Edo Election: IG Of Police Announces Curfew
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in Edo State. The curfew starts 11:59pm on Friday and ends 6pm on Saturday. Police spokesman, Frank Mba, in a statement said this would ensure public order and safety during the governorship election. Mba also cited the need to prevent the movement […]
Nikky Emelike Unveils ‘Center Point Africa’ Pilot Episode
Lady Nikky Emelike is the CEO of Neasden College (a UK registered Training provider) and an adviser to the Special Adviser on Health to the Imo State Governor Dr Okereke Marcillina who recently landed an appointment as the Executive head of communications on the popular African Media company IONTV has unveiled the pilot episode of her […]
Stop Inciting Nigerians – Group To Obasanjo, Soyinka
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Citizens Action for Good Governance (CAGG), on Thursday, in Abuja condemned a statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on the state of the nation that Nigeria had become a failed state. Africa Today News, New York reports that the statement had discredited the Muhammadu Buhari-led government as leading the nation […]
Why Trump Does Not Deserve The Votes Of African Americans
For many African Americans in the United States, the coming Presidential elections will be a life-changing one for them. Not in terms of fulfilling political desires, but in terms of what they have passed through under the tenure of the current United States President, Donald Trump. President Donald Trump is clearly not a politician who […]
FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Moves Up, Now World 29th
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up by two spots in FIFA’s ranking for September to place 29th after more than six months of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the ranking placed on the world football governing body’s website on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1493 points during the period under review without playing any match. […]
Edo 2020: APC, PDP Inducing Voters With Money, Gift Items
Yiaga Africa, a citizen-led NGO has raised an alarm that the two major parties participating in next Saturday’s Edo state Governorship election, the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and their supporters are violating electoral guidelines and COVID-19 protocols ahead. Chairman of Yiaga Africa Watching the Vote 2020 Edo Election Observation […]
Kabiru: AIT Denies Reporting Release Of Christmas Day Bomber
Africa Independent Television (AIT) says it did not report the release of the mastermind of a bomb blast in Niger State in 2011 Kabiru Dikko. An alleged social media post by the broadcast station had suggested that Dikko, better known as Kabiru Sokoto, had been released. However, AIT’s parent company Daar Communications in a statement […]
Army Buries Soldier Tortured To Death By Senior Officers
The Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, interred the remains of Lance Corporal Benjamin Collins, who was tortured to death by three senior officers at the Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja, in 2017. Collins was buried with full military honours at the Guards Brigade cemetery along Kubwa Expressway by soldiers from the Army Headquarters Garrison Battalion. The funeral was […]
UAE, Bahrain Will Bear The Consequences Of Israel Deals – Iran
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain would be responsible for any “consequences” resulting from their normalisation of relations with Tehran’s archrival, Israel. Rouhani’s remarks came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the UAE signed agreements establishing full diplomatic ties at […]
COVID-19: Osun Closes Isolation Centre
The Osun State Government on Wednesday has announced the closure of one of the Isolation Centres in Osogbo, the state capital. The state government closed down Mercyland Isolation Centre, claiming the pandemic is on its flattening way within its border. The state government, however, warned citizens to take personal responsibility for their safety against the […]
I Won’t Be Shocked If Obaseki Wins Edo Election – Momoh
Prince Tony Momoh, a former Minister of Information and one of the national leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday said he won’t be shocked if Governor Godwin Obaseki, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wins this weekend’s governorship election in Edo state. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Momoh, former […]
Rape: el-Rufai Signs Castration Bill In Kaduna
Governor Nasir el-Rufai, has signed the Kaduna State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020 for surgical castration for male rapists and bilateral salpingectomy for their female counterparts in the State. The amendment also updates the penalties for the offence of the rape of a child. Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser on Media and Communication to governor […]