Tochukwu Chukwu
- News , Politics
- July 14, 2020
- 196 views
KIDNAPPERS TO GET A 10-YEAR JAIL TERM~ SENATE
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill which prescribes life jail, as against the current 10 years maximum sentence, for kidnappers. The bill contains amendments to the criminal code which…
- Education , News
- July 14, 2020
- 180 views
PROPRIETORS PLEADS FOR A REVIEW OF THE WASSCE SUSPENSION
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has appealed to the Federal Government to review its stand on the suspension of 2020 public examinations. The representative of the body,…
- News , Politics
- July 14, 2020
- 263 views
OBASEKI IN A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH BUHARI
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday held a virtual meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The governor made this known after the meeting and likened…
- News
- July 14, 2020
- 132 views
LAGOS STATE WITHDRAWS SUIT OVER VIRTUAL SITTING AT SUPREME COURT
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday withdrew its suit challenging the move by the National Assembly to amend the Nigerian Constitution to provide for virtual proceedings in courts. The Attorney…
- News , Politics
- July 14, 2020
- 183 views
VIRTUAL COURT SITTINGS ARE CONSTITUTIONAL~ SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that virtual court sittings are not unconstitutional. A seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour held that virtual court sittings…
- News
- July 14, 2020
- 164 views
AMERICAN COURT REFUSES HUSHPUPPI BAIL
Alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Ray Hushpuppi, was on Monday denied bail by a court in the Northern District of Illinois. The self-acclaimed ‘Billionaire Gucci Master’, who has over…
- News , Politics
- July 14, 2020
- 189 views
REPS QUERY NDDC MD OVER N90.4BN EXTRA-BUDGETARY SPENDING, 150 ABANDONED PROJECTS
Reps query NDDC MD over N90.4bn extra-budgetary spending, 150 abandoned projects The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, yesterday, rebuked the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development…
- News , Politics
- July 14, 2020
- 209 views
Ekiti APC splinters into factions as leaders fight dirty
Intra-party crises among prominent members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State are threatening the survival of the party and its chances in future elections, ABIODUN NEJO writes…
- Health , News
- July 14, 2020
- 233 views
Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll drops again — lowest in two weeks
For the first time in two weeks, Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll dropped below five in the daily count. While four deaths were recorded on June 27, between June 28 and…
- Health , News
- July 14, 2020
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COVID-19, conspiracy to create global panic, says Okotie
Nigerian cleric, Rev. Chris Okotie, has described the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly 600,000 people worldwide, as a satanic conspiracy to create global panic. In a sermon titled, ‘The…
