By Onozure Dania, Lagos The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of Special Ant- Robbery Squad (SARS) related abuses and other matters, yesterday visited Ikoyi Military Hospital mortuary, controlled by 65, battalion, to inspect it following an intelligence tip off that the military hospitals mortuary could help the panel in the […]

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approved three additional biosphere reserves in Nigeria. Dr Moma Enang, National Professional Officer, Natural Science Sector, UNESCO Regional Office, Abuja said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Enang named the reserves as Oban Biosphere Reserve and Okwango Biosphere Reserves, both […]

By Victor Ajihromanus The Organisation for Global Youth Peace Empowerment and Development Initiative (OGYPEDI),  has described  the attack on peaceful protesters at Lekki Toll Gate as an embarrassment to Nigeria. A statement by its  Coordinator,  Mr. Japhet Omene, said the offence the protesters committed was to demand good governance. “I think the only offence the […]

Mr Patrick Ukah, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Delta, said both public and private schools would resume academic activities on November 2 after a week break. Ukah said the schools’ resumption was in line with the directive of Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa that academic activities should resume on Monday along with “teleclass”. The […]

…Selection process credible, transparent, VC replies By Rotimi Ojomoyela It appeared there is no let up in the crisis rocking the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) , as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) accused the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Kayode Soremekun of scheming to impose an unqualified Professor and Deputy Vice […]

US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported another quarter of red ink Friday as uncertainty over oil demand dented by the coronavirus forced the petroleum sector to rein in spending. While both companies were hit by low commodity prices, driven the worldwide business and travel shutdowns, ExxonMobil had the bigger loss and again faced tough questions […]

James Ogunnaike The Judicial of Investigation set up by the Ogun State government to investigate cases of police brutality and abuse of human rights by security operatives on Friday disclosed that it has received no fewer than 20 petitions within two weeks of its inauguration. The Chairman of the Panel, Hon. Justice Solomon Olugbemi (Rtd) […]

France entered a new lockdown on Friday as the resurgent coronavirus pandemic increasingly forced other countries to consider following suit, with Europe passing 10 million total infections and the United States posting a daily record of 90,000 cases. From midnight, France’s 65 million people were largely confined to their homes, needing written statements to leave, […]

A FORMER Governorship aspirant in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, Thursday blamed perennial flooding in some major cities and urban areas across Nigeria on illegal building approvals by some scrupulous government officials in strong connivance with traditional rulers and heads of the community.

The Olowu of Kuta in Ayedire Local Government area of Osun state, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama has called for a probe of the Amnesty International for announcing that it tracked troops of the Nigerian Army from Bonny Camp to the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20.