Alleged drug trafficking: 20 lawyers vow to defend Abba Kyari
No fewer than 20 lawyers have indicated interest to defend the suspended DCP Abba Kyari in a suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Musa Shafiu, a legal practitioner, told newsmen on Wednesday, on behalf of other lawyers. He said the team is made up of four senior advocates of Nigeria who […]
NANTA’s 46th AGM to feature Durbar festival – President
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), on Wednesday, said its 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM), slated to hold in Kano, will feature the Durbar festival, Nigeria’s most spectacular horse parade. Mrs Susan Akporiaye, NANTA’s National President, told the Newsmen, on the sideline of a press briefing held in Lagos, that the festival promises […]
Africa leads in tragic deaths resulting from unsafe abortions – WHO
Most tragic deaths resulting from unsafe abortions take place in lower-income African and Asian countries, the WHO declared on Wednesday. It stated that more than 60 per cent of such deaths occur in Africa, while 30 per cent occur in Asia and among those living in the most vulnerable situations. Unsafe abortions, it stated cause […]
FG restates commitment to demarcate FCT/ Niger, Kaduna, Kogi, Nasarawa boundaries
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to demarcate the boundaries between the FCT and four neighbouring States. Mr Adamu Adaji, Director-General, National Boundary Commission (NBC), made this known in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the Internal Boundary Committee of the Commission chaired by Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works […]
WOMEN, YOUR GENDER IS YOUR STRENGTH IF USED WISELY.
Felix Oluwaseun Agbesanwa. Women are great. They have uncommon attributes that make them excel and unique in their day to day activities. Today, globally, the 8th of March has been set aside to celebrate their strengths and their weaknesses. Treat our women with respect and candour. Give them the opportunity to exhibit their talents. They […]
Envisioning a gender-just world: Save the Children weighs in, urges everyone to make a difference in the lives of tomorrow’s women
As the world commemorates International Women’s Day, Save the Children International (SCI) Nigeria calls upon the national, state and local governments to empower tomorrow’s women by promoting and protecting their rights to quality education, healthy start in life and end all forms of gender-based violence against girls and women in a bid to #BreakTheBias. Save […]
POWER GENERATION AND ONGOING LOAD SHEDDING NATIONWIDE
The Transmission Company of Nigeria wishes to notify consumers of electricity that the current load shedding being experienced nationwide is as a result of very low power generation by the Generation Companies (GENCOs) for TCN to wheel through the transmission grid to distribution companies nationwide. The media has been awash with reports that TCN has […]
Defection: Court Sacks Ebonyi State Governor Umahi And His Deputy
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and his deputy, Eric Igwe, to vacate their seats as the sitting governor and deputy respectively, on grounds that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the election in March 2019 and not the candidates. This comes nearly two years after the […]
PDP submits Umahi’s replacement to INEC, sacked governor sits tight
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday declared as illegal, the defection of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The court made the order in a judgment on a suit filed by the PDP […]
DIG Joseph Egbunike slumps, dies in Abuja
A deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, Joseph Egbunike, is dead. Egbunike who hails from Onitsha, Anambra State, reportedly slumped and died in his office in Abuja in the late hours of Tuesday. Until his death, Egbunike headed the Special Investigation Panel constituted by the Inspector General of Police, […]