The Executive Secretary of Enugu state Economic Planning Commission, ESEPC, Mr Dan Onyishi has disclosed that the state is the present leader in the implementation of Social Protection Practices in Nigeria.

The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial district, Nicholas Tofowomo has petitioned the Inspector General of Police IGP, Mr Usman Akali over alleged blackmail by a Chieftains of the All Progressive Congress, Akin Sowore.

Afghan youth rights activist Wazhma Sayle says she was shocked to see a photograph online, apparently of women dressed in black all-enveloping niqabs and gowns, staging a demonstration in support of the country’s new Taliban rulers at Kabul University. The 36-year-old, who is based in Sweden, later posted a photograph of herself on Twitter dressed […]

A Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, Wednesday ordered that two unemployed men be remanded in Awarjigor Correctional Centre in Badagry for alleged armed robbery. The police charged in court charged Chidi Dike, 30 and Nzerem Chibuezem, 31, whose addresses were not given with armed robbery, unlawful display of dangerous weapons and unlawful withdrawal of money. […]

Romelu Lukaku’s communication skills can be just as important to Chelsea as his goals, believes Thomas Tuchel. Lukaku shook off three defenders to head his fourth goal in as many Chelsea games as the Blues edged out Zenit St Petersburg 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night. Tuchel’s men started their Champions League defence with […]

A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Wednesday sentenced a vulcaniser, Usman Abdullahi to three months imprisonment for failing to carry out court order to provide for his family. The Judge, Murtala Nasir, had earlier ordered Abdullahi to provide for his family. Nasir sentenced Abdullahi to one-month imprisonment for disobeying Court order […]

Chelsea are being made to sweat over the future of Antonio Rudiger with the defender stalling over the club’s offer of a new £140,000-a-week contract. The impasse has alerted Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus, who can all start talking to Rudiger in January when his Chelsea contract will have only six months […]

A landlady, Mrs Goodness Ukanwa told a Grade I Area Court Kubwa, Abuja, that her tenant, Lateef Agbaje, poisoned and killed her 19 chickens and one security dog. The police charged Agbaje of Dutse, Abuja, with mischief. Being led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, John Okpa, Ukanwa said the defendant threw dead rats and poisonous […]

The Imo State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ogubundu Nwadike, on Wednesday dumped the PDP and joined the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State.

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has signed into law, a bill to prohibit open rearing and grazing of livestock which provides for the establishment of ranches and livestock administration, regulation and control.

The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has written letters to Governors of the 36 states of the Federation for the purpose of compliance with audit and recovery of back years of stamp duty from Jan. 15, 2016 to June 30, 2020. Dr Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the […]

….he is on watchlist, NIS tells court By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Erstwhile Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the seizure of his international passport by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS. Odili, who piloted affairs of Rivers State from 1999 to 2007, in his fundamental rights […]

Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Cameroon Ambassador Abayomi Olonisakin has begun a five-day working visit as part of his tour of duty to dialogue with different regions to smoothen the existing relationship between Nigeria and Cameroon.

….Says “I’m here to make the team win” Ex-Nigeria international George Finidi has revealed his desire to return Enyimba international to the pinnacle of Nigerian football and on the continent after he was unveiled as the team’s head coach. Enyimba, on Wednesday morning, confirmed on their official website that Finidi has been appointed the coach […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu As the Southern Governors meet in Enugu, Thursday, the Ohanaeze Youths Council, OYC has appealed to the forum to prioritize the anti-open grazing law. “We heartily welcome them to Enugu, a very peaceful state, and urge them to ensure that resolutions they make during these meetings are implemented by all the member-states,” […]