West Bank Attack Leaves One Journalist Dead, Others Injured
In a confrontation between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the northern West Bank, a journalist was shot dead and another reporter from Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera suffered a gunshot wound on the head and died, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Another journalist from the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds also suffered gunshot injuries in the incident […]
ASUU Strike: Senate Wades In, Promises To Push Negotiations
The Nigerian Senate has promised to intervene in the ongoing misunderstanding between the Federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) by bringing back the two parties to the negotiation table in the coming days. Speaking Tuesday in Abuja when he received officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) in his office […]
Selling Jonathan To Nigerians Would Be Complex For APC –Umahi
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi has described the possibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan joining the All Progressives Congress (APC) as another wonder of the world. He made the comment while speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja shortly after holding a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. A Northern Coalition on […]
ASUU Strike: NANS Orders Students To Block Airport Roads
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has directed all its students structures and organs to immediately mobilise to block all federal roads in protest against the ongoing shutdown of public universities in the country as a result of the ongoing strike action by ASUU. Africa Today News, New York reports that against the backdrop […]
Murder Trial: How Chidinma Stabbed Usifo Ataga -Police Officer
A police officer serving with the homicide department of the State Criminal Investigating Department (SCID), Yaba, DSP Olusegun Bamidele, yesterday continued his testimony at the Lagos High Court in the alleged murder case of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga. Continuing up from where he left off on Monday, the police officer, […]
Keep Up Momentum Of Operations In Terrorists Enclave – eL-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Gov. Nasir el-rufai has called for the sustained momentum of operations into terrorists’ enclaves to ensure the end of banditry and other security challenges in the state. The Governor made the call at the opening of the Nigerian Army 2022 Combat Arms Training Week at Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna. […]
US Embassy Vies For More Media Representation In Nigeria
The spokesperson of the United States of America Embassy in Nigeria, Jeanne Clerk has said that giving a voice to all the governed, including the under-represented by the media will very much assist in reducing voter apathy during elections. Clerk made the remark during a South-South town hall meeting with the theme, ‘’Setting Agenda for […]
2023 Presidency: Moghalu Pays ₦25m, Picks ADC Nomination Form
A former Deputy Governor of the CBN and Presidential aspirant, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has formally joined the 2023 presidential race after doling out the required ₦25m to obtain the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking at the ADC national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday after picking the form, […]
Buhari Won’t Stay In Office Beyond May 29, 2023 – Presidency
The Presidency of Nigeria has reiterated their stand that President Muhammadu Buhari will not stay in office beyond May 29, 2023, which should be the expected day for the handing over to another administration. The presidency made this position known in a reaction to the recent remarks made by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, […]
Why Are Yet To Release UTME Results – JAMB Explains
The Registrar/Chief Executive, of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has revealed that the exam body was yet to commence releasing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination because of some ongoing internal appraisal which would be concluded soon. According to him, JAMB wouldn’t want to release results because it had asked people […]
2023: Most Presidential Aspirants Are Not Serious –Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna lawmaker and Governorship aspirant, Senator Shehu Sani, has declared that ahead of the next year’s presidential elections, some aspirants are not exhibiting seriousness in anyway. According to him, any aspirant who has not consulted across the 36 states is not serious about his ambition and should be ignored. The Kaduna State governorship aspirant […]
Presidents And Others Can Now Vote At Party Congresses – Senate
Tuesday saw the Nigerian Senate amending the Electoral Act 2022 that would allow ‘statutory delegates’ to participate and vote in political parties’ conventions, congresses and some other meetings too. This followed the passage of the amendment bill on the act at the Committee of the Whole in Abuja The bill was sponsored by Deputy Senate […]