Saturday, 23 November, 2024

Month: August 2020


Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state said that the leadership of the Nigeria Bar Association(NBA) has embraced injustice, unfairness, lack of fair hearing and total disregard for the rule of law in its decision on who should speak at Read more…


Germany, France, and Britain expressed their continued dedication to military operations against terrorism in Mali on Friday, even after a military coup in the West African country earlier this week. “The engagement is still necessary because terrorism remains a great Read more…


The Anambra Government is to construct a N3.9 billion Lower Anambra Irrigation Project at Umumbo in Ayamelum Local Government Area to boost agriculture. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Nnamdi Onukwuba, while handing over the project to the the contractor Read more…


IJAW Women Connect (IWC),  has condemned what it termed negative commentaries in a section of the media on a former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke following her participation in a recent conference organised by the group. The group said Read more…


Kaduna State Government has lifted prohibition of daily prayers and services in places of worship but on condition that worshipers must comply with health protocols. A statement by Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Mr Muyiwa Read more…


The Honourable Minister of Education, Malla Adamu Adamu has approved the appointment of Mr Obini Onuchukwu as the Acting Registrar of Federal Polytechnic Oko, in Orumba North Council Area of Anambra. His approval followed the recommendation of the Expanded Management Read more…


The Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU) has commended Governor Willie Obiano on Anambra’s emergence as the state with the lowest unemployment rate in the country based on the 2020 survey published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Read more…


The US exited the Iran nuclear deal and therefore has no right to demand a ‘snap back’ of UN sanctions on Tehran, the foreign ministers of three European powers involved in the JCPOA said in response to Washington’s latest push. Read more…


The Federal Government on Thursday said the current trade dispute between Nigeria and Ghana was part of issues being addressed at the two-day National Consultation Workshop on ECOWAS Post-2020 Vision ongoing in Abuja. According to the government, everything possible was Read more…


Justice Ayo Salami, the Chairman of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to probe the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has said he does not know when the probe will end. Read more…


The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Thursday, said it would no longer tolerate the unwarranted hounding of its members across Biafraland. In a statement by the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB accused the army, Department of State Read more…


The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone I, Kano, comprising Kano and Jigawa State Police Commands, Mr Sadiq Bello, says the zone has declared war against drug abuse and rape among the youth within the states under the zone: “The Read more…