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Group sensitises youths on productivity

March 22, 2019 General News 39

Young people from Africa and the middle east will converge in Abuja, Nigeria, next month to discuss matters relating to the development of the leadership potentials of youths for future roles in nation-building. The…

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Wecyclers, waste manager wins N82m King Baudouin prize

March 21, 2019 Environment 133

A Lagos based waste management start-up entrepreneur, Wecyclers has won the “King Baudouin Foundation” award for the African Development Prize. The Belgium based foundation announced this in a press statement e-mailed to The Renaissance on…

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Why Tinubu’s Dynasty May Not Crash In 2019 And Beyond (I)

March 21, 2019 Feature Article 388

Loathe him or like him, Dr Saraki was – and probably still is – a phenomenon in Nigerian politics. It is no mean feat for one to be a force to reckon with in Nigerian…

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Supporters: “I did not agree to lead them to APC” – OGD

March 21, 2019 Latest News 86

Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun State and Director-General of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation has debunked the news going around that he has agreed to lead his supporters to decamp to the ruling…

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Ethiopian crash captain untrained on 737 Max 8 simulator

March 21, 2019 Africa 199

The captain of a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight, Yared Getachew, was unable to practice on a new simulator for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 before he died in a crash with 156 others, a pilot colleague…

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New Zealand bans military type semi-automatic weapons used in mosque massacre

March 21, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 73

New Zealand will ban military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles under tough new gun laws following the killing of 50 people in the country’s worst mass shooting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, said on Thursday. In the…

The National Missioner, Ansar-Ud-Deen, Sheikh AbdurRahman Ahmad (standing) speaking at the occasion

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UNILAG don tasks Ansar-Ud-Deen on political engagement, inclusiveness

March 20, 2019 Latest News 84

As Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Council marks her 40th Anniversary, an Islamic Scholar, Prof. Lai Olurode has called on the organisation to intensify positive engagements with political parties and seek inclusiveness in the…

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Unilag Muslim community gets new Imam

March 20, 2019 Latest News 106

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Muslim Community (UMC) has officially installed Dr Ismail Musa as the new Chief Imam of the University Central Mosque. The ceremony was attended by the principal officers of the University, members of…

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Police avert another New Zealand episode in Osogbo

March 20, 2019 Crime/Judiciary/Security 960

The Police in Osun State have averted a terror attack typical of the New Zealand episode with the arrests of assailants, who trailed Muslim worshippers with guns as they approached the mosque in the early hours…

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Western Turkey hit by Magnitude 5.6 quake

March 20, 2019 Environment 98

A moderate 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey’s western province of Denizli on Wednesday, damaging some buildings and knocking bricks and tiles to the ground in the rural area, officials and the Turkish quake monitor. The…

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