THE Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has made a case for the media to be allowed to cover virtual Court proceedings. This was disclosed by the Vice President at a webinar alongside Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, who was represented by his son, Bode Olanipekun SAN, former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dele Adesina SAN, human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN, Publisher, Anti-Corruption Journal, Mr Richard Akinnola,and former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), Prof Chidi Anselm Odinkalu. Meanwhile, in his key note address, he lauded the decision of the Supreme Court…
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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has called on northern traditional rulers not to relent in spearheading the campaigns to avoid the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the region, stressing that the cost of treating COVID-19 patients is very expensive. The governor who made the call on Monday at the executive committee meeting of the traditional rulers chaired by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, noted that it costs about N400,000 to treat one COVID-19 patient. While noting that traditional rulers have critical roles to play in ensuring that people at the grassroots adhere to government’s directives as part of…
Press Release: Attention of the Management of Kwara State University has been drawn to an advert making the rounds, especially in Ekiti State, by some unscrupulous individuals, about the offer of admission into KWASU Top Up Programme by KWASU (Ekiti State Study Centre). The University hereby wishes to inform the unsuspecting publics and especially all our intending applicants that Kwara State University has no Study Centre, in whatever form, in Ekiti State, hence any formation of, or affiliation with KWASU (Ekiti Study Centre) is non-existent. Kwara State University hereby dissociates itself from the information contained in the poster and urge…
Five months after the event took place and three months after the commissioner was first invited for questioning by the police. The Nigeria Police Force has charged to court Mr Abdulmumuni Danga, Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources, for assaulting and raping a lady named Elizabeth over a Facebook post. This is coming five months after the event took place and three months after the commissioner was first invited for questioning by the police. Danga was charged on a seven-count charge including rape to brutality, coercion and torture. He is charged alongside one Success Omadivi and they are to be…
No Fewer than 41 journalists have been attacked at different locations in the country in the course of their duties between January and August, the International Press Centre has said. IPC Programme Officer, Melody Akinjiyan-Lawal, made the revelation during a webinar on Edo and Ondo States elections in Benin on Monday. The webinar was organised by the IPC in conjunction with the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria for journalists. Akinjiyan-Lawal, who spoke on journalists safety during elections, said of the 41 attacks, 35 were on male, while five were on female and one was on a media…
Uncertainty on Monday surrounded the appointment of an Ilorin prince, Alhaji Mahe Abdulkadir, as the new Chief of Staff to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State. The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that news of the appointment went viral on social and prominent online media in the country. The media was agog with the report that Abdulkadir had been appointed to replace the former Chief of Staff, Adisa Logun, who died from complications of COVID-19 on July 7. Abdulkadir, a retired Permanent Secretary in the state and son of the immediate late Emir of Ilorin, Aliyu Abdulkadir, is said to…
The Universal Basic Education Commission says the opening of an online application for recruitment into the Federal Teachers’ Scheme is not fake. Dr. Ossom Ossom, Public Relations Officer of the commission, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja, following skepticism about the authenticity of the recruitment. A document obtained by NAN from the UBEC Headquarters in Abuja, confirming the recruitment, noted that applications were currently being invited from eligible candidates for the 2020 and 2021 service periods. The document stated that the FTS, a two-year intervention programme established by the Federal Government in 2006, was…
Leaders of Nigeria’s private sector have risen against a controversial bill that aims to give the Central bank governor more powers including immunity from third party lawsuits. The Bill, which has been passed by the National Assembly but awaits the President’s assent to become law, will replace the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Act, BOFIA….
Ibadan, Sept. 7, 2020 Prof. Emiola Nihinlola, the President, Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS), Ogbomoso, says the Church will continue to pray for improvement of the nation’s economy, which has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. He said this on Monday in Ogbomoso during a news conference to herald the 2020 NBTS Ministers’ Conference. Newsmen reports that the year 2020 edition of the annual NBTS ministers’ conference is scheduled to hold from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16. Nihinlola said that a revived economy was essential for improved finances for all sectors of the nation, including the church. He said the…
The ambition of Bola Ahmed Tinubu to aspire for the number one seat in Nigeria got a boast last weekendThis followed the acceptance of a two term Governor of ogun state Otunba Gbenga Daniel to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of Bola Ahmed Tinubu solidarity vanguard (BATSV)Presenting the letter of Appointment, the Global chairman of Bola Ahmed Tinubu solidarity vanguard Amb .(Dr)Dare Owotomobi said Otunba Gbenga Daniel is one of the respected Yoruba Leaders who has worked for the unity and Development of the countryHe noted that Otunba Daniel has the potential of mobilizing Nigerian across…
