South African former President Jacob Zuma turned himself in to the Police on Wednesday to begin 15 months in jail for contempt of court. This is the culmination of a long legal drama seen as a test of the post-apartheid state’s ability to enforce the rule of law. Police...
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Nigeria and Ghana parliamentary leaders on Wednesday commenced a discussion on how to resolve the trade impasse between the two countries. Speaking at a press conference after a closed-door diplomatic meeting in Abuja Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila and the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana...
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has commended development partners for implementing various child development projects in the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Gusau by the Director-General, Press Affairs and Public Relations of the House, Mr Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura. According to him, the Speaker, Alhaji...
To move this nation forward both politically and socioeconomically, there are reasons for our leaders to visit Singapore as Nigeria has a lot of lessons to draw from the documented evidence of performance in the following areas; economy, infrastructure, job creation, electoral practices and fight against corruption, by Senior...
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, ordered that a 75-year-old man, Umar Isah, who allegedly sodomised a 10-year-old boy be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Isah who resides in Kingshasha Road Ungwan Rimi Kaduna with unnatural offence. The Magistrate, Hajara Dauda, who did not take...
Haiti police force have killed four “mercenaries” who responsible for the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on Wednesday and took two more into custody, as the impoverished and crisis-hit Caribbean nation was pitched into uncertainty. Police did not identify the suspects or say what their motives were for the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, warned the ICPC over the manner it was handling the prosecution of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the warning following the inability of the ICPC to produce Ojerinde in court 40 minutes after...
The Federal Government has demanded a full and unconditional return of the 1,130 Benin Bronzes that were looted in the 19th century and domiciled in German museums. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the demand in Berlin, Germany,, during separate meetings with the German Minister of State for...
China has issued a circular banning the new construction of skyscrapers above 500 meters amid efforts to tighten scrutiny over high-rises. All buildings above 250 meters are strictly restricted, and if they needed to build new ones, the construction plans should be reviewed over a slew of aspects. These...
The Bayelsa Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and other Related Offence has awarded N21 billion to victims of extra-judicial killings perpetrated by the police and other security operatives. Chairman of the Panel, rtd. Justice Young Ogola, disclosed this while submitting the report to Gov. Douye Diri in...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appointed some commercial banks as agents to recover the sum of N1.8 trillion from accounts of Messrs MultiChoice Nigeria Limited (MCN) And MultiChoice Africa (MCA). Executive Chairman of FIRS, Muhammad Nami, who made this know in a...
Kebbi State Football Association in collaboration with a consotium from Portugal and Sweden has commenced selection process of Nigerian players to play for European clubs. Alhaji Abubakar Chika-Ladan, Kebbi State FA Chairman, made the disclosure on Wednesday shortly after the inauguration of the exercise at Haliru Abdu Stadium in...
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, has expressed alarm at the spate of attacks against children and their abductions, including students, in Nigeria and parts of West and Central Africa. Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric stated this while briefing correspondents at the UN headquarters in...
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Moji Adeyeye, has said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) is screening the agency for a permit to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria. Adeyeye spoke at the stakeholders interactive session organised by the...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, says the Armed Forces is developing new capabilities essential in tackling the security challenges across the country. Irabo stated this Wednesday night at a dinner held in honour of officers of Senior Course 43 of Command and Staff College Jaji,...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasised urgent need for the world to put a Global Vaccine Plan in place to get the pandemic under control as death toll passes four million. Guterres, in a statement, said that the global death toll due to COVID-19 officially passed four million late...
England fed off the energy of a passionate Wembley crowd to beat Denmark 2-1 in the Euro 2020 semi-finals on Wednesday and now stand just 90 minutes away from ending their 55-year trophy drought. Gareth Southgate’s men will face Italy on Sunday infused with belief they can win a...
South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma handed himself in to police late Wednesday to begin serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court, his foundation said. “Please be advised that President Zuma has decided to comply with the incarceration order. He is on his way to hand himself into a...
A fire that broke out on a container ship in Dubai’s main port following a blast has been bought under control with no casualties reported, the emirate’s media office said Thursday. At least three residents in the area of the blast, the cause of which remains unknown, reported windows...
By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja – The management of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, has expelled 27 students of the institution over examination malpractice. The Head, Public Relations and Protocol Unit of the Polytechnic, Mrs Uredo Omale, who disclosed this in a statement in Lokoja, said the expulsion was approved...