The Federal Government has said it will impose a state of emergency in Anambra State to tighten security ahead of the November 6 governorship elections. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, announced this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A Calabar High Court has again rescheduled ruling on a motion to strike out a case against the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) over a contract dispute. The case with Suit No. HC/316/2020 is between Obi Achara & Co. (Claimant) Vs the University of...
In a large-scale raid against money laundering and organised crime gangs, German police on Wednesday searched 80 properties in 25 cities. In the process, the police made 11 arrests and seized assets worth more than 2 million euros (2.3 million dollars). More than 1,000 police officers were involved in...
The absence of defence counsel on Wednesday in a Federal High Court in Ibadan stalled the trial of three Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) staff and others over alleged N8billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the defendants, Kolawole Babalola, Muniru Olaniran and others still at...
The Lagos State Government (LASG) will divert traffic leaving and coming into the Teslim Balogun Stadium area on Thursday in preparation for the FIFA 2022 World Cup Qualifying Match between Nigeria and the Central African Republic (CAR). A statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, in...
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Plateau has said it is not bothered by an appeal case threatened by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the judgment against the party by a state High Court on Sept. 29. Counsel to PDP Edward Pwajok (SAN) had earlier threatened the state electoral...
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has urged financial institutions to leverage new knowledge and technology tools to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of Nigerian payment system. Emefiele, who gave the advice at the 31st Seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors, on Wednesday in...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Local government elections to produce new council chairmen and councillors in Nasarawa State are to take place in the 13 Local Government Areas of the state today. Already, plans are on by the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) to move all the sensitive...
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that a damning report concerning sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France represented a moment of shame. The pope said this at a general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. A commission of enquiry had reported on Tuesday that an estimated 216,000 children...
Mr Nwonuma Obiora of the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, says Soursop leaf contains some curative anti-malaria substances that can be used to treat ailment. Obiora, who stated this while defending his PhD thesis on Tuesday in Ilorin, explained that the Soursop leaf extract...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has announced the donation of a two-bedroom detached bungalow to Mr Kehinde Oladapo, for emerging the overall best teacher in the state. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday, while addressing members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Academic Staff Union...
The Senate has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s four nominees for appointment as Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive Commissioners of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission (NURC). Their confirmation was sequel to a presentation and consideration of the report by the Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) at plenary on Wednesday. Chairman...
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has faulted claims by Minority Leader, Eyinnaya Abaribe, alleging that the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a party position on the passage of Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Lawan was speaking on a Point of Order by Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege during plenary on Wednesday....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As the African pharmaceutical market is projected to grow between $60 billion to $70 billion after Covid-19, experts estimate that Nigeria’s pharmaceutical market is struggling at $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion, despite hosting about 60 per cent of the pharmaceutical production capacity in Africa....
Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum David Umahi has decried the degeneration of what started as a cry against marginalisation into violence in the region. Umahi, who is also the Governor of Ebonyi State, said this when he appeared on Channels TV’s breakfast show Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. The...
Google on Wednesday said it will invest $1 billion over the next five years to allow for faster and more affordable internet access and support entrepreneurship in Africa. Internet reliability is a problem in Africa where less than a third of the continent’s 1.3 billion people are connected to...
Former Senator Abubakar Abdulazeez Ibrahim has died after a brief illness. It was gathered that the late senator died in his house in Jalingo after a brief illness, on Tuesday . The late Abdulazeez was the younger brother of Hajiya Aisha Jummai Alhassan, alias Mama Taraba, ex-Minister of Women...
Veteran Nollywood actress, Joke Silva has reacted to rumours currently making the rounds about the demise of her husband, actor Olu Jacobs. According to Punch, the actress in an exclusive interview debunked the reports and clarified that the veteran actor was enjoying a nice meal at the time. “Don’t...
BBNaija star and actress, Erica Nweledim , was reportedly involved in a ghastly accident, after her car rammed into a pole. The controversial actress made the revelation on her Twitter page with a picture of her damaged car following the incident. This development has left many of her fans...