Cemetery workers carry the coffin of a victim of COVID-19 at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 23, 2021. Miguel Schincariol / AFP WHO reports 4m new infections, 71,000 casualties in seven days With the exception of Nigeria and some other few African countries, COVID-19 cases rose for a sixth consecutive […]
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NULGE opposes move to delist councils from constitution Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, bemoaned that local government administration is getting worse in Nigeria, adding that the survival rests on divine intervention. He lamented that most of the councils could not even afford a grader for roads and perform other functions highlighted by the 1976 Local Government […]
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Says 80,000 have died due to insecurity Police put officers on ‘red alert’ in Lagos prisons against jailbreak Osinbajo decorates, tasks new IGP on community policing Allow governors to control police, Oyetola tells FG Civil Defence arrests 50 arms-bearing herdsmen 48 inmates willingly return to Imo custodial centre Miffed by the worsening insecurity in the […]
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The Olubadan, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji (Aje Ogungunniso I) and the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), will on Saturday honour the former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha with ‘The Outstanding Friend of Ibadanland” award. According to the letter of notification, the award is in recognition of Okorocha’s contribution to the education of […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Easter was celebrated in all Christendom at the weekend; it was rounded off on Monday. The occasion afforded us yet another opportunity to reflect once more on the life and times of the Lord Jesus Christ. No matter how we look at it, a moment descends on our soul which calls for […]
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Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) shuts down Federal High Court, Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and others in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Despite the last-minute intervention by the national leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to halt the nationwide strike proposed by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), members of the […]
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Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), a body unknown to the Nigerian Constitution, has been quite influential and prominent when it comes to issues that have to do with welfare and security of the 36 state governors. The NGF is registered, with registration number CAC/IT/NO/31439, under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 1990. […]
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How to build fairer, healthier Nigeria, by experts Blame doctors’ strike on govt’s insincerity to the welfare of healthcare workers As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world 15 months after its outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on governments to build a fairer and healthier world for everyone […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC), United Kingdom (UK) Chapter, has described as ill-motivated and unnecessary the protest by some Nigerians in the UK against President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent medical trip abroad. Mr Ade Omole, leader of the chapter said this in a statement on Tuesday while reacting to a protest against the President’s trip, organised […]
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By Bridget Chiedu Onochie Stakeholders in the temple of justice have often clamoured for quality judgment and acceleration of justice delivery in various court levels across Nigeria. As it was often suggested, one of the ways of achieving that objective is through engagement of additional judicial officers to handle the heavy workload in the courts’ dockets. […]
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