The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced that it has issued a ‘Code of Practice’ for Interactive Computer Service Platforms/Internet Intermediaries including online platforms. The agency stated this in a statement by its spokesperson, Hadiza Umar, on Monday. “The new Read more…
Month: June 2022
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has insisted that all votes from the state will go for the All Progressive Congress (APC) and not the Labour Party (LP) in the next presidential election. According to Umahi, the APC has Read more…
Amidst the speculation and attendant tension over a Muslim ticket in the All Progressives Congress (APC), a certain group within the party has cautioned the leadership of the party and APC Northern Governors to shelve the idea. Addressing journalists on Read more…
The Catholic Diocese of Ondo has fixed Friday, June 17, 2022, for the mass burial of the victims who lost their lives in the attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State last Sunday. This was confirmed by Read more…
A Nigerian couple have put their wedding celebrations on hold after gunmen abducted at least 29 guests travelling home from the ceremony. A survivor told the BBC the groom was “devastated” by the attack. Jafar Kanoma said the perpetrators had Read more…
Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnik has called into question Germany’s ‘welcoming culture’ toward Ukrainian refugees. The diplomat told journalists that many had left the country after not getting the reception they had hoped for. Taking part in a talk Read more…
The Kiev-appointed mayor of Sviatogorsk, Vladimir Bandura, has switched his allegiance to the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) following the town’s liberation from Ukrainian forces. The official appeared in a video last week, accusing Kiev’s military of murdering Orthodox monks and setting Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor The former Anambra State Commissioner for Youths and Sport, Hon Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo (Akukwu Nnewi), has called on Nigerians to embrace justice and equity. Hon Nsoedo made this call during a special birthday get-together by a friend Read more…
As part of activities commemorating the 2022 Democracy Day, Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the committal of six convicts on death row to life imprisonment and also released 40 inmates. The governor made the pronouncement on Sunday while Read more…
Southwest Governors after a virtual meeting declared a 3-day mourning period over the terror attack which occured at St Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa Street, Owo, Ondo State, where dozens lost their lives. Apart from declaring Monday, 13th, June to Wednesday, Read more…
No fewer than 11 people were killed in the early hours of Sunday in a renewed attack by suspected herders at Igama communty in the Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. Sources around the area said that no building Read more…
The Imo State Police Command has dispelled the speculation that Professor Jachimike Adiele was abducted on Saturday at a radio station in Owerri, the state capital. A statement issued in Owerri by the police spokesperson, Micheal Abattam, said that the Read more…