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The United Nations Working Group has accorded Omoleye Swore, the human right activist’s detention as arbitrary and illegal in line with the international law. The body has appealed to the Nigerian government to end the illegal prosecution of Sowore over attempts of peaceful protest in August of 2019. This was disclosed in a statement by…
HON. Justice I.E. Ekwo, the presiding judge over a Federal High Court in Abuja, has on Wednesday, October 21, fixed December 4, 2020, to review the audio evidence, which captured Senator Shehu Sani’s voice extorting $25,000 from Alhaji Sani Dauda of ASD Motors, a Kaduna-based business man. Senator Shehu Sani, a representative of Kaduna Central…
Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, stated on Wednesday that the Nigerian government is indebted to construction companies. The companies are handling 711 road projects in Nigeria now with a cost of N392 billion. It is estimated that the figure is 42% bigger than the allocation for road projects in the proposed 2021…
The Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is said to have been set ablaze by hoodlums in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. This report came hours after the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was blazed. The all-ruling APC, had accused the opposition party, PDP, for the attack on its secretariat….
The Federal Government has revealed that the non-academic staff unions will benefit from the contentious earned allowances that has been promised to be disbursed to the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). A meeting that was said to have been held last week, between the two negotiating teams of ASUU and the government was…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), hosted four talented youths from Ilorin, Kwara State who had built an aircraft prototype capable of ground motion. This is in pursuance of the NAF’s commitment towards enhancing Nigeria’s National Research and Development (R&D) effort, as well as encouraging youth’s participation in innovative ventures. The four boys included; Musa Aliyu,…
An appeal for nationwide calm was the nexus of the presidential message delivered by Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Mohammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, on Wednesday 21st, October, 2020. The speech titled, ‘President Buhari Welcomes Establishment of Judicial Panels of Inquiry by 13 States to Deliver Justice for Victims of Police Brutality’…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, has said that no death was recorded in Tuesday night attack in the Lekki toll gate area of Lagos State. The governor disclosed this in a live broadcast on Wednesday morning saying two critically wounded victims had been operated on and were in stable condition, while others in what…
President Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has instructed the dismissal of Dr. Tony Jaja, the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Copyright Commission. This is contained in a notice shared with journalists by the spokesperson for the Attorney-General of the Federation, Dr Umar Gwandu, on Monday. The document containing the notice of his dismissal was…
Training of personnel for the new unit of the Nigeria Police designed to combat high criminal activities in the country will commence today in designated locations of Osun and Nasarawa States. The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit is being assembled by the Police command following the disbandment of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)….
