Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigerian (PFN) has called on Nigerians not to engage in reprisals against South Africans in respect of the xenophobic attack on Nigerians in South Africa. It advised that Nigerians in and outside the country should rather exercise ...
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Be fearless, courageous on presidential poll verdict, Frank tells justices
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, Timi Frank, has charged judges of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to be fearless and courageous, as they prepare to give their verdict on the petition challenging the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. ...
Read More »Kaduna elections tribunal affirms El-Rufai’s victory, quashes Ashiru’s petition as court sacks Ebonyi PDP Reps candidate
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) thronged the Election Petitions Tribunal in Kaduna celebrating the victory of Nasir El-Rufai as the duly elected governor in the 2019 gubernatorial poll in the state. In its judgement, the tribunal struck out ...
Read More »FG, USAID move against tropical diseases in Cross River State, others
The Federal Government and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have stepped up efforts to eradicate tropical diseases in 10 local councils of Cross River and over 490 other areas across the federation. Speaking during a meeting at ...
Read More »African commission mulls appropriate action against South Africa over xenophobia, cleric condemns attacks on Nigerians, others
Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Soyata Maiga has agreed to ‘take appropriate actions’ on request by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to sue South Africa over xenophobic attacks on other Africans. The development, analysts ...
Read More »Bauchi auto crash kills driver, injures seven others
A driver has been confirmed dead and six students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) injured in a head-on-collision involving a Vectra car and a Sharon bus along the Bauchi-Jos highway in Miri village, few kilometers away from the Bauchi State capital. Public ...
Read More »Global commitments to renewable energy exceed $11 trillion
Global divestments from fossil fuel to cleaner energy sources have assumed an upbeat dimension with pledges in that regard crossing the $11 trillion mark. To celebrate the feat, the campaigners and sympathisers alike popularised the “$11T and Counting: New goals ...
Read More »Defence denies detention of kids as terrorists in North East
The Defence Headquarters has denied the claim by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) that the Nigerian armed forces were arbitrarily detaining children in detention facilities across the North East. In a statement, yesterday by Acting Director, Defence Information, Colonel Onyema ...
Read More »DSS alleges plot to destabilise Nigeria through political differences
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said some groups were plotting to undermine the nation’s security, peace and unity. Its spokesperson, Peter Afunaya, in a statement claimed that the plotters were determined to exploit political differences and other events ...
Read More »ASUU urges President Buhari to declare emergency on nation’s education sector
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on the nation’s education sector, insisting that except the industry was fixed, “our problems may be multiplying.” Its national president, Professor Biodun ...
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