The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), Geneva, said it is making wide consultations and preparations towards the establishment of a Pan-African Human Rights Court in the continent. Director/Ambassador, African Region of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Geneva, Switzerland Dr Tivlumun Ahure, made this known to reporters when he led a delegation to visit the […]

THE Presidential Investigative Committee on activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been granted judicial powers, it was learnt at the weekend. Chairman of the panel Justice Isa Ayo Salami, a former president of the Court of Appeal, and his members will operate in line with Section 1 of the Tribunals Inquiry […]

Letters of land allocation are being issued to members of the public illegally by some civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), it was learnt at the weekend. Acting Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Abdulhamid Sulaiman, who briefed reporters in his office warned the civil servants to desist or face prosecution. “The […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of renowned Kano businessman, Shehu Rabi’u, from the Isyaku Rabi’u clan. In separate condolence messages to the Isyaku Rabiu family and Abdulsamad Rabiu, Chairman and CEO of BUA Group, who is a nephew of the deceased, the President paid tribute to Shehu for his immense contributions […]

FORMER Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has explained why he paid off an accumulated pension and gratuity debt of N35 billion, which he inherited from the previous administration. The former governor said he took the decision because of the sufferings of the elderly who were being denied their rights. Obi, who stated this in an […]

TERTIARY institutions may be prevailed upon to delay the screening of admission seekers for the 2020/2021 academic session, it was learnt on Sunday. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of all tertiary institutions are billed for a meeting today to discuss the possibility of shifting the commencement of admission processes to a […]

The Lagos State Government says all roads and bridges under construction in Apapa, the nation’s port city, will be completed by October. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance on Sunday during an inspection tour of roads and bridges under construction in Apapa area of Lagos. Sanwo-Olu said that the traffic gridlocks experienced in the axis […]

Forty days to the September 19, 2020 off-cycle gubernatorial election in Edo State, the state has already attained the status of a huge theatre, the theatre of grand political ‘war’. Although the contest appears as a straight fight between the people and politicians, the combatants are of different categories. They include the governorship candidates of […]

Six governors of the North East geo-political zone have called on the Federal Government to incorporate the Nigerian police into the ongoing fight against terrorism in the region. The terrorism ignited by Boko Haram in 2009 has claimed over 36,000 lives and property worth over N3 trillion in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. A communiqué […]

The striking National Association of Government General and Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) in Ekiti State has accused the state government of paying lip service to delivering the desired healthcare services to the people of state. The association made the assertion in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr. Kolawole Adeniyi and Secretary, Dr. […]

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has said that the planned strike by Petroleum Tanker Drivers in Lagos would start on Monday as its meeting with Lagos State Government ended in deadlock. The South-West Chairman of NUPENG, Mr Tayo Aboyeji, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]

Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French aid workers as they visited a part of Niger popular with tourists for its wildlife, officials said. “There are eight dead: two Nigeriens including a guide and a driver, while the other six are French,” the governor of the Tillaberi region told AFP on […]