EDO STATE: 17 LAWMAKERS ‘IMPEACH’ SPEAKER

Seventeen members of Edo State House of Assembly say they have impeached the Speaker, Mr. Francis Okiye. They also claimed to have impeached the newly inaugurated deputy Speaker, Roland Asoro.…

EKITI: HERDSMAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR COLLEAGUE’S DEATH

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Thursday sentenced a 25 years old herdsman, Mohamodu Haruna, to death by hanging for killing a fellow herder, one Mohamadu Usman.…

BREAKING: ABUJA CONCERT NAIRA MARLEY IN COURT

Nigerian artiste, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, has been taken to the Lagos State Special Offences Court at Ikeja. As of press time, UGAMATV  learnt that the police had filed charges…

ONDO: NURSES PROTESTS OVER NON-PAYMENT OF SALARIES

Nurses working in the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State on Thursday staged a protest against the non-payment of their salaries by the state government. The protesters, who…

OSINBAJO: ZOOM NOT BEST TECHNOLOGY FOR VIRTUAL COURT SITTING

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday says the teleconferencing application, Zoom, is not the best for holding virtual court proceedings. The vice-president said though Zoom has its own advantages, it is…

policeman’s wife bags two years imprisonment for child abuse in delta

A police officer’s wife, Mrs. Precious Joseph, has been jailed for two years without an option of fine for violently abusing her nine years old home-help, Miss Agatha Emmanuel in…

BREAKING: EDO HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ROOF DISMANTLED, ICONIC MACE TAKEN DOWN

Some men on Thursday vandalised the Edo State House of Assembly and removed its roof. According to a video shared by Channels Television, the men were seen removing the iconic legislative…

COVID-19: RWANDA USING ROBOTS TO PROTECT MINISTER

Rwanda uses robots to protect doctors, who treat COVID-19 patients through minimising contact, Health Minister Daniel Ngamije said on Thursday. Ngamije said this at a news conference in Moscow. “We…

NO DEVIATIONS FROM APPROVED BAPTISMAL WORDING: VATICAN

Pope Francis has decreed there could be no changes to the baptismal wording used by the Catholic Church, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday. During a Catholic baptism, which marks a…

SEVEN KILLED IN DRC ETHNIC CLASHES

Seven persons were killed and 17 wounded in ethnic clashes over land rights in Kasai, a vast region in central Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said on Thursday. The…