Human Rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said the Federal Government erred in suspending Twitter operations in the country. According to Falana, in a constitutional democracy, the government is not permitted to resort to self-help, which implies that rather than place a ban, the...
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Mrs Omowumi Olatunji-Ohwovoriole, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress ( APC) in Ondo State, has lauded Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s efforts in uplifting living condition of the people. She said this in a congratulatory message to the governor on his first 100 days of his second term in office on...
U.S. President Joe Biden embarked on his first overseas trip on Wednesday where he will meet European partners. The president and First Lady Jill Biden are scheduled to meet U.S. soldiers in the English county of Suffolk to kick off their first foreign trip since taking office in January....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commissioned The Government Technical College and a primary healthcare centre in Mbalala village of Chibok Local Government Area of the state. Governor Zulum had departed Maiduguri on Sunday, passed the night in Chibok and commissioned the remodeled...
Some lawyers have expressed divergent views on the submission of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad,for the reduction of Supreme Court Justices from 21 to 16. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CJN on June 3, presented to the Senate Committee on the review...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Members of the Bauchi State Executive Council including 21 Commissioners, Secretary to the Bauchi state government, Chief of Staff and Special Advisers, have been sacked by Governor, Bala Mohammed. Governor Mohammed, who however, retained four Special Advisers, said their sack is with immediate effect. This...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has commended Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL), a private estate development company, for its significant role in the construction of 200 low-cost resettlement houses in Chibok town which were commissioned recently. Governor Zulum had commissioned the houses...
Former President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, has hailed the decision by the Nigerian Government for suspending the operations of Twitter in the country. In a statement on Tuesday night, Trump commended Nigeria for the action, calling on more countries to “ban Twitter and Facebook for not...
French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the south-east of France. In a video circulating on social media, Mr Macron is seen walking up to a barrier on a trip to Tain-l’Hermitage outside the city of Valence. A man in a...
A file photo of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hagiya Sadiya Farouq. The Federal Government on Tuesday said it is targeting over nine million pupils in public schools across Nigeria in the second phase of its school feeding programme. Under the scheme, the pupils...
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Alhaji Bala Bello and all 23 commissioners with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser Public Enlightenment, media and Communications, Malam Zailani Bappa. The governor also approved the sack of his...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has dissolved the State Executive Council with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications Malam Zailani Bappa and issued to newsmen in Gusau. According to the statement, the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ambassador Babagana Kingibe as his Special Envoy with Cabinet Rank Status, to Chad and the Lake Chad Basin Region. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, disclosed the appointment in a statement issued to...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced that it has registered 203 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total numbers of infections in the country to 166,518 confirmed cases. As at Monday, 31 May, 2021, the public health agency recorded 28...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Monday said the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cannot issue a sit-at-home order to the people of Rivers State. Wike stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that Rivers is a South-South state and not one of the South-Eastern states. IPOB...
Gombe State Government has said that a communal clash between Shongom and Filiya districts over farmland had resulted in the death of one person and the burning of over 50 houses. The state’s Commissioner of Information and Culture, Mr Julius Ishaya stated this on Monday during a briefing after...
The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has said his administration made significant progress in the development of the state in spite of daunting challenges in the past six years.. The governor, who made this known in a statewide broadcast to residents and the people of Delta on Monday, in...
Ondo State Govenor, Rotimi Akeredolu has pledged to pay over 7000 students bursary, as parts of activities to mark his 100 days in office. The Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), Princess Oladunni Odu, said this at a news conference to reel out programmes marking the 100 days Akeredolu...