A Child Advocate, Dr Rosemary Odigbo, has called for collaboration of stakeholders in addressing bullying and assaults in schools.
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There is no doubt that trust was the main determiner in making earlier citizens pay taxes willingly. There was trust in the leadership of the day and the knowledge that the taxes collected would not be misappropriated. Now, even the gate man in a motor park or market sees the tax he collects at the gate as his. Some have their tickets. When such collection points take the remaining proceeds to the next point, it gets “edited” until the process reaches its final pool, where a large number is collected and pilfered in large measure. With the taxes willingly paid,…
I am an unapologetic sympathizer of Lagos State indigenes and very conversant with developments concerning them. The Sunday, December 29, 2024, meeting of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a group called Egbe Omo Eko sent me to the archives. For the first time in my research experience, I returned with no clue about what the group is, what it stands for, and who the people in that meeting with the president represented. Vanguard Newspaper did a good job bringing the meeting to the fore in one of its front-page photographs, featuring Alhaji Femi Okunnu, a former Federal Commissioner for Works,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has okayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations bordering on terrorism financing.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 67 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over alleged N52.9 million fraud.
Fidelity Bank Plc, has introduced an initiative tagged: “Bundles of Joy”, designed to support children with special needs and their families.
A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife, says frequent use of sponge to bathe can strip the skin of natural oils and create micro-tears or micro-trauma in the skin.
The Kano State Government says it has enrolled inmates into its healthcare contributory scheme in the state to enhance free and quality healthcare services while in custody.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to start releasing a $2.2bn fund for the development of Special Agro-Industrial Process Zones in Nigeria (SAPZ).
A Jeju Air flight from Seoul on Monday was forced to return after encountering a landing gear problem, the airline said, a day after South Korea’s most deadly plane crash.