This week an inquest jury found that Kelvin Igweani, aged 24, was suffering from a mental health episode and was lawfully killed by Thames Valley Police on 26 June 2021. While many other elements of the case have been covered by the media, Kelvin’s family wish to highlight the challenges they and Kelvin faced in … [Read more…]
Nigeria has been paired with Brazil in Group D of the 2023 U-20 World Cup, following the draw for the competition held on Friday in Zurich, Switzerland. Known as the Young Selecao, Brazil have won the competition five times. The Flying Eagles, one of the four African representatives for the competition billed to hold in … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it has no idea of the whereabouts of the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, since his infamous action during the supplementary governorship election in the state. Ari stirred controversy when he announced the supplementary governorship election results in Adamawa State on Sunday … [Read more…]
An auto accident involving four persons, who were riding a motorcycle on Eid-el-Fitr day claimed the life of one person in Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday. The three other persons on the bike, which rammed into a vehicle, sustained serious injuries. The victims were returning from Ilorin Eid prayer ground when the incident occurred at … [Read more…]
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan has stated that the leadership of the 10th National Assembly to be inaugurated on June will be determined by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, not the opposition. He made this known during an interview with state correspondents at the Presidential Villa Abuja on the backdrop … [Read more…]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a serious blow to his premiership on Friday as one of his closest allies resigned over allegations he bullied officials. In a resignation letter posted on Twitter on Friday, Dominic Raab said he decided to quit as deputy prime minister and justice secretary after an official inquiry found some of the claims … [Read more…]
The fighting that has erupted in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country is a direct result of a vicious power struggle within the country’s military leadership. The clashes are between the regular army and a paramilitary force called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Sudan is in North-East Africa and is one of … [Read more…]
To ensure a seamless transition come May 29, the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has announced a 14-man Presidential Inauguration Committee comprising of eminent Nigerians to plan a week-long event that would usher him and his VP-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima in as the President and Vice-President of the country. Tinubu, who is still abroad on vacation … [Read more…]
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the immediate suspension from office of Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari, Resident Electoral Commissioner, of Adamawa State pending the completion of investigation by the Inspector General of Police on the conducts and actions of the REC during the Supplementary election in Adamawa State. The President also has ordered the … [Read more…]
Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. After several false starts, Twitter began making good on its promise Thursday to remove the blue checks from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee to keep them. … [Read more…]
…Ugwuanyi harps on peace, love, unity, progress …Mbah promises religious harmony, inclusion As Muslims celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, to mark the end of Ramadan, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Enugu state Governor-Elect, Dr. Peter Mbah have congratulated Muslims in the state, Nigeria and the world. In their separate statements made available to Pacesetter, Ugwuanyi called … [Read more…]
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC), took a turn for the worse as national vice chairman (North West) of the party, Salihu Lukman, asked the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, to convene National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and present the financial report of the National Working Committee (NWC) within a week or face … [Read more…]