Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has expressed grief over the sustained invasion and killings by herdsmen. The governor, who was reacting to the recent killing of residents in unprovoked attacks, called on Benue communities to rise up and defend themselves. There were coordinated attacks on Guma, Kwande and Gwer West local government areas of the […]
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Soludo. Photo/FACEBOOK/ProfCharlesSoludo The Ogwaniocha Community in Ogbaru Council of Anambra State, yesterday, appealed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo to intervene in their crisis following alleged abduction and killing of their traditional ruler, Igwe Oliver Nnaji. Son of the monarch, Prince Nnaji Reginald, lamented what he described as ‘perverted justice’ in the trial of the suspected abductors […]
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The Senate has directed pay-tv service providers to halt the increase in their prices in tandem with the economic situation in Nigeria. Specifically, it kicked against the increase in tariffs by Multi-Choice Nigeria. The Red Chamber has also set in motion machinery to probe Multi-Choice, owners of DSTV and GOTV Satellite’s decoders, over alleged arbitrary […]
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•Africa reported 549,000 deaths, 2.5 million cases of disease in 2020 •Infection with ‘wasting disease’ protects mice from developing COVID-19 •Discovery may explain why TB, COVID-19 double infections are rare in humans Recent estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed tuberculosis (TB) killed 156,000 Nigerians and afflicted 452,000 in 2020. An assessment by WHO, […]
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Photo: Global Peace Foundation • Ruling party says terrorism fight not military’s alone, HURIWA seeks Gumi’s arrest • NIPR, NIMASA, SPN commiserate with train attack victims Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State chapter, has accused the government of turning the state into a graveyard, as it condemned the continuous kidnapping and killing of citizens […]
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The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has threatened to issue warrant against Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Effiong Okon Akwa over alleged non-payment of N2.2 billion contract sum. The duo, the chairman, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, insisted must appear before the […]
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Say lack of inter-disciplinary modules affecting lawyers The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); founder of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) and President of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, have identified obsolete curriculum as one of the biggest challenges confronting the country’s legal education. The Guardian reports that they […]
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• FEC observes minute silence for victims of Abuja-Kaduna train attack • Commuters on Kaduna-Abuja route at mercy of dreaded highway with no rail, air transport • Banditry, terrorism question our capacity to govern, governors lament Despite several signs that the Abuja-Kaduna railway was susceptible to bandits attack and amid massive resources in loans and […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, declared that the poor economic situation in Nigeria was frustrating young entrepreneurs. He said the development had made his friend and legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), to weep at a time, knowing what petty traders go through in the country. The ex-leader made the declaration at the Youth Development […]
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By Abdu Rafiu We can have a glimpse of the mystery of woman and her roles from what science seeks to elucidate despite its limitations. Science teaches us that two molecules of hydrogen and one of oxygen unite to give us water in the same way that sodium and chlorine, both splitting of a species, […]
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