficiency on the part of the government agency, or Is there more to it? According to some residents of the area, their action may have been prompted by another two storey building ...

A cross section of women in Abuja on Sunday expressed diverse views on the use of contraceptives. Some of the women told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in separate interviews that family planning was a necessity, yet a hectic, journey. Some said they found pregnancy prevention methods safe, while others said they steer clear because of the side effects. Mrs Benita Sampson, a civil servant, said that her family planning method had been helpful because she does not have the fear of unplanned pregnancy. “I use Nexplanon which is the arm birth control implant. I replace the implant every three years which is convenient for me. ”I sometimes forget I’m wearing it; it has been good because, unlike some other women, I usually see my menstrual cycle without hitches. “It is, how...

“Una Papa dey holiday, make I enjoy” The popular Nigerian music star, Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Balogun, has announced his intention to take a break from music and now intends to pursue a career in sports. The singer hinted at this in some posts on his Instagram page. This was in reaction to one of his Fans who urging him to release songs. In response he wrote, “Una Papa dey holiday, make I enjoy” The understanding from the tweets is that it might take him up 5 years, within which he would pursue other career opportunities in sports. He lists football, golf, wrestling as some of the areas in sports he is interested in. However, many are wondering if this is a joke; and have been reacting on his comment page.

This condition is very rare but studies say it may be more common than is held out. A study showed that one 1 out of 400 twin births in USA is a result of heteroparental superfecundation. In a rare case, a woman in Brazil has given birth to twins with different fathers; after she had sex with the men on same day. According to the woman’s doctor, only 20 of such births occurring have been documented worldwide. The rare phenomenon, heteroparental superfecundation, sees a woman deliver twins from two different fathers. Eight months after their delivery the woman requested a DNA test with the man she believed was their dad. When the result came out, only one baby was a positive match. It was then the mother, a 19-year old, from Mineiros, Brazil, recalled that she had sex with anoth...

There’s no way we can miss two World Cup tournaments in succession, that will be a big problem for Nigerian people. The fans are not happy and if the federation had the money, they would have dismissed the coach already. Ali Elias Speaking to the Sunday World, Etafia, who kept the posts for Lobi Stars, and presently a goalkeeper coach with TS Galaxy, a South African club, was positive that Nigeria would qualify for the 2026 World Cup. He said “Nigeria will come out strong when they are against the wall” “We have good players; it’s just that the coach is struggling to strike the balance. In football, you cannot invite all the camp. “You have to know which kind of football will give you the results instead of calling up all the good players and failing to field them. The coach c...