Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says seven political parties have indicated readiness to participate in the March 14, Patigi State Constituency by-election in Kwara. Garba Madami, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, made disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin. Madami said the seven political parties […]

The police on Monday arraigned two men, John Ayika, 48, and Olatunji Olasesan 52, in a Chief Magistrates Court in Surulere, Lagos for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. The defendants, who reside at Mushin area of Lagos, pleaded not guilty to rape. The Police Prosecutor, Anthonia Osayande, told the court that the defendants committed the […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Two communities, Amechi and Obeagu Awkunanaw, in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, have called on the State Government to urgently address the alleged illegal acquisition of 1, 097 hectares of land by one Mr. Kingsley Eze. The community leaders who are angry over the prolonged battle to […]

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday presented 24 Jeeps to High Court judges, as part  of efforts to enhance the welfare of judicial officers in the state.

Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), Abdullahi Inde Dikko, following his repeated failure to show up for his fraud trial. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, who gave the directive, noted that the erstwhile Customs […]

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke gave a terse response when asked about the return of former coach Thomas Tuchel to Signal Iduna Park with his Paris Saint-Germain team for Tuesday’s Champions League last 16 first leg. Tuchel coached Dortmund for two seasons until he was sacked in 2017, shortly after winning the German Cup, […]

THE recent crisis of confidence in the judiciary has reinforced my age-long conviction on the need to infuse jurists with a different bent in the apex court. This line of thought is shared by a lot of my colleagues with enthusiasm and in fact has been the position of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) for […]

Pep Guardiola has told friends he is going to remain as manager of Manchester City even if the appeal against their two-year European football ban is rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), according to media reports on Monday. The 49-year-old Spaniard is said by The Times to have told both the City […]

Charges NASS to amend Electoral Act By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, called Centre for Liberty, CFL, Sunday, advocated for the conduct of general elections in Nigeria on the same Election Day. This was contained in a statement signed by the co-conveners, Ariyo-Dare Atoye, Deji Adeyanju, and Raphael Adebayo, who asserted […]

By Olutunde Oladimeji “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;  These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep”  Psalm 107:23-24 KJV Great admirals are cherished forever by virtue of their ability to harness human, material, technical and logistical resources to navigate the […]

•Worries over Nigeria’s drug insecurity as COVID-19 outbreak rages By Chioma Obinna The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has debunked a purported online recruitment exercise by the Agency, describing “it as fake news”. Meanwhile, the Agency has expressed worry over Nigeria’s drug self-sufficiency level following the outbreak of novel Coronavirus […]

•No suspected cases in Nigeria — NCDC •Impossible to predict direction outbreak will take — WHO By Sola Ogundipe Following confirmation in Egypt of the first known COVID-19 infection in Africa, the Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS have resolved to strengthen cooperation amongst their countries to deal with […]

…Investments in  Agriculture, Health, Housing, Education The Sokoto State Government has announced plans to utilise the loan of N65.7 billion it will raise to embark on massive infrastructural projects and investment in critical projects in agriculture, health, housing, urban renewal projects, construction of roads and bridges as well as education. Unveiling the economic development plan […]

Africa’s leading influencer and content trading platform, Plaqad, has announced the launch of its influencer programme in Mali, Senegal, Cote D’Ivoire, Benin Republic, Togo, Cameroon and other French-speaking African countries.

Arewa Research and Development Project, ARDP, a conglomerate of Northern intellectuals, has said failure of industries to optimally operate due to poor electricity supply was partly responsible for the nation’s state of insecurity.