JUST IN: Americans have right to carry guns in public, says Supreme Court The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry firearms in public in a landmark decision that came just weeks after another deadly school shooting. The 6-3 ruling strikes down a New York law that required … [Read more…]
Breaking News: UK police charge two Nigerians on allegation of organ harvesting plan The United Kingdom Metropolitan Police have formally charged two Nigerians with conspiracy to facilitate travel of another person for organ harvesting. The suspects were arrested and charged over their plan to bring a child into the country to allegedly harvest the said … [Read more…]
Buhari rues increasing attacks on churches; calls for prayers President Muhammadu Buhari has described as unacceptable the recent spate of attacks on churches in some parts of the country In a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday in Abuja, the president said the attacks were a clear indication that some enemies … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, commenced the screening of nominees for deputy governorship positions for the 2023 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the screening took place at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja. The Deputy Governorship Candidates Screening Committee chaired by a former National Chairman of the PDP, … [Read more…]
Women group storm APC secretariat, demand VP slot The agitation over the choice of vice presidential candidate to Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), took a new twist, yesterday, as a group of women stormed the national party secretariat and demanded that the slot be allocated to a female. Led by the Deputy … [Read more…]
Proscription: Ohanaeze reacts, says IPOB product of injustice The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described the call by the President, Major General Muhammad Buhari (retd.), for western countries to designate the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra as a terrorist organisation as unfortunate. Ohanaeze reminded the president that it was his actions and inactions that … [Read more…]
Why voter registration may continue despite deadline – INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission has faulted reports that it extended the Continous Voter Registration for another 60 days, saying the June 30 deadline still stands. However, the electoral umpire clarified that despite its deadline, voter registration may continue following the court injunction asking the commission … [Read more…]
Enugu 2023: Mbah/Ossai ticket will sustain Gov. Ugwuanyi’s legacies – PDP Louis Amoke The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed delight at the emergence of Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai, a young and brilliant lawyer, as the running mate to the party’s governorship candidate in Enugu State, Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, disclosing that the joint ticket will … [Read more…]
APC, PDP members in Imo North collapse structures for Obi, LP Members of the two majority parties in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in Imo North Senatorial District of Imo State on Sunday collapsed their structures into the Labour Party and pledged their loyalty and support to its presidential candidate, Peter … [Read more…]
A socio-political group in Oyo State, the Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), has described the rating of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as the second fastest growing city in Africa for the year 2022 as a positive development, saying it shows the hard work and good governance being provided by Governor ‘Seyi Makinde. The group maintained that … [Read more…]
By Chidinma Prisca Elebe A person’s hair is an extension of who they are. It represents personality, tribe, religion, beliefs, ideals and profession. Possessing hair or the lack of it is still a form of identity. There is a distinctive quality to our hairstyles that can be used to characterize a particular person. For example, … [Read more…]
Proffesseur (Episode Two) By C.V.C Ozoaniamalu It was actually not the time to press the panic button, probably because it was Friday and Fridays had always come with so much laziness as well as euphoria for the short but meaningful weekend rest. It was just 15 minutes to the end of the class, voices of … [Read more…]