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The Lokoja High Court has reserved ruling to Jan. 24, on an application for stay of proceedings in the trial of Prince Abubakar Audu, former Kogi’s governor, in the case of N4 billion scam filed by EFCC. The trial judge, Justice Tanko Hussein of ...
Global Humanitarian Report, 2007, claims that over 70 per cent of the victims of conflicts and natural disasters are women and children. Frightening as this really is, yet not much is being done by the relevant authorities to pre-empt or mitigate the c...
Youssou N’Dour is an international music icon in the genre of ‘Afropop’ or ‘World beat.’ He is a singer, composer and drummer whose style of music had been named Mbalax. N’Dour’s particular brand of Mbalax has ...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), in Ebonyi State, has arrested one Chibueze Onukwe for allegedly marketing fake Izal germicide in Abakaliki markets. The NAFDAC Coordinator in the State, Mr Richard Anichuk...
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 6, Calabar Command, Alhaji Saidu Daya, said the command was working round the clock to ensure that all its State commands practice the profession in line with the principle and procedures of community pol...
The Rivers State Police command on Wednesday killed one suspected kidnapper, identified as Gabriel, at Ahoada during an exchange of gun-fire with a gang that specialises in kidnapping.in the State. The command stated that the suspect, who hails f...
The court of appeal sitting in Owerri, yesterday, adjourned hearing on the case brought by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the legality of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, in annulling the results of three local government are...
Although many parents deliberately avoid beating their children as a sign of love and protection. Incessant squabbles between husbands and wives could be as damaging as physical assaults on children because a child’s emotional security is affecte...
A people’s joy over a bridge project is about to become their worst nightmare yet, Onukogu Kanayo Juba writes News that the Federal Government had awarded the contract for the construction of the bridge to pass from Bagana (Kogi State) to Guto (N...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will name a technical director as well as a new coach for the women’s team next week Wednesday. The NFF technical committee have recommended the candidates for the two top posts and the executive commit...
The United Kingdom (UK) has announced that it would start the processing of visitors visas for people coming from outside the country to watch the Olympic and Paralympic games from January 1 2012. The Games, according to a statement made availabl...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has inaugurated a 17-man committee to review its planned proposal to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The advisory committee is also to advise if the games could be hosted without much cost to the g...
Home-based Super Eagles defender, Chibuzor Okonkwo, has described himself as the best full back in the Eagles camp. When asked by Assistant Coach, Daniel Amokachi about his readiness for the task ahead he said he believes more in action rather than tal...
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has charged his wards from the local scene to do all they can and give the foreign professionals a fight. He said he wants them to dethrone the foreign players. Keshi had his maiden meeting with the home-based national ...
The Senate against all odds finally adopted the recommendation of its Adhoc committee that probed alleged fleece in the BPE. UCHENNA AWOM in this analysis declares that the ball is now in the court of the executive arm of government. President o...