US Professor Fired for Showing Class Paintings of Prophet Muhammad

EducationNewsWorld NewsUS Professor Fired for Showing Class Paintings of Prophet Muhammad

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 11, 2023

Hamline University in Minnesota, United States has fired a professor, Erika López Prater for showing paintings of the Prophet Muhammad to students during a lecture. It was gathered that the adjunct professor displayed the images to a global art history class during an online lecture on 6 October 2022. A student, Aram Wedatalla, president of the university’s Muslim Student Association (MSA), laid a complaint with the university’s administrators, saying she felt disrespected. The complaint was...

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I’ll Appoint Tinubu as Political Adviser, Obi as Trade Minister if Elected — Imumolen

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI’ll Appoint Tinubu as Political Adviser, Obi as Trade Minister if Elected — Imumolen

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 11, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Accord Party (AP), Professor Christopher Imumolen says his cabinet would comprise his opponents in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) if elected as Nigeria’s president next month. He said, last weekend, that Peter Obi of the LP would be appointed as his minister of trade and commerce for his business acumen while Bola Tinubu of the APC would be his adviser on political matters. According to...

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Police In Adamawa Arrests 6 Suspects, Recovers 14 Laptops

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice In Adamawa Arrests 6 Suspects, Recovers 14 Laptops

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 11, 2023

In its renewed commitment to checkmate crime and criminality in society, the Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 6 criminals who specialized in burglary of electronic shops in the state capital and recovered 14 laptops. The suspects who are believed to be members of the notorious gang “Shila” boys’ that terrorizes residents of the state capital have confessed to the crime. The suspects are Faisal Abubakar, 18, Abdulsalam Muhammed,  17,  Mahmud Musa, 18, Abdul Aziz...

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Obi Tackles Atiku, Tinubu, Says Presidency Not Retirement Home, Place to Take Turns

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObi Tackles Atiku, Tinubu, Says Presidency Not Retirement Home, Place to Take Turns

PilotnewsJanuary 11, 2023

Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has taken a swipe at his political opponents, saying that Nigeria’s presidency is neither a retirement home nor a place where people wait for turns. Obi was obviously referring to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, both of who are in their 70s. Tinubu had once insisted that it was his turn...

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Make History, Elect First Female Governor In Nigeria-Buhari To Voters

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMake History, Elect First Female Governor In Nigeria-Buhari To Voters

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 11, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Yola, Adamawa State, called on voters to shun sentiments and make history by electing the first female Governor in the country in 2023, Sen. Aisha Dahiru Ahmed Binani. The President, who spoke at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential and Gubernatorial Flag-off of campaigns in Adamawa State, said her track record of dedication to duty and service will improve the livelihood of citizens. He told voters that Sen. Binani had...

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The Polytechnic, Ibadan Suspends Union Activities Indefinitely

EducationNewsNigeriaThe Polytechnic, Ibadan Suspends Union Activities Indefinitely

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 11, 2023

The protest by students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan in the early hours of Monday has angered management of the institution and suspended the Students’ Union Executives and its activities indefinitely. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the students had earlier blocked all access roads leading to the State Government Secretariat, and at the same time, the school gate remained under lock and key, being guarded by the operatives of the Amotekun Security Outfit. The students...

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2023 Elections: Lagos, Kano Top As INEC Releases Final Voter Register

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 Elections: Lagos, Kano Top As INEC Releases Final Voter Register

PilotnewsJanuary 11, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of registered voters for the 2023 general election In the list made available to political parties yesterday, Lagos State has the highest number of registered voters with 7,060,195, followed by Kano State with 5,921,370. The list showed that INEC registered 93, 469,008 voters for the general polls. The 93,469,008 registered Nigerians will decide who will become the next president of Nigeria among candidates of...

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The Crisis of Leadership in the Southeast

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsThe Crisis of Leadership in the Southeast

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 10, 2023

“Figuratively, it can be interpreted to mean that Igbo intellectuals have no real stake or pride of place in the scheme of things.”— Ebuka Onyekwelu There is an age-long disconnect between the Southeast elites and the masses. The elites of Southeast and the masses appear to live in two divergent world that never meets. This, shape responses to socio-economic and political concerns. For instance, Dim ChukwuemekaOdumegwu-Ojukwu is a hero to millions because he led the...

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Armed Forces, Remembrance Day Held In Ondo, Kwara States

National SecurityNewsNigeriaArmed Forces, Remembrance Day Held In Ondo, Kwara States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 10, 2023

In marking this year’s armed forces and Remembrance Day, officers in the military, paramilitary, government functionaries, political leaders, and other worshippers on Sunday worshipped at the Jesus House of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Oke -Ijebu Akure in Ondo state. Pastor Elijah Ajibade in a sermon, titled appreciating the sacrifice of our patriots for a special service charged Nigerians to always acknowledge the sacrifices of the fallen heroes. He charged Nigerians to be more...

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INEC Releases Final List of Candidates for 2023 General Election

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Releases Final List of Candidates for 2023 General Election

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 10, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the 25 February and 11 March elections. The list published contains the names of candidates validly nominated for national elections at the close of the parties’ primaries and the period earmarked for the withdrawal and substitution of candidates. The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu; Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi;...

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