A prosecution witness, Insp. Anthony Iliya, told an Upper Area Court in Zuba, FCT that a teacher, Akum-Chukwu Dolibi, defrauded four job seekers of N855,000. The police charged Dolibi, a teacher with the unior Secondary School Zuba, Abuja was charged with Criminal breach of trust and cheating on July 1, 2019. The offence, the police […]

*Installs new chiefs By Dapo Akinrefon Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland land, Iba Gani Adams, on Wednesday, installed new chiefs., noting that there was no reason for comparison between the Aare Onakakanfo’s chieftains and that of the Alaafin of Oyo. Aare was reacting to the news making the rounds in some quarters that the newly installed […]

UN rights investigators on Thursday said various warring parties in Syria have been targeting children for years, creating millions of underage victims who have been forced to flee and are not getting proper education. In a report covering the conflict since 2011, the UN Commission on Syria listed various violations against children, including bombings, gassing, […]

The Edo State Government has called on parents and guardians to send their wards back to the classrooms as schools across the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state have resumed full academic activities. In a statement, the Acting Public Relations Officer of Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mr. Daniel Odion, said […]

The Youth Wing of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, on Thursday, urged residents of Imo, especially youths, to remain calm over the Supreme Court’s judgment on the governorship election in the state. The apex court, had in a seven-man unanimous judgment on Tuesday, removed Chief Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), […]

Iran accused European governments Thursday of sacrificing a troubled 2015 nuclear deal to avoid trade reprisals from US President Donald Trump who has spent nearly two years trying to scupper it. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Trump was again behaving like a “high school bully” and the decision by Britain, France and Germany to […]

German lawmakers on Thursday rejected a proposal that would have made most people potential organ donors unless they objected, instead of backing a less radical plan to tackle a shortage of donor organs. Doctors in Germany can transplant organs only from people who actively declare their willingness, for example by carrying a donor card or […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged for reflections on the sacrifices of Nigerian fallen heroes for their contribution to the country’s unity. The governor made the call at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Benin City, the Edo State Capital. Obaseki said this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration was remarkable […]

The immediate past governor of Imo state, RT. Honourable Emeka Ihedioha has condemned the Tuesday judgement of the supreme court, led by the Chief justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammed, that declared Hope Uzodinma of the APC Governor-Elect of Imo state, saying it in contravention of the will of the people and does not reflect the voting that took place during the elections. 

Pope Francis considers a recent controversy with his predecessor, Benedict XVI, regarding priestly celibacy “closed,” a media report said on Thursday. Eugenio Scalfari, the founder of the leftist La Repubblica newspaper, is an atheist who has struck up a surprising friendship with Francis. His paper, however, published his interview. Scalfari, using indirect speech, said the […]

By Emma Amaize – Asaba Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, a rights group based in Delta State has accused the Federal Government of making a blind argument over “Amotekun”, a security outfit established by South-West Governors to protect the people of the region, describing its action as shameful. National President of the group, Mr Austin […]

The immediate past Governor of Imo State, RT. Honourable Emeka Iheadioha has denied photos which surfaced online shortly after he was sacked by the supreme court, which pronounced Hope Uzodinma of the APC as the winner of the March 2019 elections.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Thursday, pledged maximum support to the Operation Amotekun regional security outfit of the South-West geopolitical zone.

United Nations (UN) investigators on Thursday called for thousands of children of jihadists who fought for the Islamic State group to be repatriated from Syria. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria said in a report that the children were in a “particularly precarious” situation since they often lacked official papers. “This, in turn, jeopardises […]

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