EndSARS: 12 injured staff of Nigerian Correctional Service get N3m medical support in Edo
Twelve staff of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Edo Command, were on Saturday given cheques for more than three million naira to support their treatment for injuries sustained during the #EndSARS protest. The Controller of command, Mr Felix Lawrence, presented the cheques to the beneficiaries in Benin. He thanked the workers for their commitment to duty […]
AFRD: Nothing to celebrate in face of insecurity threatening Nigeria, elders tell Buhari
*Says refusal of pigeons to fly indication that Nigeria not at peace By Joseph Erunke A group acting under the auspices of Coalition of Patriotic Nigeria Elders (COPANE) have said the best way to celebrate the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day would have been for President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the service chiefs and rejig […]
After 35 years, Uganda’s Museveni on track for sixth term as president
Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni looked headed for a sixth term as president with election results Saturday placing him firmly ahead of his main rival, who has cried fraud and whose home has been put under heavy guard. The country’s election commission announced that with 91.1 percent of polling stations reporting results, Museveni had 58.8 percent of […]
Agitators urge Akpabio, Dikio, Akwa to visit ‘heart’ of Niger Delta struggle
By Emma Amaize NIGER-DELTA agitators have asked Minister of Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Col. Milland Dikio (retd.) and Interim Administrator, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr Effiong Akwa, to visit the ‘heart’ of the Niger-Delta struggle in Delta and Bayelsa States to see the wretched condition of the people […]
NIWA Boss, Adesina, Shagari, Obidike, Maikasuwa, others extol Odinaka Ojukwu on his birthday
NIWA Boss, Adesina, Shagari, Obidike, Maikasuwa and other prominent Nigerians have congratulated the Chief Executive Officer of Dinavic Industries LTD, Chief Dr. Odinaka Ojukwu on his birthday, describing him as an inspiration to younger generation. In a congratulatory message; Chief Dr George Moghalu – the Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority – NIWA commended him […]
Four years on, Shiites want rule of law to prevail on Zakzaky
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Shiites under the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have observed that it is now four years after a court granted Sheikh Zakzaky freedom and wondered when the Rule of Law would prevail on his matter. Prof. Abdullahi Danladi, chairman resource forum of the Islamic movement in Nigeria, said in Kaduna on Saturday, that […]
#EndSARS Celebrity Case: Lawyer lauds Foundation for standing in defense of public interest
Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Following an order by a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory restraining arrest Deji Adeyanju and 49 others upon an earlier order by a Magistrate Court II in Wuse Abuja on a case filed by one Kenechukwu Okeke, the counsel to the accused and also a human rights lawyer, Ihensekhien […]
Qatar 2022 World Cup: Timing is no excuse for biggest stars not to shine — Cafu
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is less than two years away, and with every milestone reached, excitement continues to build in the country and across the region. Football’s showpiece event means many things to many people, especially those who have lifted the coveted trophy. And one player who has special memories of the tournament […]
US carries out last federal execution of Trump era: reports
US authorities carried out the 13th and final federal execution of Donald Trump’s presidency Saturday, media reports said, less than a week before the White House is taken over by Democrat Joe Biden, who opposes the death penalty. Dustin Higgs, a 48-year-old Black man, was executed by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre-Haute […]
2023: Gov Yahaya Bello gets 14-day ultimatum to accept call to run for presidency
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-A youth group has given the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, a 14-day ultimatum to accept its call on him to contest the 2023 presidential election,threatening that it would mobilize Nigerians to occupy the streets if he delays to accept its request. Members of the group under the aegis of GYB2PYB,marched to […]
Why I rejected N200m bribe from ex-MILAD — Gbagi
PROMINENT Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship contender in Delta State, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has revealed how he turned down N200 million kickback from a former Military Administrator, who wanted to loot the state of closely N1 billion and choice properties across the country, some years ago.
