How Hon Kelechi Nwogu turned around another case of out of school child
Her name is Chisom Happiness Iheanyi, an indigene of Omuma Local Government Area, Rivers State. She is a student of Federal Government Girls College, Abuloma, Port Harcourt.
US House speaker Pelosi warns allies against using Huawei
No NATO ally should succumb to the temptation of letting Chinese tech giant Huawei into their next-generation cellular networks, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday at Allied headquarters, turning U.S. opposition to Huawei into a bipartisan effort. Pelosi said the invasion of privacy that would result from having Huawei integrated into Europe’s 5G communication […]
Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie
The cardinal’s response was not what Yolanda Martínez had expected — or could abide. Her son had been sexually abused by a priest of the Legion of Christ, a disgraced religious order. And now she was calling Cardinal Valasio De Paolis — the Vatican official appointed by the pope to lead the Legion and to […]
We have technologies that can bring immediate jobs — NBTI DG
Mr Mohammed Jibrin, Director-General (DG) of National Board for Technology Incubation(NBTI), says the board is ready to bring in technologies that will create immediate jobs to support hardworking and performing governors.
American cruise passengers quarantined at US military bases
More than 300 American cruise ship passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were being quarantined at military bases in California and Texas on Monday after arriving from Japan on charter flights overnight. One plane carrying cruise passengers touched down at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California just before midnight Sunday, while another […]
Success of 6 SAPZs depends on agric mechanization — NANONO
As AfDB set to fund project with $500m Each SAPZ to 30, 000 jobs targeted By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Nanono, Monday, said the success of the six Special Agro-Processing Zones, SAPZs, depends on agricultural mechanization. Nanono stated this while declaring open a two Special Agro-Processing Zones […]
Court turns down lawyer’s plea, orders arrest of ex-Customs boss, Dikko
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the arrest of Abdullahi Dikko, former Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over his continued failure to appear in court in an alleged corruption and bribery trial.
I was denied Certificate for exposing randy lecturer -Osagie
MONICA Osagie Monday told the Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, All Progressives Congress, APC, Ekiti Central led Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters that she was denied her certificate from the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife in Osun State after exposing the randy lecture of sexual harrassment.
Police extend curfew in Bayelsa to February 23
The Bayelsa State Police Command on Monday extended the three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew earlier imposed on the state from February 17 to February 23. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Uche Anozia, announced this at a press briefing in Yenagoa, the state capital. He said: “The Bayelsa State Police Command wishes to commend the general public […]
FG to Replace ERGP with New Economic Plan in March
The Federal government says it has concluded plans to inaugurate a committee for the new economic plan in March.
NSA accuses Abba Kyari of ‘unwarranted meddlesomeness’
Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Monguno, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, of “unwarranted meddlesomeness” on matters of national security.
Five killed in Cameroon’s accidental blast
An accidental explosion has killed a woman and four children in Ngarbuh village in Northwest Cameroun when the military attacked separatist camps in the area. Camerounian army spokesperson, Cyrille Nguemo, said in a statement on Monday that the government forces carried out an attack on “fortified camps” of armed separatists in the village on Friday […]
Diezani stole $2.5b, must be extradited – Magu
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has insisted that former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani K. Alison-Madueke must be extradite, noting that she stole a whopping sum of $2.5 billion.
Oyo to prosecute illegal motor park operators
The Oyo State Government warned on Monday it would prosecute any individual or group of persons found culpable of running parallel and illegal motor parks in the state. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), Dr. Akin Fagbemi, gave the warning in a statement in Ibadan. Fagbemi said the government would not […]
‘Rules are rules’ – Wenger has little sympathy for Man City’s ban
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he has little sympathy for Manchester City over their ban from European competition, especially as he regularly lost some of his best players to their wealthy Premier League rivals. “The rules are what they are and people who don’t respect them… have to be punished,” said Wenger at the […]
Opinion split in Portugal after Porto’s Marega suffers racist abuse
Portugese football and the country’s politicians were divided on Monday after Porto forward Moussa Marega was targeted with racist chants during his side’s weekend win at Vitoria Guimaraes. Mali international Marega, 28, walked off the pitch in disgust after being subjected to a torrent of monkey chants after scoring the winner in the 2-1 victory […]
