archiveMarch 2023

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against Russian President, Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for the war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. In its first warrant for Ukraine, the ICC called yesterday for Putin’s arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of...

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday cast his vote in the governorship and state assembly elections, saying that the electoral process is not supposed to be violent. Sanwo-Olu voted at Eiyekole, 006 polling unit, St. Stephens Nursery and Primary School, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island around 10:30am. The...

President Muhammadu Buhari has cast his vote at polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara A in Daura, Katsina State, with a call to electorate to vote for their preferred candidates even if politicians tried to offer them money. The president, who briefly spoke to newsmen both in English and Hausa languages...

      The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa said that an investigation has been launched into the alleged threat issued against Igbo by the Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo. Owohunwa made this known while featuring in an interview with...

Bigi Premium Water brand of Rite Foods has continued in its strong commitment in promoting quality healthcare for Nigerians with the support of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) two-day Annual Summit aimed at tackling the challenges faced by pharmacists in the delivery of their services. The ACPN...

  As Nigeria joins countries around the world to celebrate the annual Global Money Week, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be supporting the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with a series of educational programs and events aimed at enhancing financial literacy in children...

The Poultry Farmers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) says its members have lost more than N30 billion worth of eggs due to the lingering cash scarcity in the country. In a statement on Friday, Sunday Onallo-Akpa, National President of PFAN, lamented that the poultry industry was on the verge of total...

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sunday Ubua wherein he sought to be admitted to bail. Ubua is an associate of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, being prosecuted together by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for unlawful...

  The Albino Foundation Africa has appealed to political parties to avoid making polling units designated for Persons with Disabilities a danger zone during the Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. The Chief Executive Officer, TAF Africa, Jake Epelle, on Friday, said this at the foundation’s pre-election report...

  The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Friday dispelled reports that his supporters were planning a nationwide “groundswell #ENDINEC, #ENDNigeria protest”. In a statement sent on Friday, the Labour Party candidate said the opposition is behind the ‘fabricated protest’. Obi said: “My attention has been drawn...