No fewer than 52 States and three International Organisations have provided comments and presentations on the legal consequences of Israel’s policies and practices in Occupied Palestinian Territory. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the states made their presentations during the public hearing...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue South Coalitions for Good Governance and Accountability has lauded the Federal Government on the appointment of Prof Silas Ochejele as the pioneer acting Chief Medical Director of the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital (FUSHSTH) Otukpo. A statement in Makurdi...
Donald Trump cruised to a lightning victory Saturday in South Carolina’s Republican primary, blitzing rival Nikki Haley in her home state and continuing his march to the nomination and a White House rematch with Joe Biden in November. Trump completed a sweep of the first four major nominating...
A powerful software developed by the Commonwealth Secretariat is being deployed in Nigeria to transform how the country manages its public debt portfolio of US $114.35 billion while enhancing transparency. At the request of the Government of Nigeria, the Commonwealth Secretariat hosted a two-week training workshop for 15 Nigerian...
By AUDU LIBERTY OSENI – Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard for accountability, says it is not under obligation to disclose its dealings and be accountable to the public in the way it operates. NNPCL...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed on Saturday congratulated the management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU Bauchi) on the recent graduation of its first set of medical students. Speaking at the 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th combined convocation ceremony of the University held...
The Convener of the Northern Elders Forum, Prof. Abdullahi Ango, says Nigerians must go back to the drawing board as the country’s systems have failed to work. Abdullahi, a former Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said this at a book launch titled “ Court and Politics”,...
A former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Kanu Agabi, has said the Nigeria’s judiciary is better than the legislature and the executive, saying it is the best best arm of government in the country. Agabi stated this in Abuja on Saturday, at a book launch titled “...
The Federal Government said it has implemented some strategic reforms to restore economic stability in the country. Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Abbas Tajudeen, disclosed this on Saturday during the opening ceremony of the 45th Kaduna International Trade Fair in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said he is almost certain that the party will win the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election, going by the popularity of its candidate Sen. Monday Okpebholo. Ganduje said this on Saturday in Abuja when he...
The Presidency on Saturday in Abuja debunked insinuations that Qatari authorities had stopped the scheduled state visit by President Bola Tinubu to the country. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, stated that the state visit would still hold between March 2 and...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Police in Lagos State Command has arrested eight suspected armed robbers on its wanted list. The command`s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the suspects who belonged to two syndicates, were arrested after weeks...
Yobe State Police Command on Saturday said suspected Boko Haram terrorists have destroyed two 330 KVA power transmission towers in the state, plunging residents of Borno and Yobe into darkness. DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the spokesperson for the command, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of...
A joint operation by the Nigerian Navy and the Cameroonian Navy has led to the interception of a vessel laden with 30,000 litres of crude oil suspected to have been stolen from Nigeria. Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship, NNS Victory, said this on Saturday at...
Nigerian Army troops have seized about one million litres of crude oil believed to have been stolen from wellheads in Rivers. The Commander, 6 Division Garrison, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Brig.-Gen. Eddie Effiong, said this on Saturday when he led journalists on a tour of illegal bunkering sites in...
Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, has said intimidation and harassment will not change his resolve in the pursuit of his political ambition. Shaibu said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Shaibu emerged the party’s candidate in...
Patience Key on Saturday emerged as the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) candidate to fly the party’s flag in the September 21 governorship election in Edo state. Key was adopted by the party members and delegates in the primary election that took place at the PRP secretariat in Benin,...
A public affairs and social analyst, Mr Ambrose Igboke, has said state policing is a critical intervention for security challenges currently bedeviling the country. Igboke said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja while reacting to President Bola Tinubu and State governors agreement...
Gunmen suspected to be assassins have shot dead Mr Silas Onyima, the President General (PG) of Umuoji Community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Onyima was shot dead in his country home in Umuoji on Friday night, according to DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations...
Cross River State Government on Saturday warned about a possible outbreak of viral haemorrhagic fever in old Ndebeji, in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state.. Viral haemorrhagic fever is any group of infectious diseases that interfere with the blood’s ability to clot. They are spread by contact with...