US election results: Trump sues as path to victory over Biden narrows
https://emp.bbc.com/emp/SMPj/2.36.2/iframe.htmlmedia captionJoe Biden: I’m not here to declare we won Donald Trump and Joe Biden each claim to be ahead in the US presidential election, even as the final outcome hangs on a razor’s edge and both sides ramp up for legal action. The Trump campaign is challenging vote counts in the key states of […]
Insecurity: Senator Ndume seeks upward review of army budgetary allocation
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto SENATE Committee Chairman on Army, Senator Muhammad Ali Ndume has said that the military needs an upward review of its budgetary allocation to adequately confront insurgency, banditry and other security challenges in the country.He said the 1% annual budgetary allocation is inadequate for the army in the face of insecurity being […]
INEC Announces Resumption Of Voter Registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence in the first quarter of 2021 ahead of the 2023 general election. The sum of N1billion has also been earmarked by INEC for the exercise. This announcement was made on Wednesday by Chairman of the Electoral body, Professor […]
ELECTRICITY: Ossiomo Power Plant begins Operations.
… lights up Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. The 55MW CCETC-Ossiomo Independent Power Plant in Benin City has commenced power supply in the state with the lighting up of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, a feat that has now opened up the electricity market in Edo State to drive industrial growth and attract private investors. Special Adviser to […]
CALL FOR PETITIONS: JUDICIAL PANEL OF INQUIRY INTO ACTS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND OTHER RELATED EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN KADUNA STATE
JUDICIAL PANEL OF INQUIRY INTO ACTS OF POLICE BRUTALITY AND OTHER RELATED EXTRA-JUDICIALKILLINGS IN KADUNA STATE.CALL FOR PETITIONSFollowing the directive of the National Executive Council for the establishment of state-based Judicial Panel of Inquiry across the country to receive and investigate complaints of Police brutality, ExtraJudicial killing and Human Rights Violation with a view to […]
#ENDSARS: Govt Clamping Down On Active Citizens?
The Nigeria Immigration Service has prevented Modupe Odele, a lawyer, who volunteered her services to help free peaceful protesters detained by law enforcement agents from leaving the country. In a newsletter she sent out on Monday, the Columbia University graduate detailed how she had gone to the airport to take a flight to the Maldives […]
Beyond Protest: Mainstreaming Youth Participation in Governance
The recent #EndSARS protest, regardless of the unfortunate hijack, has demonstrated the capacity of the youth to find our voice, mobilize, organize, coordinate and effectively engage. This new found power has agitated the ruling elites who are now conscious that it is time for the long overdue generational hand shake. Indeed, nothing can stop an […]
Smoking Weed And Sipping Henessy: ‘THE RIVER THAT FORGETS ITS SOURCE’.
By Adeolu Ojo There once was a doctor,By name Mungo ParkWho was sent by Niger CompanyTo see the source of the NigerBut died at Bussa. This is a nursery rhyme we used to sing when I was in primary school, and that was my first indicator as to the fact that rivers have sources. Before […]
US Forces Rescue American Citizen Abducted In Nigeria
The United States forces have rescued an American citizen who was held hostage in northern Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by the assistant to the secretaryof defense for public affairs, Jonathan Hoffman, on Saturday, October 31, 2020. His statement read: “U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 […]
School Resumption: Kaduna Begins Monitoring Compliance Of Covid-19 Protocols
The Kaduna State government, through the Ministry of Education has embarked on monitoring the level of compliance to the Covid-19 protocols in Schools,with a visit to some schools in the state. This according to government is to secure the learning environment thereby making it conducive for both students and teachers in the state as they […]