Omicron: FG Expresses Disappointment Over UK Government’s Red Listing Of Nigeria
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
Two Officers, Five Soldiers Killed As Troops Engage BH/ISWAP Terrorists In Borno
BY GODWIN OBI Two officers and five soldiers were killed on Friday when operatives of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) engaged Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists who infiltrated Kala Balge town in Borno State. Army spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed on Saturday thatContinue Reading
Ketare Monarch Tasks Colleges of Science and Technology To Review Their Curricula
BY GODWIN OBI Kanwan Katsina 111 and Traditional Ruler of Ketare District in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara ‘mni’, has called on Research Institutes, Polytechnics and Colleges of Science and Technology in the country to review and upgrade their curricula with the aim ofContinue Reading
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ction Rifles Channels TelevisionUpdated December 3, 2021 A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday convicted and sentenced a retired Customs Officer, Mahmud Hassan, and two others, to a total of 16 years imprisonment for conspiracy and unlawful importation of 661 Pump Action rifles, unlawful importation of prohibited firearms,Continue Reading
Kaduna Govt Sacks 233 Teachers, Schedules Fresh Competency Test For 12,254 Others
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
Court Orders DSS To Allow Nnamdi Kanu Maximum Comfort, Practice His Faith In Detention
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
Electoral Act Amendment Bill: CSOs want NASS to Veto President Buhari
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
UMAHI Confirms Killing 5 Enugu Engineers Working On State Ring Road, Sacks Ohaukwu LG Coordinators
BY GODWIN OBI Abakiliki: The Ebonyi State Governor, Engr Dave Nweze Umahi, FNSE, FNATE, has confirmed the death of five construction workers from NELAN Nigerian Limited who were abducted four weeks ago while working on a section of the Ebonyi State Ring road in Effium, Ohaukwu LGA of the state.Continue Reading
Malami Opposes Calls for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release Without Trial
BY GODWIN OBI The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the issue of pardoning the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is premature. Mr Malami stated this on Wednesday while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s PoliticsContinue Reading
Soludo smiles, As Court upholds his election
BY GODWIN OBI Respite came the way of the governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday, as the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, declined to nullify his election. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, dismissed a suit that sought to invalidate Soludo’sContinue Reading