Court voids Achuba, ex-Kogi Deputy Gov’s impeachment, awards him N305m compensation
A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Thursday, declared the impeachment of the former deputy governor, Simon Achuba, unconstitutional, null and void.
Defeating Boko Haram in five easy steps
By Ola Balogun CAN we rely on the Nigerian Armed Forces as presently constituted? There is nothing new under the sun! From time immemorial, the challenge of confronting and defeating non-state military forces that engage in guerilla warfare has been met successfully time and time again. Thus, there is virtually no need to innovate when […]
Juventus fail to convince as pressure for European success grows
Jurgen Klopp recently labelled Juventus as the favourites to succeed his Liverpool side as winners of the Champions League, and Lionel Messi has also talked up the Italians’ chances, but they looked nothing like contenders to lift the trophy as Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates fired blanks against Lyon on Wednesday. Juve will have to […]
Israel turns back travellers from Italy over coronavirus fears
Israel denied entry to dozens of foreign nationals who landed on flights from Italy on Thursday, as the Jewish state discouraged travel as part of efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. The interior ministry had announced travellers from Italy would not be granted entry, adding it to a list of barred countries […]
UPDATED: Another man jumps into Lagos lagoon
A yet to be identified young man in the early hours Thursday, in a failed suicide bid, allegedly, jumped into the Lagos Lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge after alighting from a UBER car. This happened barely 10 days after a man, in a similar incident, alighted from a call cab and jumped into the Lagos […]
African Union preparing 3,000-troop deployment to Sahel
The African Union said Thursday that it expected to send a temporary deployment of 3,000 troops to West Africa’s Sahel region, where regional forces are struggling to respond to a nearly eight-year-old insurgency by armed Islamists. The decision was made at the African Union summit earlier this month, Smail Chergui, head of the AU’s Peace […]
My assent to revenue law will boost Imo economy – Uzodinma
By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma, on Thursday said that he assented to the amendment of the Imo State Revenue Administration Law 2020, to channel 95 percent of the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, directly to the coffers of the government. Uzodinma, spoke at the Government House in Owerri, while he […]
2023: APC should be ready for eviction in Lagos — Makinde
By Dapo Akinrefon CHAIRMAN, Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, Thursday, said with the move to reconcile aggrieved party members in Lagos State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, should be ready to evict the state. Governor Makinde said this at a reconciliation parley with stakeholders […]
BREAKING: Court grants Iyanya N20m, bail over alleged car theft
By Onozure Dania A Lagos High court sitting in Igbosere, has granted N20million bail to Nigerian Musician and performer Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, popularly known by his stage name Iyanya. Justice Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile, granted him bail with one surety in like sum. Iyanya, was arraigned before the court on February 4, 2020, over alleged car theft. […]
Second ‘mini moon’ discovered orbiting Earth
Earth has acquired a second “mini-moon” about the size of a car, according to astronomers who spotted the object circling our planet. The mass — roughly 1.9-3.5 meters (6-11 feet) in diameter — was observed by researchers Kacper Wierzchos and Teddy Pruyne at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona on the night of February […]
Running out of time: East Africa faces new locust threat
Countries in East Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc with crops and livelihoods after the worst infestation in generations. A lack of expertise in controlling the pests is not their only problem: Kenya temporarily ran out of pesticides, Ethiopia needs more planes and Somalia and Yemen, torn by […]
Bredan Rodgers backs Vardy to end goalless run
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers is confident Jamie Vardy will end his current drought and reach a century of Premier League goals. The former England forward, 33, has scored 97 times in the top-flight but has failed to find the net in nine matches in all competitions. Rodgers, whose side travel to bottom side Norwich on […]
Post-Brexit: UK rejects EU trade demands, threatens to walk away
Britain warned Thursday it would not commit to following European Union rules in a post-Brexit trade deal, and threatened to abandon talks in June if no compromise was possible. Two days after EU ministers approved their own joint approach to the negotiations, which start on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government set out its own […]
Iran coronavirus deaths jump to 26
The coronavirus epidemic in Iran has cost 26 lives, the health ministry announced Thursday, with seven new deaths reported over 24 hours as the spread appeared to accelerate. Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour also told a press briefing that 106 more cases of the disease had been confirmed, raising the tally of infections to 245, the […]
PDP Govs meet on party cohesion, appoints Abia’s Gov. Ikpeazu as Deputy Chairman
The People’s Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) on Wednesday held its first meeting under the leadership of Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The meeting, which lasted for about three hours, was held at Shehu Shagari House, the Sokoto state governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. At its close, Gov. Tambuwal briefed journalists that the forum […]
