Governor Ayade Finally Swears in Justice Akon Ikpeme As Chief Judge of Cross River State (Photo)

After many months of controversy, Justice Akon Ikpeme has been sworn-in as the Chief Judge of Cross River of Cross River state.  She was sworn in on Monday by Governor Ben…

Israel’s Netanyahu appears in court for graft trial

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in court briefly Monday, reaffirming his innocence, as his corruption trial enters an intensified phase weeks before a fourth national election inside two years.…

Gunmen raid Kaduna villages, kill 19

Nineteen people were killed at the weekend when armed men raided two villages in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna State, the government said, in the latest violence to hit the region. Gunmen…

Afenifere backs Soyinka, says herdsmen crisis may lead to civil war

Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, says Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, is right that the herdsmen crisis rocking the South-West region may lead to a fresh civil war. It also called on…

Reopening: Youths threaten fresh protest at Lekki tollgate

Some youths have threatened to hold a fresh protest at the Lekki tollgate over plans to reopen it for operations. UGAMATV gathered that they have begun to mobilise on social…

2022 World Cup to be played in full stadiums, says Qatar

The Qatari 2022 World Cup organisers have insisted that matches will be staged in stadiums operating at 100 per cent of capacity even as the global fight against coronavirus drags…

Herdsmen won’t be allowed to violate Oyo anti-grazing law —Olugbon

The Deputy Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas, Oba Francis Alao, who is also the Olugbon of Orile Igbon, has advised herdsmen in the state to obey the…

I owe no one explanations over ambassadorial appointment, says Buratai

The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has said he performed well as the COAS. He also said he owed no one explanations over his…

Imo North: APC senatorial candidate heads to Supreme Court

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in December 5 Imo North bye-election, Frank Ibezim, has vowed to challenge the Court of Appeal judgment which upheld a decision of an…

Obaseki alleges massive corruption in Edo health care system

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has flayed the high level of corruption in the health care system in the state, saying his administration will insist on a new…