….adjourns case till July 14 By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, declined a request by former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha for an interim injunction to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and panel of inquiry that was set up by the state government, from […]

By Adesina Wahab Nigerians wishing that schools are reopened soon and that the country follows the step of neighbouring Ghana that has announced that pupils and students in final year will resume classes in the first week of August may have to wait for a while. This is because the Federal Government is not in […]

One 73-year-old woman, Mrs Rose Uwaga, has been arrested by Abia State police command for allegedly strangling her 83-year-old husband, Alhaji Isa Uwaga, to death in Umuahia. It was gathered that the two aged couple had a disagreement, which degenerated into fisticuffs at their residence at Ohobo-Afara Umuahia. “During the fight, the man allegedly grabbed […]

DEPARTMENT of Petroleum Resources, DPR,   has restored approval for Lym Consult Nigeria limited to operate as a Safety and Emergency training centre in the country.

  By Evelyn Usman Director of Public Works in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Ms. Robin Hutcheson, has suggested a model transportation action plan , as a way out of the traffic congestion in Lagos State. Delivering a keynote address Tuesday, on Lagos Transportation and Traffic Webinar themed “The Never-ending Story, Traffic Congestion in Lagos: […]

By Andy Asemota The total budget of Katsina State Government for 2020 fiscal year has been slashed downward again from N244 billion to N179 billion after it had earlier been reviewed to N213 billion following the impact of COVID-19 on the price of crude oil. The state commissioner for budget and economic planning, Alhaji Farouk Lawal Jobe, who revealed […]

The Embassy of China in Abuja has said the attempt by some Nigerians to institute legal actions against China over the COVID-19 pandemic was shoddy, with zero basis in facts, law or International precedence. The Embassy made this known in a statement via its verified twitter handle on Wednesday, stating that the attention of the […]

The Lagos State Government has empowered over 300 victims of the Abule-Egba pipeline explosion with vocational training for them to be self-employed. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told the Newsmen that the training would prepare them for life after leaving the Internally Displayed Persons (IDPs) camp at Igando. Oke-Osanyintolu […]

A key witness who gave testimony about President Donald Trump during the impeachment hearings on Wednesday retired from the military, citing pressure on his career advancement, his lawyer said. Lt.-Col. Alexander Vindman told Congress in 2019 that it was “inappropriate” when Trump pushed Ukraine to open an investigation into Joe Biden, his political rival. Vindman […]

Secretary, Kano State All Progressive Congress, Ibrahim Zakari Sarina has said the selection of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the party’s Campaign council chairman for the Edo governorship is not a mistake because he is capable to deliver the state to the APC.