As Bulkachuwa bows out at 70 By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Thursday, called for the immediate appointment of more Justices for the Court of Appeal, noting that some Divisions of the Court do not have the quorum of five Justices for the constitution of a full panel. The NBA, […]

Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, on Thursday said that about 5000 pregnant women would receive free birth kits in the state this year. Speaking on activities of Office of the First Lady of Ondo State in the past three years, Mrs Akeredolu said that the SOLAYO Birth Kits had arrived and set […]

Fairway Condominium Development Ltd in conjunction with Punuka Consulting Inc., will hold a seminar on March 6, 2020 in Lagos and March 9, 2020 in Abuja, to present a great investment opportunity to Nigerians on the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship By Investment, CBI, Programme. A statement by the organiser, said “The seminars, which are […]

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would not run in October’s election, ending months of speculation over whether he would seek a third term. October’s election is a major challenge for the Ivory Coast after its 2010-2011 ballot ended in violence between political rivals that killed 3,000 people. “I would like to […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano The Kano state coordinator,  National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Hajia Aisha Tata Mohammed, on Thursday disclosed that it lost a Corp member, Master Sirajo Lawal, to cold hands of death. Although Mohammed, did not disclose circumstances surrounding the death of Lawal, who was supposed to pass out and complete the […]

South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, a 38-year-old male who travelled to Italy, health ministry announced. It is the first case in southern Africa, and the latest confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and Senegal. “This morning,… the National Institute for Communicable Diseases confirmed that a suspected case of […]

Tottenham‘s Eric Dier wasn’t the first footballer to snap and decide to physically confront fans in the stands, and he won’t be the last. Given the volatile nature of the game, and how often some fans can’t help but be utter d*ckheads, it’s actually quite surprising that incidents of this nature don’t occur more often. […]

A Jalingo High Court has declared that it has the Jurisdiction to entertain the chieftaicy suit instituted by stakeholders from Gassol LGA of Taraba, challenging the appointment of Mr John Sokwa, as the third class chief of the newly created Kwararrafa Chiefdom. The Taraba government praying the court to dismiss the suit because it was […]

Ministers from the OPEC cartel of oil-producing countries said Thursday they would recommend a production cut of 1.5 million barrels per day to their allies in the wider OPEC+ grouping, as they seek to counter the slump in demand caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. At an extraordinary meeting at the headquarters of the Organization of Petroleum […]

By Chioma Obinna & Chinelo Azike The Lagos State government on Tuesday carried out a sensitisation programme to educate community leaders, on preventive measures on   Coronavirus to prevent a larger outbreak. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this at the Stakeholders’ Forum on the Management and Control of COVID-19 in […]