APC holds two congresses in Abia
The All Progressive Congress, APC, Abia State chapter , Saturday, conducted two parallel congresses in the state
FG’s directive on compulsory vaccination for civil servants illegal – Ubani
By Henry Ojelu The Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, Dr. Monday Ubani has said that he will not hesitate to drag the federal government to court if it goes ahead to enforce the directive on compulsory vaccination for civil servants in the country. Recall that the Secretary […]
No one has monopoly of leading Nigeria – Gov Tambuwal
By Musa Ba Annabi Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has re-affirmed that no group of people, no matter their religious affiliation or tribe can arrogate the leadership of Nigeria to themselves to the exclusion of other people of the country. The Governor made the observation on Friday when he received the National President […]
Two injured as hoodlums attempt to disrupt factional APC Congress in Osun
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Two persons were reportedly injured as an attempt by hoodlums to disrupt the congress organised by a faction of the All Progressives Congress was repelled by thugs at the venue. The faction loyal to the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola had organised a parallel congress at Ladsol area of […]
PDP will take over power from APC in 2023 – Atiku
By Umar Yusuf – Yola Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has expressed optimism that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will take over power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) come 2023. Speaking with journalists shortly after he cast his vote at the Mahmud Ribadu Square, Yola, venue of the PDP State congress, Atiku maintained […]
10,000 Police Officers: Nigeria Police Force, PSC set to conclude 2020 recuitment exercise
By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Police Service Commission will be concluding the ongoing 2020 recruitment exercise of Ten Thousand (10,000) Police Constables into the service of the Nigeria Police Force. A statement by CP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations made this known on Saturday in Abuja said, […]
A review of Young & Reckless EP by Veeiye
Young and Reckless shows she is here to stay, although it’s her debut, she never exhibited any form of novelty
Baptism of fire! Liverpool hit 5 past Watford on Ranieri’s return
By Emmanuel Okogba Liverpool handed Watford and Claudio Ranieri a tough start to a new era after hitting five past the Hornets in Saturday’s lunch-time kick-off. Ranieri who only recently replaced Xisco Munoz is expected to steer the club away from an immediate return to the Championship but Mohammed Salah and his teammates didn’t make […]
Student drowns in borrow pit in Delta
By Ochuko Akuopha – Ughelli A student of Government Technical College, Ogor, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, ThankGod Emumirigwe, on Friday, drowned in a borrow pit close to the school premisis. Sources said the deceased who was of the Mechanical Department, died while bathing in the borrow pit after a grass cutting excerise. […]
UK’s PM, Johnson, visits church where lawmaker was stabbed to death in ‘terrorist act’
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Saturday laid flowers outside the church where a lawmaker was stabbed to death a day earlier, in what nation’s police say was a terrorist attack probably linked to Islamist extremism. The attack on David Amess, from Johnson’s Conservative Party, comes five years after the murder of Jo Cox, a […]
NCDC confirms 3,208 deaths from cholera in 31 states, FCT ― NCDC
*88,704 suspected cases recorded Bauchi, Kano, Jigawa account for 48% of total cases By Sola Ogundipe As the cholera outbreak continues to hit Nigeria hard, a total of 3,208 deaths have been recorded out of a total of 88,704 suspected cholera cases reported in 366 local government areas of 31 states and the Federal Capital […]
Banditry: What changed El-Rufai, Masari, Matawalle, Bello?
•Ozekhome, Sani clash over amnesty for terrorists •No responsible governor will grant amnesty to terrorists- CISLAC By Dirisu Yakubu To everything, there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot,” says the Holy […]
First Mental Health Fellowship births in Nigeria
To commemorate this year’s World Mental Health Day held globally on October 10, 2021, Kunle Adewale, a Senior Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the University of California San Francisco, launched the first-ever Mental Health Fellowship in Nigeria.
Nasir El-Rufai: The perception and the reality
By Emmanuel Ado GOVERNOR Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna state is a classical victim of the yawning gap between perception and reality. He furnishes a proof of the deep gulf between reality and appearance. Perception, like appearance, is deceitful, dangerously misleading, and extremely damaging. Unfortunately, these are two notorious words that have largely shaped the […]
PDP Congress: Atiku, Fintiri, 2,612 delegates vote in Adamawa
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Adamawa’s Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri cast their votes in Yola on Saturday as the nationwide Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) states congresses went underway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 2,614 delegates drawn from the 21 Local government areas of Adamawa are participating at the congress. Speaking, shortly before the election, […]
Electoral Reforms, PIA: Reps taking bolder steps ahead of Senate
Though its adoption resonates in the 9th Senate, not many Nigerians will recall, however, that just like the electronic transmission of election results, the idea of direct primary election for political parties fast-tracked by the 9th House of Representatives which is fast becoming the think-tank of Nigeria’s National Assembly.
