Mexican Mayor Marries a Reptile
The Mayor of a small town in Southern Mexico entered into holy matrimony with a female reptile in a traditional rite to bring good fortune to his people, amidst clapping and dancing by onlookers Victor Hugo Sosa, Mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, a town of Indigenous Chontal people in the Tehuantepec isthmus of Mexico, took…
Anambra Girl Accused of Falsely Claiming Top Score in JAMB Exam Defends Her Result
An Anambra girl named Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma has been accused of falsely claiming to be the top scorer in the 2023 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. Miss Mmesoma, who attends Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, denies the allegations. Despite this, the JAMB board has opened an investigation into the matter to determine…
Need To Prioritise Census Conduct By Tinubu Administration
By Chibuzor Emejor Undoubtedly, the importance of an accurate, acceptable and reliable population and housing census cannot be over-emphasised. To ensure holistic national development, an accurate census is very indispensable. The conduct of a census helps to generate demographic data for national planningwhich in turn ensures even development of all sectors of the country. President…
Matters Arising From Government Budget Allocation for Food and Foreign Trips
As the Nigerian economy continues to struggle, President Bola Tinubu has called for citizens to make sacrifices in order to help the country recover. These sacrifices have included the removal of subsidies on petrol, a merging of foreign exchange rates, and an impending increase in electricity tariffs. Shettima, Buhari and Tinubu However, many citizens are…
Resolutions Reached At The End Of An Emergency Stakeholders Meeting Of Renewed Hope APC, Rivers State
The Renewed Hope APC Rivers State, under the Able leadership of Hon. Chief Tony Okocha KSC JP DSSRS held an Emergency Stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt, on the June 21, 2023, to deliberate on issues of great concern. At the end of the well attended Expansive Stakeholders meeting, the underlisted resolutions were unanimously reached: Nobody…
Adieu, Bayelsa’s Fallen 4 Heros And The Love For Football and Country
By Godknows Igali On that Saturday morning, June 17, 2023, the sky was exceptionally sunny in the middle of the rainy season over Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, the wettest of all of Nigeria’s 36 states. Though the weather was sparklingly bright, a most sombre mood which had attracted not less than 5,000 young men…
Dutch King Issues Formal Apology for Historic Role in Slavery
In a historic move, Dutch King Willem-Alexander has apologised for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, declaring his personal and moral guilt in a speech at the annual “Keti Koti” celebration event in Amsterdam. This day marks the occasion of the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean 150 years ago. Thousands of descendants…
The NPC Birth Registration E-Recruitment Portal 2023 is open
You should start the NPC Birth Registration application during the day or when the light is on (if it’s at night) because there is image capturing.
Jerry Okorodudu, Nigeria And I
By Fred Edoreh I was a teenager when I heard about Jerry Okorodudu. At the time, he represented Nigeria at various international sports events, winning bronze at the Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games and returning 4th at the 1984 Olympic Games. Late Jerry Okorodudu Before then, he had won gold for Bendel State at the Oluyole…
