A defence counsel in the charges of illicit cocaine dealing against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has said that his clients’ guilty plea was not based on ignorance. Chibuna Umeibe and Emeka Ezenwanne, who were charged along with Kyari and four other police officers, appeared with the other accused persons at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday …

The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Prof. Joseph Albasu Kunini has advocated a fair deal for women, asserting that it is unfair to relegate them to the background, amidst the daunting challenges and discrimination they often face. However, the Speaker equally advised women that rather than bewail their ordeal, they should take up the gauntlet by …

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege has felicitated with Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on his 65th birthday describing the nation’s No 2 citizen as consistent in demonstrating exemplary loyalty and commitment to the manifestos of the All Progressives Congress and the country. In a congratulatory message, Senator Omo-Agege commended the Vice President for his loyalty and dedication to the Muhammadu …

The Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo (well known as Sunday Ighoho), has been released by the Government of Republic of Benin. In a statement on Monday, the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, Ilana Omo Oodua Worldwide said the activist was released to its leader, Prof. Banji Akintoye and his deputy. Prof. Wale Adeniran. The statement, issued by  Ilana Omo …

Havilah Group, a records management and archiving solutions company, has endowed an annual N500,000 prize for the best graduating student of Library Science and Information Technology at the University of Jos. Its Chief Executive of the company, Otunba Lanre Adesuyi announced the prize during a thank you visit to Havilah Group in Abuja by the Vice Chancellor of the university, …

In spite of his denial, the National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Mai Mala Buni may have been removed from office. The decision to remove Governor Buni is said to have the backing of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mallam Abubakar Malami SAN. The Yobe State …

Nigeria’s COVID-19 situation has given a cause for cheer in recent times. And the report of the lowest daily count on Saturday further indicates that the worst of the pandemic may well be over. For the first time since 27th June 2021, Nigeria recorded the lowest daily figure of three new infections. The earlier count was two, while no new case …

Renegotiation between the striking university lecturers and the Federal Government is expected to start this week with the inauguration of a community charged with that responsibility. The four-week ‘roll-over total and comprehensive strike action’ declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), enters its last week. According to the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of …

Three hundred and six more Nigerians affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war arrived in the country from Budapest, Hungary on Sunday morning. This makes it the fourth batch of evacuees to return home since the rescue operation began on Friday. And the total figure of Nigerian safety back home has risen to 1,081. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that …

It’s not yet joy for some Nigerians trapped in the world’s new war theatre, Ukraine. This is even as over 775 of them returned home on Friday. Reports indicate that no fewer than 150 Nigerian students are trapped in the war zone. In Sumy, a Ukrainian city bordering Russia, the students were reportedly denied access to Russia despite interventions by …