BY GODWIN OBI The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has expressed disappointment over the United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its red list following the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. “We were not very happy when six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa were placed on a red listContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Kaduna State Government has sacked 233 teachers for presenting fake certificates upon the time of their recruitment. Tijjani Abdullahi, the Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board disclosed this on Thursday during a press conference in Kaduna. He said the teachers were sacked after inquiriesContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow the leader of the proscribed IPOB group, Nnamdi Kanu to have maximum possible comfort while in their custody. The trial judge Justice Binta Nyako who gave the order on ThursdayContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A Coalition of Civil Society Organization, CSOs, want the National Assembly to Veto President Muhammadu Buhari should he refuse to assent to the electoral act amendment bill 2021. They made the call at a press conference by a Coalition of Civil Society Organizations on the Electoral BillContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Police have 10 suspected criminals, including 30-year-old married woman, Fatima Lawali, who supplies live AK- 47 ammunition to bandits in Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kaduna, Katsina and the Niger States. Other offences being highlighted included those of complicity in banditry, criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, arms dealing, trafficking inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Correctional Service says gunmen who invaded the Jos Medium Security Custodial Centre in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria have been trapped within the facility due to the heavy firepower of security operatives who immediately cordoned the yard. In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Hundreds have been rendered homeless after an inferno swept through an overcrowded settlement in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. The incident which occurred on Sunday at the Elechi waterside in the state capital is said to have been caused by an electrical spark from one of the makeshiftContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend seized 12,385 kilograms of Loud Cannabis, a strong variant of the illicit weed imported from a neighbouring country and smuggled into Lagos through the waterways. According to NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the operatives who wereContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Suspected bandits have launched fresh attack on Barawa village of Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing 4 persons. Barawa village, which is less than 10 kilometres from the state capital, is also housing the Katsina Centre of Daar Communications Plc. Contract staff with the KatsinaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and civil society organisations on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The National Assembly has passed the bill and transmitted the document to President Buhari on November 19 for assent. While the Executive Director,Continue Reading