But for an international conference that engaged Justice Inyang Ekwo outside the country on March 28, this year, and made it impossible for him to give his judgment in the suit by Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume against President Muhammadu Buhari and two others in which, as the plaintiff, he...
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Mutatis mutandis, politics is not the same as repudiating the ethics of public administration. To say that the executive governor of a state has the right or power to stop the payment of workers’ salary – what they earn legitimately – is, to say the least, an evolution throwback!...
In a tragic sense, Sudan is somehow lucky. Its leading political figures, who also happen to be combatant generals, have not hidden their differences beneath a façade of mutual deceit. They have instead allowed their differences to blossom into an open bloody confrontation. The two top generals who also...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled the former Governor of Imo, Emeka Ihedioha whose mother, Dorothy Ihedioha, passed away on Thursday. The president’s condolence message is contained in a statement ssued by the President’s media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Saturday in Abuja. President Buhari...
Alhaji Samaila Maihanci, a member-elect to the 10th National Assembly to represent Jalingo, Yorro, Zing Federal Constituency on the platform of the PDP is dead. Mr Andeteran Irimiya, the PDP State Publicity Secretary, confirmed the news to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jalingo. According to him, Maihanci,...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the demolition of three two-storey buildings in Banana Island following the collapse of a seven-storey building in the area. Sanwo-Olu gave the order on Saturday during his visit to the site of the collapsed seven-storey building and inspection of other infrastructure around...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has restated its commitment towards evacuating stranded Nigerians in Sudan. The Director-General of the agency, Mr Mustapha Ahmed,stated this in a statement issued by the Head of its Press Unit, Mr Manzo Ezekiel on Saturday in Abuja. NEMA, he said, has set up...
The youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has endorsed elder statesman and Chairman of Ohanaeze Elders’ Council, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, as the organization’s next President-General. The Financial Secretary, Ohanaeze Youth Worldwide, Mr Chinedu Arthur-Ugwa, said this while addressing newsmen on the outcome of a meeting of the youths and...
Nigeria is a country in West Africa that is rich in natural resources and is the most populous country on the continent. With a population of over 200 million people, there is a high demand for housing, which makes real estate a profitable industry to invest in. Let’s explore...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other eminent Nigerians have showered encomium on Rev Dr Stephen Baba-Panya the President Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA). They described him as a man with unique and uncommon qualities which he had used to better the society. They spoke during the 60th anniversary thanksgiving...
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Kano, Alhaji Danbalki Kwamanda, has described Senator Barau jibrin as the best man to be the president of the 10th senate. Kwamanda disclosed this during a news conference on Saturday in Kano. The Kano APC chieftain explained that the Senator, representing Kano...
The environmental disaster bedeviling Anambra and the need to address it was the crux of the matter at a town-hall meeting held in celebration of the 2023 World Earth Day (WED) in Awka on Saturday. The theme of the celebration in the state is “Clean, Green and Sustainable Anambra:...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed sadness over the demise of a Taraba member-elect, Mr Ismaila Maihanci. In a statement on Saturday, Gbajabiamila said he was sad that Maihanci, who just got elected to represent Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency, has died at the age...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Sunday to Tuesday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja predicted sunny skies on Sunday with few patches of clouds over the Northern region. It envisaged prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Taraba during...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to guarantee the safety of lives of Nigerians in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this on Saturday in Abuja in a statement titled, “Nigerians in Sudan Should...
Rivers United Football Club of Port Harcourt on Saturday in Uyo said their success so far this season was attributable to the governor of their owner-state, Nyesom Wike. Rivers United’s Chief Coach, Stanley Eguma, said at a pre-match news conference at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium that Wike’s contributions...
Sudan’s de facto president and commander-in-chief of the army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has agreed to the evacuation of citizens and diplomatic representatives from the embattled country. An army spokesman said in a statement on Saturday that the United States, Britain, France and China would begin evacuating from the capital...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, on his 83rd birthday, saying that the prominent royal father deserves to...
The Oyo State Government, has called on residents to contribute their quota in the ongoing efforts to ensure sustainable waste management. This is contained in a statement by issued in Ibadan the Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, on Saturday. He quoted the Chairman, Oyo State Waste...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the commission is beaming its searchlight on suspected fraudsters using real estate for money laundering. Chris Mishela, a lawyer with the commission, disclosed this in Benin during a training for journalists on effective reporting of economic and financial crimes. Mishela said...