Reports from the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control shows that on the 27th of November 2020,Nigeria recorded 246 new cases of coronavirus.The 246 states, recorded from 9 states and the federal capital territory include; Lagos with 81 cases,FCT with 73,Plateau-39Kaduna-25Ogun-13Bauchi-5Rivers-4Ekiti-2Taraba-2Kano-2 Till date,67,220 cases have been confirmed of which 62,686 have […]
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Anambra Judicial panel on police brutality summons Ex Awkuzu SARS boss, James Nwafor
The Anambra State Judicial panel of Inquiry on police brutality has on Thursday summoned former commander of Akwuzu Special Anti-Robbery Squad unit,Retired Chief Superintendent of Police, James Nwafor to answer for the numerous cases of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings levelled against him According to media reports, chairman of […]
Imo govt seeks FG’s intervention on N75bn erosion remedy – Gov Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has noted that his state requires at least N75 billion to fix erosion sites across the state. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Uzodinma stated that Imo has 360 erosion sites of which 57 […]
Obiano Asks Church Leaders, Others To Promote COVID -19 Protocols
Governor, Willie Obiano of Anambra state has called on church leaders and managers of public places to maintain COVID-19 protocols; especially wearing of protective face masks within their facilities. Gov. Obiano made the call while speaking during the burial Mass of the late Patrick Ndubueze Onyechukwugoziri Adimike at Saint Joseph’s […]
All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Endorses Governor Obiano As Ojukwu’s Successor
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has, in a letter to the late Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, endorsed Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, as his successor. In statement made available to the press by the National Chairman of the party, Victor Oye, on Thursday, APGA assured the late Igbo leader of making […]
Manchester United Are In Advanced Talks To Sign AC Milan Midfielder, Hakan Calhanoglu
Manchester United are reportedly closing in on a deal for AC Milan midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu on a free transfer from AC Milan. The 26-year-old’s current contract with the Serie A club expires next summer and is able to arrange terms in the upcoming transfer window. Already Juventus, Atletico Madrid and […]
Turkey Jails Hundreds For Life Over 2016 Failed Coup Attempt
From our foreign desk is the report that a Turkish court has jailed 337 former pilots and other suspects for life over plot to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a failed coup attempt four years ago, a court document obtained by Newsmen revealed on Thursday. According to the document, […]
INEC official likens local govt elections to organised crime
In a related development, The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa-Ibom State, Mike Igini on Wednesday said local government elections in Nigeria are nothing but organised crime. Igini who disclosed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, accused state governors of interfering in the conduct of the polls at […]
Yakubu Asks NASS To Pass Amended Electoral Act Before 2021 First Quarter Ends
The former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has appealed to the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill latest by the first quarter of 2021. He made the appeal on Thursday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on INEC at the […]
Gowon Dismisses Allegation Of Looting CBN, Asks UK Lawmaker To Check His Record
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has dismissed the allegations of money laundering levelled against him by a member of the United Kingdom parliament. The elder statesman condemned the claims in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, three days after the UK lawmaker, Tom Tugendhat, accused him of […]