A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has berated the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for donating money to victims of the fire disaster which engulfed Katsina Central Market. Tinubu had on Wednesday donated the sum of N50m to victims of the …
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President Buhari Appoints Salamatu Suleiman As NHRC Chairman
President Buhari appoints ex-minister as NHRC chairman A former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Salamatu Suleiman, has been named chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) by President Muhammadu Buhari. A former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Salamatu Suleiman, has been named chairman of the …
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Read More »Police Arraigns Lawyer For Stealing ₦5 Million In Ebonyi
Police Arraign Lawyer For ‘Stealing N5m’ In Ebonyi The Ebonyi State Police Command on Wednesday arraigned a 52-year-old lawyer, for allegedly stealing the sum of N5 million, belonging to one Igwe Nwokpata, in the state. The first defendant, Barr Onu Onwe, it was gathered, had been a lawyer to the …
Read More »Northern Nigeria, Yemen, South Sudan, Others Face Famine Threat – UN
Twenty countries contain areas that could soon experience famine in the coming months without urgent and scaled-up assistance, a report has said. The places prone to imminent and famine are Yemen, South Sudan and Northern Nigeria, UN food agencies have said. According to the joint report by the Food and …
Read More »Persons Missing, Houses Burnt In Renewed Akwa Ibom/Cross River Communal Clash
Several persons have been reported missing and many houses burnt down in a renewed boundary clash between the people of Oku Iboku and Ikot Offiong in Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State and Odukpani local government area of Cross River State. The renewed communal clash, which occurred on …
Read More »Femi Gbajabiamila: Gas Holds Key Potential For Nigeria’s Economy
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the gas sector holds key potential for the Nigerian economy as the world looks outside the box from dependence on crude oil. Gbajabiamila said, for this reason, experts in the gas sector should partner with those in …
Read More »Bayelsa FUO Student Commits Suicide After Family Members Tagged Him A Failure
Bayelsa Student Commits Suicide After Family Members Tagged Him A Failure (Photos) 200-level student of History and Diplomacy in the Federal University Otuoke (FUO), Arikekpar Lucky, allegedly suffering from depression, has committed suicide, Newsextra24 reports. It was gathered that the 27-year-old student popularly known as Don Zednas, hung himself with …
Read More »Samad Rabiu Launches $100 Million Annual African Fund For Social Development
Nigerian Industrialist and Philanthropist, Abdul Samad Rabiu, today announced the launch of the ABDUL SAMAD RABIU AFRICA INITIATIVE (ASR AFRICA) as well as a yearly Africa Fund endowment of USD100million starting from 2021 that will cater to various interventions in Education Health and Social Development. According to a statement by …
Read More »FIFA Imposes Fines On Blatter, Valcke. Extends Bans By 6 Years, 8 Months
Former FIFA President, Sepp Blatter has been handed a new ban of six years and eight months from football, said world football’s governing body. Ex-FIFA General Secretary, Jerome Valcke has received a similar punishment, with both also being fined £780,000. FIFA said the bans were for “various violations” of its …
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