Judicial panels’ve powers to indict military, police officers — Falana
HUMAN rights Lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has pooh poohed arguments of some lawyers including Minister of State Labour and Productivity, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, that judicial commissions of inquiry set up by state governments following the ENDSARS protests were illegal and could not indict military and police officers.
Nigeria’s economy not in best state — Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, yesterday, lamented that Nigeria’s economy was not in the best of shapes and urged the Federal Government to take urgent steps to revive the country’s economy.
3 herders docked for violating Bayelsa anti-open grazing law
BAYELSA State government has charged three cattle rearers/herders arrested by security personnel attached to the State Livestock Management Committee to court for contravening the Livestock Breeding, Rearing and Marketing Regulations Law 2021, which banned open grazing in the state.
Harmattan fire: S-East states have no fire fighting equipment
The harmattan season is fast approaching when fire incidents are frequently witnessed. In the past, private and public places like houses, markets and other institutions were engulfed by fire. It is a natural incident that could happen unannounced.
Senate probes jail breaks across Nigeria
The Senate yesterday mandated its committee on interior to carry out a full scale investigation into causes of jail breaks across the country.
Gov Zulum presents N267bn 2022 budget for Borno
Gov Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday presented a budget of N267billion for 2022 to the state House of Assembly for approval. Presenting the budget tagged “budget of Hope for Post-Conflict Stability”, Zulum said that it was made up of N172 billion capital expenditure and N95 billion recurrent expenditure. He said the budget was aimed […]
IPP ‘ll improve power supply in Asaba — Goziem
CHAIRMAN of Bastanchury Power Solutions Nigeria Limited, Mr Chidi Goziem, has said the impact of the Independent Power Plant, IPP would rob off on the entire Asaba community through improved power supply and security.
Kogi’s a benchmark for fiscal responsibility & discipline – Group
The National Co-ordinator ‘Got Your Back Nigeria’ , Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr , has declared Kogi state as a benchmark for physical responsibility and discipline.
Kidnapping of 5 construction workers: Umahi suspends all Civil servants from war-torn Ebonyi Community
GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi state, Tuesday suspended all civil servants from Effium community of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state
The Nwelue Legacy: Emancipation of Slaves and their Education
In 1821, centuries after the Portuguese first arrived and met with the Igbo people in the 15th century, as my recently deceased grand-uncle Nze Christopher Nnadum would tell me, my paternal great-great-grandfather, Nze Ukwu Nnadum, asked that Nwangborie Iwundu, a woman from Umuezeala Nsu, who was sold into slavery to the Portuguese merchants, be allowed to return to Nsu, from where she had been taken as a slave and sold to the Portuguese.
MTN offers 575m shares at N169 per share
MTN Nigeria on Tuesday announced a public offer of 575 million shares at N169 per share with effect from Dec.1
