Pro-democracy and good governance group, Concerned Nigerians, has said that it is unconstitutional to jail critics of the government. In a statement made available to newsmen, the group’s Spokesman, Theophilus Abu Agada called on both the federal and state governments to stop jailing critics of their administrations. According to him, “We condemn President Buhari’s led […]

The Cross River Police Command has arrested 40 suspected armed robbers and cultists, including a native doctor who specialises in making charms for suspected armed robbers. Mr Uche Anozia, the Commissioner of Police in Cross River, paraded the suspects before newsmen at the state command headquarters on Wednesday in Calabar. Anozia disclosed that in all, […]

Charges NASS to brace up with sanctions By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has again chided the All Progressives Congress, APC, for what it called an attempt to cover its complicity in the looting of repatriated funds as well as defending the “exposed current plot” by its leaders and the cabal in the […]

Sweden on Thursday reported more than 3,000 coronavirus deaths, after gaining international attention for imposing softer lockdown measures than many of its hard-hit European neighbours. The Public Health Agency of Sweden said it had recorded 3,040 deaths and 24,623 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country of some 10.3 million inhabitants. But officials […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr Imran Khan, on Thursday, had a phone conversation on the Global Initiative on Debt Relief canvassed by leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, disclosed […]