Onnoghen Resigns CJN
The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen has resigned with immediate effect. Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen TheCable reported that” ‘he turned in his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening, a day after the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended that he be compulsorily retired for misconduct.’ The National Judicial […]
SHOULD I CRY OR LAUGH?
By Comrade Peter Esele The recent report of five Nigerians arrested for armed robbery in Dubai and the response by the Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora to the President has brought upon me the above caption. Indeed robbery and drug trafficking are despicable acts that deserve unequivocal condemnation. Time and time again […]
EFCC releases Justice Onnoghen’s dossier
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has provided a new dossier of the improprieties committed by Justice Walter Onnoghen, the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, now facing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for false asset declaration. The dossier, by way of a “final address” was sent by lawyers to the commission in […]
Police Dismiss Inspector For ‘Shooting And Killing Kolade Johnson’
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed an officer, Inspector Ogunyemi Olalekan, after he was found guilty of killing Kolade Johnson. The dismissal was sequel to an orderly room trial of the inspector along with Sergeant Godwin Orji, who was discharged and acquitted. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, Mr Bala Elkana, disclosed this […]
CEP Statement Applauding Australia Parliament’s Passage of Legislation Regulating Extremist Content Online
(New York, N.Y.) – Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today commending the Parliament of Australia for passing legislation regulating social media companies in the wake of the New Zealand shootings. The bill, which won broad support, would penalize failures to promptly remove violent content online and requires authorities […]
Transparency and Accountability: Kaduna LG Councils battle over N20 million Reward
In a renewed move to take governance closer to the grassroots, all the 23 Local Government Councils of Kaduna state are being assessed on the basis of adherence to policy documents, budget planning and preparation process predicated on increasing internally generated revenue (IGR), improved public procurement system and reduced payroll fraud, tracking of absenteeism of […]
El-Rufai’s convoy foils kidnapping along Kaduna-Abuja road
The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai’s convoy foiled attempted kidnapping of motorists along Kaduna-Abuja road on Wednesday afternoon. The Governor who was on his way to Abuja got to the Akilubu village around 3:40pm, sighted dozens of vehicles parked by citizens alarmed that kidnappers were ahead. Security operatives in the governor’s convoy […]
Kaduna PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate Spends Birthday With Kajuru IDPs
Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate for the 2019 gubernatorial elections, Honourable Sunday Marshal Katung has marked his birthday in style in Kaduna with the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Kajuru Local Government Area. Supported by several dignitaries, Honourable Katung Stormed the Adara Town Hall,,Sabon Tasha Kaduna where two thousand IDPs are camped, and […]
UTME: 157,000 write mock, 2 invigilators assaulted
By Misbahu Bashir Over 157,000 candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), yesterday sat for mock exams in 698 centres nationwide. But two officials of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) were said to have been assaulted at an exam center in a higher institution in Lagos. JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, made […]
THE CHAMELEON
By Osobu Suuru Alexanderdonalexander88@yahoo.com A thousand clotheThe rack-sackOn a million times It changes outfit At freewill it picksChanging characters Within a jiffy At sunrise The best of leaderThe light shinesThe eyes illuminate Under the shadow ofDarknessDrawing the daggers Unpretentious;Truism manifestNo hanky-pankyA rabid bigot Unnoticeably;Gummy to Iroko treeLike motionless Wall-geckoA source ofAfrican nightmareAmbuscading its prey DespicableThe act of genocide The minorityVoiceless […]