Judge orders two men to sweep premises
Justice Dairus Khobo of the Kaduna High Court on Thursday, ordered Olajide Temitope and Samuel James, to sweep the court premises for four months over internet fraud. The convicts were charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal Office with cheating and impersonation to which they pleaded guilty. Delivering his judgment, Justice […]
Bassey Otu: Towards Healthier Diversity Management in Cross River
By Anthony Andem It was Nelson Mandela who once said, “It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not.” The significance […]
Davido Deletes All But 3 Posts On Instagram
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke better known as Davido has deleted all his Instagram posts but left only three. Davido whose return to social media is anticipated deleted over 4,000 posts from his timeline and also removed his profile picture. The singer left only three pictures: one of his deceased son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, who passed away […]
Gbajabiamila lauds outgoing British High Commissioner
Speaker House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has commended the outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, for her selfless service and collaborative efforts with the Nigerian Parliament. He gave the commendation when he received Laing and her team during a farewell visit to him at the National Assembly in Abuja The collaborative efforts, […]
INEC defends operations, says its guided by Electoral Act not by political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said its operations are guided by the Electoral Act and not by political parties. Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River, made this known in Calabar during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He was reacting to calls by the Social Democratic […]
British charity tasks Tinubu on out-of-school crisis
The British charity, IA-Foundation, has urged the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to take urgent steps to tackle Nigeria’s out-of-school crisis, to restore hope to some 20.2 million out-of-school kids. The founder and Chief Executive Officer of IA-Foundation, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, made the appeal in a letter to the president-elect, according to a report by the […]
INEC Denies Appointing Femi Odubiyi As Head of ICT
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied appointing Femi Odubiyi as the head of its ICT department. The commission made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. On Sunday, a Lagos politician and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Olabode Goerge said that the commission had appointed Mr. Odubiyi, a former commissioner […]
Rhodes-Vivour remains authentic LP guber candidate in Lagos – Legal team
The legal team of Labour Party (LP) candidate for March 18 Governorship election in Lagos State, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said its client remains the party’s authentic flag-bearer in the state. Mr Olagbade Benson, the Lead Counsel to Rhodes-Vivour, told newsmen in Lagos that three court cases instituted against its client’s candidacy recently had been […]
Plateau APC governorship candidate mourns ex-Nigerian international Mabo
The APC governorship candidate in Plateau State, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda, has expressed shock over the demise of the renowned Nigerian international footballer and coach, Ismaila Mabo. Mabo died on Monday at the age of 80. Yilwatda in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Generation Next Campaign Council, Shittu Bamaiyi, condoled with Mabo’s family and […]
Buhari mourns Afegbua
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family, friends and associates of Senator Franca Afegbua, the first female Senator in the country. She died in Edo State at the weekend. She was 79. The late Senator was elected under the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN), to represent the old Bendel North. The president in […]
