Some opposition senators have said the Electoral Act amendment passed by the Senate on Wednesday accommodates the electronic transmission of election results. The lawmakers said this at a press briefing at the National Assembly. Those at the briefing were Enyinnaya…
By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA – High Chief Nathan Ofoma, a top-ranking Biafran army veteran and one of the foot soldiers of the Biafran war Lord and Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu has passed on. Born in 1945, High Chief Ofoma…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned Armayau Bichi, a former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Dutsinma, on kickback and bribery charges involving N19.7 million. EFCC arraigned Mr Bichi alongside two co-defendants, Lawal Mani and Aliyu…
By ABDULMALIK ADAMS Imagine a man who rises from the bustling streets of Ibadan, Akure and Abuja armed with nothing but unyielding determination and a passion for justice, to become a beacon of hope for the oppressed across Nigeria. This is…
When President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja a month ago after a prolonged holiday in Paris and brief stopover at a summit in Abu Dhabi, a newspaper headline sardonically announced that the “Nigerian Ambassador to France pays his first official visit…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said he regretted ‘every minute’ he spent with Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender. In an interview with Nine News Australia on Monday, Mr Gates described himself as “foolish” for spending time with the…
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has urged political parties to intensify mobilisation of eligible voters across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ahead of the Feb. 21 Area Councils election. He said this on Thursday in…
African leaders have been urged to protect their sovereign autonomy, with warnings that failure to do so could leave the continent perpetually dependent despite its vast natural endowments. This admonition was given yesterday at the strategic policy workshop held at…
The Management of Kwara State University (KWASU), in Malete, has confirmed the death of a 400-level student, Idris Agboluaje, in an auto crash in Malete on Wednesday. The institution’s Registrar, Dr Kikelomo Sallee, in a statement on Thursday, said Agboluaje,…
First, the jihadists sent a letter saying they were coming to the village to preach, said Nigerian chief Umar Bio Salihu. When no one attended, they went on a rampage, killing people and torching houses, he said. Salihu is the…