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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, in the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life. She was found guilty on charges of inciting dissent and breaking Covid rules under a natural disasters law. Ms Suu Kyi faces 11 charges in total, all of which she has denied. She has been under house arrest since February when the military launched a coup, toppling her elected civilian government and detaining leaders. It is not clear when or if Ms Suu Kyi will be placed in prison. Co-defendant Win Myint,…

Two officers and five soldiers have been reportedly killed on Friday when OPHK operatives engaged Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists who attacked Kala Balge town in Borno State. Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesman for the Army, said on Saturday that three other members of the Sector 1 Joint Task Force (JTF) North East (NE) were injured in the attack. “Regrettably, two officers and five soldiers paid the supreme price, while three personnel who sustained gunshot wounds are currently receiving medical attention,” the spokesman said. General Onyema, on the other hand, revealed that the troops…

Dowen College’s management has expressed condolences to Sylvester Oromoni Jr.’s family. Oromoni was allegedly beaten to death by fellow students. Some of the suspects are on the run right now. According to a statement issued on Sunday, the deceased was a “beacon of light” loved by all. It acknowledged that the “unfortunate incident and death” necessitates a thorough and proper investigation. Dowen College stated that it is fully committed to conducting an investigation and assisting authorities in determining the cause of the tragedy. Lagos govt shuts down Dowen College over student’s death “At this time of intense grief and suffering, emotions…

Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, has expressed dissatisfaction with the United Kingdom government’s decision to place Nigeria on its red list following the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. “We were not very happy when six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa were placed on a red list and the WHO also advised against putting each on the red list,” the minister said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, less than one day after the UK announced the move. “From what we know about the COVID-19, there are many ways to manage it, and besides, not much is still known about the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, departs Abuja early today to participate at the World Liquified Petroleum Gas Association forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he will be delivering the keynote address. World leaders, top government ministers from several countries and Chief Executives of major multinational corporations in the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) sectors around the globe will be attending the week-long 2021 World LPG Week from Sunday through Thursday this week under the auspices of the Paris-based World LPG Association. Prof. Osinbajo will be speaking on Tuesday at the forum, which is attracting over 2,000 delegates from 72…

Steven Gerrard said he had to tell his Aston Villa players a “few home truths” at half-time as they came from behind to beat Leicester and continue his fine start to life as a Premier League manager. Having suffered defeat for the first time in Gerrard’s embryonic reign at home to Manchester City in midweek, Villa again fell behind to Harvey Barnes’ opener for the Foxes. However, defender Ezri Konsa scored twice, touching home Emi Buendia’s header to level almost immediately and nodding in a second-half corner, to make it three wins from four since Gerrard took charge. “I’m really…

In a bid to encourage the appreciation and diversity of colours, the management of Chrisland schools organized its 2021 colour day themed “Creative World of Colours”. The annual event is held for the Foundation Stage classes (Nursery classes) across all Chrisland Schools and is aimed at exposing learners to the utilitarian nature of colours; the aesthetics, the symbolic nature and the application of colour to our everyday life. Speaking at the event in Chrisland school Opebi, the Headteacher of the school, Olabimpe Akenroye, explained that the annual event is designed to foster a genuine appreciation of the beauty and diversity…

Etsu Nupe: VP is concerned about all Nigerians irrespective of differences Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, says that Nigeria needs not just achievers, but more importantly, men and women who are bridge-builders and unifiers, and who see the country’s ethnic diversity as a source of strength, and not as a point of difference. The VP said this on Sunday during the turbaning ceremony of some prominent persons in Bida emirate, Niger State. It was his second public outing of the day after he was Special Guest of Honour at the National Institute for Security Studies in Bwari, FCT. In Bida, the…

The descendants of Adeli Oriyomi Awoye, in Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State, have asked a Lagos Federal High Court, to order Chevron Nigeria Limited, to pay them a total sum of N3. 451, 970, 000 billion, as general and exemplary damages, for alleged breach of their rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and for loss of earnings occasioned by the loss of their fishing grounds, fishing lines, fishing fences, gears and surface rights to the Chevron’s oil operations. The plaintiffs specifically asked the court for an order awarding the sum of N1, 451, 970; 000 billion, as…

With the recent death of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of a private school in Lagos, there have been various reactions from Nigerians calling for a thorough investigation by the State Government. To some Nigerians, cultism cannot be wished away as it relates to the death of Sylvester, but Dowen College thinks otherwise even though, it has expressed support for proper investigations by the authorities. With Nigerians talking about cultism and its impact on the youth of the country, it is worthy of note that the Lagos State House of Assembly under the leadership of Speaker Mudashiru Obasa had earlier in…