Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) has said no amount of threat or sabotage would cow its members and supporters from going ahead with the May 30 sit-at-home programme to remember fallen heroes and heroines. IPOB specifically accused the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, Governors Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and Willie Obiano of Anambra … Read more
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria(PENGASSAN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency and overhaul the nation’s security apparatus with to check the rising insecurity across the country and commence a total and systematic mop up of arms and ammunition in the hands of criminals and other … Read more
To ensure an effective justice system, Lagos State Judiciary, yesterday, launched two new practice directions for the Administration of Criminal Justice Law(ACJL) and the Restorative Justice system. Speaking at the launch, Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke, said: “Criminal justice administration in the country has been beset by a myriad of challenges ranging … Read more
Minister for Industries, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelemah has disclosed that the Nigeria’s direct foreign investment would thrive better if the ratified ECOWAS investment code and policy is internalised by her citizens. The investment code and policy is a law set of laws articulated by members of ECOWAS sub-region that would remove all barriers … Read more
The 2019 Imo governorship candidate of Action Alliance(AA), Uche Nwosu, yesterday said that names of dead people were found among those that voted in the March election in Imo State. Speaking in Owerri, Nwosu claimed that even the families of the dead people have confirmed the information. Among the three local government areas, Nwosu mentioned were Aboh, … Read more
Elders of the Ijaw community in the Niger Delta have condemned the recent vandalism of property at the Presidential Amnesty Programme warehouse at Kaiama Community, in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa state. Speaking under the auspices of Ijaw Elders Council during a news conference in Yenagoa on Monday, the Chairman of the group, … Read more
The Bauchi Police Command has announced a new Commissioner of Police which has been posted to Bauchi State to take over from the outgoing Police Commissioner, Ali Janga. In a recent statement released to newsmen in Bauchi, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Kamal Datti said the new Police Commissioner, CP Habu Sani Ahmadu … Read more
The Plateau Polytechnic Staff quarters in Baku Ladi Local Government Area has again suffered another attack by gunmen on Monday morning. kidnappers. man gunmen According to the school’s Assistant Registrar, Mr Ezekiel Rangs, whose sister was kidnapped in the attack, he said: ‘We were sleeping when we heard a big bang on the door. Before … Read more
Passengers and crew on board a jet that was forced to make an emergency landing at a Moscow airport say it was struck by lightning moments before it crashed. Reports of the strike came as survivors told how they escaped the Aeroflot jet which burst into flames on landing at Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday. Forty-one … Read more
The police have detained lawmaker representing Osun west senatorial district Senator Ademola Adeleke. The senator, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2018 governorship election in Osun state, had honoured an invitation at the force headquarters in Abuja before he was detained. The Senator’s campaign organisation said in a statement … Read more
FIRS Chairman, Tunde Fowler presiding over the flag-off of TIN registration amidst speculations that he is on the run A report purporting that the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, was on the run has been described as “an amateurish concoction by some cowardly blackmailers”. This came as the FIRS … Read more
Seventy-five (75) political parties have passed a vote of confidence on Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood. The parties disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of a two-day National Roundtable for the 2019 General Election Review, organised by Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), held on Monday in … Read more
Visibly enraged at the inability of the 2018 budget to tackle the array of problems confronting the country, a Nigerian man, Olaolu Samuel-Biyi, has declared that he would shred his international passport if he decides to continue with the review of the whole 2018 budget. He expressed anger and disappointment in the budget which he … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an ex parte application for an order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari from swearing in Justice Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Muhammad has been acting as the CJN since January when President Muhammadu Buhari suspended the former CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen. With Onnoghen’s … Read more
In a bid to boost peace and recover the economy, South Sudan and South Africa have signed a new petroleum deal. The landmark oil deal is yet another achievement for Africa’s growing energy investments and will provide further boost to South Sudan’s economic revival. The signing of the new exploration and production sharing agreement (EPSA) … Read more
A court in Senegal court has sentenced Muslim leader, Sheikh Bethio Thioune to 10 years of hard labour for abetting the murder of two followers. The influential head of a branch of the Mouride brotherhood was found guilty by the high criminal court of failing to denounce a crime and being an accomplice to … Read more
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has explained what the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration will be doing in the next four years. Osinbajo said human capital development and physical infrastructure would take the lead among the focus of the government in the next four years. He disclosed this via a post on his Twitter handle on … Read more
Just after 12 days in theatres worldwide, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ has surpassed the 21-year global box office record of $2.128 billion held by Titanic. It was gathered that according to box office reports, the Marvel flick has become the second-highest grossing film in the world, with an estimated $2.189 billion. This record was cemented by the … Read more
Super Falcons’ Head Coach Thomas Dennerby has release list of 20 home-based players to represent Nigeria at the WAFU Women’s Cup Tournament in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from 8th – 18th May 2019. Top on the list is defender and former team captain Evelyn Nwabuoku and midfielder Amarachi Okoronkwo. Nigeria finished in third place at the … Read more
A 200-level student of the Department of Political Science, Akwa Ibom State University, Emem Jimmy, was on Saturday shot dead by gunmen suspected to be members of a cult group while trying to rob him of his valuables. It was gathered that Jimmy was shot while trying to resist the hoodlums from snatching his phones … Read more