archiveMarch 2020

A Supreme Court Justice, Chima Nweze,  who on Tuesday gave a dissenting judgement stated that the Supreme Court should review its January 14, 2020 ruling that sacked the Imo governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Emeka Ihedioha, from office. Justice Nweze noted that the Supreme Court is permitted by...

  …As lawmakers dressed in warrior outfit Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill, 2020 codenamed Operation Amotekun. The lawmakers in their dressing had showed their readiness for the day’s business as majority of them wore customised outfits in the shade of...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for review of judgement filed by the former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha filed an application against the January 14th judgement that sacked him as governor of the state. He, alongside his counsel, argued that the judgement which installed Sen. Hope...

  Members of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (The NSE) have passed requisite resolutions for the demutualisation of The Exchange at a Court Ordered Meeting (COM) and an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). The meetings held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at The Grand Banquet Hall, Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria...

The Supreme Court is set to deliver a judgement in an application filed by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking it to set aside a judgement on Imo governorship election that declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner, these are the plead of the...

  23% obtained credit and above in 5 subjects including English and Maths The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. WAEC released the first series of the results 30 days after the conduct of...

Mobile operator MTN yesterday reported a 10.5 per cent jump in mobile subscribers in Nigeria during the year ended in December, demonstrating that several initiatives had helped the company to put its woes in the country into regaining momentum. MTN said its Nigeria unit posted a 6.1 million increase in...

  The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has officially added a new touch point to its network as its new branch in Afriland towers on Lagos Island, was inaugurated by Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Chairman of UBA, Mr. Tony Elumelu. According to a statement, the...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has warned that packaging food items in polythene bags popularly known as nylon causes cancer. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who spoke in a chat with journalists in Abuja on Monday, appealed to Nigerians to stop using the...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that more than 900 million people or one in every 10 people would have disabling hearing loss by year 2050. WHO gave the estimation on Tuesday in commemoration of the World Hearing Day. The world health body also disclosed that unaddressed hearing loss...