Deeper Life College alleged sexual molestation case begins behind closed doors

THE Magistrate Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has commenced proceeding  into juvenile case in the ongoing Deeper Life School crisis. The proceedings were held behind closed doors. The…

Winners, losers of US election

On Wednesday, the United States of America inaugurated a new administration, putting behind it weeks of tension following the refusal of former President Donald Trump to concede victory to Joe…

Fresh wave of N’Delta militancy looms over amnesty – IYC

The Ijaw Youths Council Worldwide has warned that a second wave of militancy is looming in the Niger Delta region if the Federal Government fails to fully implement the Presidential…

Osinbajo demands sanctions for fraud, bribery in govt agencies

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed worry over a survey report that highlights persistent corruption, duplicity of functions, poor service orientation and other anti-business disposition in some of the Federal Government’s…

CSO knocks Wike as Rivers gov donates N500m to Sokoto fire victims

The Rivers State Civil Society Organisation has criticised Governor Nyesom Wike over his N500m pledge to affected traders and rebuild the Sokoto Central Market, which was gutted by fire. The…

Falana tackles Army over man’s seven-month detention for Facebook videos

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has described as illegal and unconstitutional the continuous detention of a civilian, Emmanuel Odaudu, for over seven months in the Nigerian Military Special Investigation…

Trump arrives home in Mar-a-Lago

President Donald Trump arrived Wednesday at his resort home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, after leaving the White House for the last time, AFP observed. As Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony was under…

FOR THE RECORD: JOE BIDEN’S INAUGURAL SPEECH

Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of…

21 million subscribers still without NINs, say telcos

A total of about 143 million Subscriber Identification Modules are now identifiable to the National Identity Management Commission for registration with their respective National Identity Numbers, telecommunications operators said on…

Trump left ‘very generous letter’, says Biden

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that outgoing president Donald Trump had left him a “very generous” letter in the Oval Office, in keeping with tradition. “The president wrote a very…