Police in Benue arrest varsity student over alleged killing of don
The Police Command in Benue says it has arrested Mr Jeremiah Nnamdi, a student of Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM) over the alleged killing of an associate professor at the institution, Karl Kwaghger. This is contained in a statement on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene. NAN reports that the university don […]
The challenge of achieving racial justice in America
By Ladipo Adamolekun “There has never been a solid, unified and determined thrust to make justice a reality for Afro-Americans.” – Martin Luther King Jr. (1967) This essay is a review article of two books by African Americans who provide insightful and enlightening perspectives on the challenge of achieving racial justice in America: Walking with […]
AU court strikes out laws criminalising homeless people in Africa
The African Union’s Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on Friday declared illegal the arrest of homeless people during police swoops, an official source said in Nairobi, Kenya. Police swoops are a common occurrence in major cities in the name of vagrancy and those arrested are questioned in an effort to induce them to self-incriminate. […]
Isoko Students Union hold maiden Isoko Language Competition
National Union of Isoko Students (NUIS) Worldwide, yesterday held a maiden edition of Isoko Language Competition for schools where students of Uzere Grammar School, Uzere bagged the first position. The second and third positions were won by students of Oyede Comprehensive High School, Oyede and Emore Grammar School, Oleh respectively. The event themed, “promoting the […]
Digitizing govt processes, operations, key to curbing corruption – Pantami
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, says digitization of government process and operations remain key winning to the anti-corruption war of government. The minister made the observation at a National seminar on Anti-Corruption organized by the Code of Conduct Bureau, (CCB) with the support of Central […]
Customers commend Titan Trust Bank’s *922# USSD banking service for efficiency
Customers of Titan Trust Bank Limited, one of the three newest entrants into the Nigerian banking industry, have commended the lender for seamless service enjoyed on its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) USSD Code *922# banking platform. The bank’s *922# USSD banking solution launched in December 2019, is an easy-to-use, convenient, fast, user-friendly mobile banking channel […]
