Depressed soldier opens fire on colleagues fighting Boko Haram in Borno
BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURI A Corporal of the Nigerian Army serving at the Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Army Super Camp 15, located at Malam Fatori went berserk in early hours of 26 February 2020 and opened fire killing 4 of his colleagues before shooting himself. Two of his colleagues were also injured during the […]
Bredan Rodgers backs Vardy to end goalless run
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers is confident Jamie Vardy will end his current drought and reach a century of Premier League goals. The former England forward, 33, has scored 97 times in the top-flight but has failed to find the net in nine matches in all competitions. Rodgers, whose side travel to bottom side Norwich on […]
Post-Brexit: UK rejects EU trade demands, threatens to walk away
Britain warned Thursday it would not commit to following European Union rules in a post-Brexit trade deal, and threatened to abandon talks in June if no compromise was possible. Two days after EU ministers approved their own joint approach to the negotiations, which start on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government set out its own […]
Iran coronavirus deaths jump to 26
The coronavirus epidemic in Iran has cost 26 lives, the health ministry announced Thursday, with seven new deaths reported over 24 hours as the spread appeared to accelerate. Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour also told a press briefing that 106 more cases of the disease had been confirmed, raising the tally of infections to 245, the […]
PDP Govs meet on party cohesion, appoints Abia’s Gov. Ikpeazu as Deputy Chairman
The People’s Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) on Wednesday held its first meeting under the leadership of Sokoto state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The meeting, which lasted for about three hours, was held at Shehu Shagari House, the Sokoto state governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja. At its close, Gov. Tambuwal briefed journalists that the forum […]
Zimbabwe risks ‘deep humanitarian’ crisis, IMF warns
Zimbabwe faces a grim economic outlook this year and is also at risk of an extreme humanitarian crisis, the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday. An IMF team issued the warning after experts visited the southern African country and met with officials there. Zimbabwe’s economy has been in a slump for more than a decade, with […]
Uzodinma to plan welfare package for Judicial officers in Imo
By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma, on Thursday said that his ready to look into the plights of the judicial officers in the state. The governor spoke in Owerri when he met with serving and retired judges, members of the Judicial Service Commission, Executives of Magistrate Association and Chairmen of […]
Not for Sale: Nigeria’s answer to girl trafficking?
By Ahmed Balarabe Human trafficking involving Nigerian girls that are taken out of the country with promises of lucrative jobs that turn out to be sex slavery or forced labour in West African and European countries is a problem that still exists. Media reports suggest that rather than abating, the problem seems to be assuming […]
A detainee has right to bail
By Justice Usman Bwala See also El-Alim Mirghani vs Sudan Gov’t 1960 S.L.J.R 68. Where excessive bail conditions are granted it can be reviewed by courts SS 334, 125 CPC and CPA respectively, Mathias Onuigbo vs C.O.P supra. There are two types of bail Mathias Onuigbo vs C.O.P supra as follows: “Bail is mainly of […]
Senate Seeks End To Gas Flaring
…Says Nigeria loses over N200billion yearly By Henry Umoru, Abuja The Senate has begun the process of ending gas flaring in the Country, just as it said that Nigeria loses over N200 billion yearly to gas flaring. Meanwhile, a Bill for an Act to prohibit Flaring of National Gas in Nigeria and for matters connected […]
