TEN of the seventeen governorship candidates participating in the Saturday’s election in Ondo state have signed a peace pact to ensure violence-free election with a promise to accept its outcome.

Say urgency needed to restore situation By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, and Nigeria Electricity Consumers Advocacy Network, NECAN, x-ray Nigeria’s 60 years of nationhood. The Executive Director, CISLAC, doubling also as Chairman Transparency International Nigeria, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, said, “On Anti-corruption; In Nigeria today, systemic corruption constitutes a […]

The United Nations does not have enough funds to investigate rights violations in strife-torn Libya this year, the Human Rights Council decided Tuesday. In June, the UN’s top rights body, with the support of Tripoli, adopted a resolution calling for a fact-finding mission to be sent to the north African country to document abuses committed […]

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By Harris Emanuel – Uyo The University of Uyo branch of  Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association Of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and  Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), has joined their counterparts across the country on a 14-day warning strike over alleged indiscriminate deductions of the Integrated Payroll and […]

Anti-virus software creator John McAfee, who is wanted in the United States for tax evasion, has been arrested at Barcelona airport, police said Tuesday. Officers detained the 75-year-old on Saturday as he was about to board a flight to Istanbul and he was being held at a jail near Barcelona awaiting extradition to the United […]

The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), arrested 1,091 traffic offenders in its ‘Operation Show your Driver’s Licence’ exercise, in the past seven days, its Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, has said. Ogungbemide told the Newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos that the offenders were arrested over expired vehicle documents, tyres, and speed limiting […]

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said he had no powers to bring back the 14 lawmakers-elect yet to be inaugurated in the state, for the inauguration.

The West African regional bloc ECOWAS announced Tuesday that it was ending sanctions imposed against Mali after a military coup in August, saying it wished to back the return to civilian rule. In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said “heads of state and government have decided to lift sanctions” after […]

…Task FG on Effective Regulation of Oil Sector By Tordue Salem, Abuja Experts in the oil and gas sector have called on members of the National Assembly to ensure quick passage of the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) for the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari. The stakeholders at a Workshop organised by Facility for Oil […]

…as it joins the rest of the World to Celebrate Teachers’ Day Maltina joins the rest of the world to celebrate Teachers on International Teachers’ Day as the excitement settles on the recently concluded Maltina School Games. Nigeria’s number one malt drink also sends a nod of appreciation to the Lagos State Government for its […]

A Magistrates ‘ Court in Osogbo, on Tuesday, sentenced four men to two years imprisonment each for destroying cell padlocks and escaping from lawful custody. The police charged Adeleke Abitu, Malik Odewale, Sola Segun, and Ayoola Pelumi with conspiracy, malicious damage, and escape from custody. They pleaded guilty to the three counts. Magistrate A.K. Ajala […]

Algeria will defend an 18-match unbeaten run when the leading African national teams return to action this week after 10 months of inactivity due to the coronavirus pandemic. The reigning African champions face Nigeria in Austria on October 9 and Mexico in the Netherlands on October 13 ahead of the November resumption of 2021 Cup […]

Nigeria-born popular music streaming platform, Meplaylist has announced the appointment of Mathew Knowles and Michael Kay Kiladejo as members of its global executive team.

…says, it is a continuation of many success process. From his appointment as Honourable Commissioner for Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy in Anambra State to his reappointment as the Honourable Commissioner for Lands, Physical Planning and Rural Development, Hon. Bonaventure Enemali has since become one of the highly rated personalities in Anambra State including members […]