In a significant development, Aare Afe Babalola, the founder and chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, has decided to drop all criminal charges against prominent human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. This decision follows the intervention of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, along with the support of other influential traditional rulers in the country. … [Read more…]
A father has been found guilty of murdering his daughter after he stabbed her in the heart at their home in Darlington. Simon Vickers, 50, was convicted of murder at Teesside Crown Court on Monday. He gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s … [Read more…]
With barely one week after a fuel tanker explosion rocked Dikko, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, killing over 100 people and injuring 69 others, another explosion has rocked the state, this time at a mining site in Sabon Pegi, Mashegu Local Government Area. The explosion reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday … [Read more…]
Timileyin Ajayi, the suspected killer of Salome Adaidu, has been arraigned at the High Court of Justice, Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. He was charged with one count of culpable homicide punishable by death, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria He was arraigned on Monday before Justice Simon Aboki. Upon arraignment, … [Read more…]
In yet another pacesetting move, the Enugu State Government under the leadership of Governor Peter Mbah has approved the Enugu State Climate Policy and Action Plan, ESCPAP, making it the first subnational government in Nigeria to adopt a long-term climate strategy that incorporates emissions modeling, microenergy audits, and extensive stakeholder engagement. In the same vein, … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on January 27-28, 2025. The Summit, hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to advance ‘‘Mission 300,’’ an initiative to … [Read more…]
…Gov Mbah visits accident scene, expresses sadness, as government takes over treatment of injured victims Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has expressed sadness over an accident involving a fuel tanker along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, claiming 11 lives. The explosion, which was reported to have occurred around 11:30 am, caused widespread panic and affected another … [Read more…]
Barely 48 hours after returning to the country from the United States of America and being unable to meet with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, a defiant former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Saturday dared his colleagues, insisting that he remains the speaker of the … [Read more…]
The former Executive Chairman of the old Nkanu Local Government Area, Hon. Prince Sir William Obaze Chukwuani, KSJI, who passed away on December 13, 2024, will be buried on Saturday, January 25, 2025 in his hometown of Ozalla in Nkanu West LGA. Prince Chukwuani was the first elected Chairman of the old Nkanu LGA, and … [Read more…]
…Says SE PDP united, warns external troublemakers The South East Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, rose from a meeting at the Government House, Enugu, with a resolution approving the zoning of national and zonal offices allocated to the zone. The party in the zone also restated its support for Hon. S.K.E Udeh-Okoye as … [Read more…]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has elevated several medical-related programmes in Nigerian universities from bachelor’s degrees to doctoral levels. This was announced in a statement on Wednesday by Franca Chukwuonwo, NUC’s Acting Director of Public Affairs. Chukwuonwo explained that the upgrade aims to incorporate more clinical and practical sessions, expand foundational course coverage, enhance clinical skills, and … [Read more…]
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the Federal Government’s recent approval, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), for a 50% increase in telecommunication tariffs. NLC said the decision, coming at a time when Nigerian workers and the masses are grappling with unprecedented economic hardship, is a clear assault on their welfare and an abandonment of … [Read more…]