UgamatvOGUN ASSEMBLY CLEARS TWO LG CHAIRMEN
The Ogun State House of Assembly, has extended the tenures of the Transition Chairman of Remo-North, Abiodun Somoye; and his Ogun Waterside counterpart, Femi Onanuga, after clearing them of allegations…
WHO URGES NIGERIA TO DECENTRALISE COVID-19 TESTING
The World Health Organisation has commended Nigeria for being able to set up 61 laboratories that can test for COVID-19 in the last six months. The WHO, however, added that…
KOGI UNVEILS N1.5BN ECONOMIC RECOVERY FUND
The Kogi State Executive Council on Wednesday approved a set aside fund of N1.56bn under the Kogi Care Initiative planned towards economic recovery and stimulus in a bid to cushion…
NJC RECOMMENDS APPOINTMENT OF 22 JUDGES FOR SUPREME COURT, OTHERS
The National Judicial Council has recommended appointment of more judges for the Supreme Court and other various courts. A statement by the Director of Information of the NJC, Mr Soji…
CROSS RIVER GOVT DEMOLISHES KIDNAPPERS HOUSES IN CALABAR
The Cross River State Government on Thursday demolished houses belonging to suspected kidnappers in the Calabar Municipal Area.The houses were pulled down shortly after the suspects were paraded by the…
CARRINGTON SUPPORTED PRO-DEMOCRACY STRUGGLES IN NIGERIA – FAYEMI
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday, extolled the virtues of a former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, who died on Tuesday, aged 90 years old. The governor,…
NIGERIA WORKING TO REVERSE US IMMIGRATION VISA RESTRICTIONS -BUHARI
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, said Nigeria was making progress in its efforts to ensure the reversal of the United States’ suspension of the issuance of…
SACKED UNILAG VC OGUNDIPE HEADS TO COURT
The sacked Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has engaged a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, to file a suit to challenge his removal from office.…
BLASPHEMY : REVERSE MUSICIAN’S DEATH SENTENCE, AMNESTY URGES GANDUJE
Global rights group, Amnesty International, has condemned the death sentence handed down to a musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, by a Sharia Court in Kano State for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. Amnesty also…
TOP MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER DIES IN CAIRO PRISON
A senior leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood died Thursday in an Egyptian prison where he was serving multiple sentences including on terror-related charges, his lawyer said. Essam al-Erian, 66,…
