Gunmen kill 10, injure 28 in Benue
Less than 24 hours after the Joint Military and Police Security Task Force, JTF, in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State discovered the armoury of wanted militia leader, Terwase Agwaza in Gbishe, gunmen, Tuesday night, gunned down 10 persons in Tor Donga, another stronghold of the militant leader in the area.
Musdapher: The voice not heeded (2)
WHEN Justice Musdapher announced publicly that Nigerian judges had no reason whatsoever to hear criminal matters beyond a period of six months, it was the much that any Chief Justice –without the luxury of a judicial fiat- could do to advance the course of speedy dispensation of justice.
532 adult literacy centres, teachers to be doubled – Ambode
IN a bid to kick illiteracy out of Lagos State and make the State work for all, the Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said that the adult literacy centres in the state will be doubled. He made this known through his Deputy, Idiat Adebule at the global launch of the Eko nke koo, Lagos is Learning programme of the Lagos State Government Ministry of Education, office of the Special Adviser on Education Agency of Mass Education.
Buhari to Chibok Girls: Your worst days’re over
By Levinus Nwabughiogwu ABUJA—In a voice laden with emotions, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Abuja, said abducted Chibok girls have seen the worst of things the world had to offer. The President spoke while formally receiving the released 21 of the over 200 girls at the presidential Villa, Abuja. It will be recalled that the […]
Crackdown on judges: Reactions trail Justice Okoro’s bombshell
THE polity was awash with mixed views, yesterday, over Justice John Inyang Okoro’s allegation that his travails in the hands of the Department of State Services, DSS, was in connection with the alleged desire of the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to win the Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Abia states election appeals.
Buhari’s NCC nominee repeats calls for scrapping of Senate
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for the board of Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Alhaji Saidu Abubakar, who appeared for screening, stunned senators yesterday with a call that the Upper Chamber be urgently scrapped to reduce cost of governance.
AIFA encourages reading culture among students
STUDENTS have been urged to read extensively because it would open vistas of opportunities for them.
Nigeria’s Dunoma emerges ACI-Africa’s President
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Engr Saleh Dunoma, has been elected President, Africa Region, Airports Council International, ACI.
Ex-President Jonathan attends AU Int’l Election Observation Mission meeting
Ex-President Jonathan attends AU Int’l Election Observation Mission meeting
Turkish Airlines mobile app to make flying easier for Nigerians
Turkish Airlines has said that the newly updated functions on its mobile application will make flight travel easier for its passenger in Nigeria and across the world.
Migrants: EU to bribe Nigeria, others
The European Union is deploying a mix of carrot and stick policies to halt the flow of African migrants into Europe.
