MURIC Slams US For Blacklisting Nigeria
A Muslim Right Grop, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has slammed the government of the United States of America led by Donald Trump for blacklisting Nigeria for religious rights violations. MURIC in a statement issued on Monday by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola also slammed the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, for backing the US […]
H’ Rights Violations Rising In Chad – Amnesty International
Amnesty International that there is increase of pretrial detentions, systematic bans on gatherings and threats to the right to information, violations of fundamental freedoms as Chad prepares for presidential election on April 11, 2021. Chad, a landlocked country in north-central Africa, will vote for their next president. But this election is already preceded by ‘violations […]
US Removes Sudan From Terrorism List
United State Of America has removed Sudan from terrorism list after 27 years. Confirming this in a statement, the US Embassy in Khartoum on Monday said it is effective from Monday. ‘The congressional notification period of 45 days has lapsed and the Secretary of State has signed a notification stating rescission of Sudan’s State Sponsor […]
How Britain Invaded And Concurred The Ancient Benin Kingdom
In the beginning of 1897, the Benin kingdom was an obscure and relatively unexplored part of the interior of the Niger Coast Protectorate. It constituted an area of approximately 4,000 square miles not yet under the sway of either direct British administration or trade, but claimed by the British as part of their sphere of […]
‘Bring Our Children Back’ – Parents Of Abducted Students Protest
Parents of the abducted students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara on Sunday staged a protest over the sad incident. The protesters marching with placards, called on the Federal Government to immediately rescue their children. Some of the parents held placards with the inscriptions such as ‘Government must speak out’, ‘We want our children […]
Trump Vs Biden: US Electoral College To Confirm Winner
Members of the Electoral College are widely expected to formally recognise Joe Biden as the next US president on Monday, despite Donald Trump refusing to admit defeat. The Washington Post reports that results of the November 3 election have been certified by each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Biden won with […]
Buhari Must Sack Service Chiefs To Save Nigeria – Ayodele
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the founder of INRI Evangelical spiritual church Lagos, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari over the issue of insecurity in Nigeria. Ayodele who disclosed that God told him that there would be confusion and disorderliness in Nigeria if Buhari fails to sack his Service Chiefs by February 2021. The clergyman was speaking in […]
Buhari Should Declare State Of Emergency Now – Atiku
The former Nigeria Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has asked the federal government to declare a state of emergency in states bedevilled by insecurity. Atiku said he condemned the abduction of the students in strongest terms saying that it was an unwelcome escalation of the spate of insecurity in the nation, adding that the time […]
Nigerian Graduates Can’t Read, Write – Education Minister
Malam Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, has insisted that many Nigerian graduates can’t read or write applications. Adamu said this while lamenting the continuous fall in the standard of education in Nigeria. The minister, who spoke in Yola, the Adamawa State during the official commissioning of completed projects in the college on Friday, decried […]
Gov Sanwo-Olu Tests Positive For COVID-19
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has tested positive for coronavirus, the state health commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi, announced on Saturday. Read Also: Gov Sanwo-Olu Orders Civil Servants To Resume Monday The governor had gone into isolation on Friday following contact with persons infected with the infection. ‘Following Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s exposure to a […]
600 Students Missing As Bandits Attack School In Katsina
No fewer than 600 out of the 800 students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina State have been declared missing. The students were reported missing after an attack by armed bandits on the school, Friday night. A school teacher who confirmed the incident said the bandits launched the attack shortly after prep […]
‘Shameful’: Nigerians Blast Buhari Over Kankara Abduction
President Muhammadu Buhari has come under attack over the abduction of school boys at the Government Science Secondary School, GSS, in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State during his visit to Daura, Katsina. Police confirmed on Saturday that unknown gunmen attacked the school and kidnapped some students. The recent abduction of students has again […]