archiveAugust 2019

  Thousands of motorists have been trapped for hours as drivers of articulated vehicles block both lanes of the Abuja-Kaduna highway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the road was blocked following the death of one of the drivers, who was allegedly shot by a policeman for his...

A report by the United States government on drug trafficking has said that Nigerian traffickers are leading globally. In the comprehensive report released on Thursday the rate at which the illicit drugs are trafficked from the country had become worrisome to the international community. According to the report, “Nigerian drug...

The European Union (EU) through its Erasmus Plus programme, has awarded scholarships to 40 Nigerian students to study in various European countries for a masters or PhD degree. The awardees of this year’s scholarship programme would attend universities in 12 different European countries including Greece, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Czech Republic,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated the renowned chartered accountant and teacher, Chief Akintola Williams, who turned 100 on Friday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, Buhari congratulated the elder statesman for the many honours and pride, he brought...

National President of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Christopher Isiguzo, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately review his security strategy. Isiguzo, who noted that the strategy adopted by the president in tackling insecurity in the country was not working, insisted that it was time for the president to review...

  The Naira on Thursday was sold at N359.3 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N450 and N396, respectively. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment, the naira traded at N359.3 to the dollar, while the Pound Sterling and...

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called for declaration of state of emergency due to the security challenges in the South West Zone. Soyinka made the call on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo State capital on the sidelines of the D.O Fagunwa Study Group International Conference held to celebrate his...

Barrister Inibehe Effiong, human rights lawyer and counsel to the detained convener of ‘Revolution Now’ movement, Omoyele Sowore, has said plans are underway to vacate the Court ruling which directed the Department of State Services, DSS, to keep him for 45 days. Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court...

  Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has described the order of a Federal High Court in Abuja granting permission to the Department of State Services to further detain activist and convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days as bad news for ‘genuine’ democracy. The legal practitioner, in statement...

  VP assures FIFA inspection team of government’s support   The Federal Government is excited about the prospect of Nigeria hosting the next FIFA U-20 Women World Cup in 2020. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN dropped the hint on Thursday while receiving a delegation of FIFA Inspection Team at the...