Nigeria’s Chief Justice And The Sharia Proposition
By Pius Mordi At a time the judiciary he heads is being desecrated by the DSS, our CJN’s concern is how to amend the constitution for greater application of Sharia. Be very afraid. In saner climes, religion is rightly seen as a personal enterprise. Thus in holding public office,... Read more
USCIRF Releases New Reports On Religious Freedom In Indonesia And Vietnam
.Welcomes House Passage of the Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2019, Urges Swift Passage in the Senate .USCIRF Applauds Sanctions against Senior Burmese Military Officials   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new reports: Blasphemy... Read more
USCIRF Releases New Report On Shari’ah Criminal Law In Northern Nigeria
.Raises Alarm About Speech Laws That Restrict Religious Freedom In More Than Half Of African Countries .USCIRF Condemns Egypt’s Arrest of Coptic Activist Ramy Kamel   WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released a study conducted by Bauman Global on Shari’ah Criminal... Read more
It’s time to hang up on the traditional business phone. Telkom is shutting down its ADSL copper network and is ultimately forcing its business customers to move to the cloud. This is part of Telkom’s strategy to migrate customers to a more stable network and similarly-priced products. Local cloud... Read more
Graduation: Another Important Step On The Journey For Leading Women Coaches
  •Inaugural FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme reaches conclusion •15 mentors and 17 mentees attended final workshop in Zurich •Programme’s next cycle to take place following evaluation of first edition The first FIFA Coach Mentorship Programme (CMP), which saw 17 elite members of the women’s football coaching world guide 21... Read more
2019 First Bank National Company Of The Year Competition Winners To Contest In The Africa Company Of The Year Event
Lagos, 6 December 2019, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that Taidob College Abeokuta, the 2019 winners of the National Company of the Year competition organized by Junior Achievement Nigeria would compete against student teams from 10 other Junior Achievement member countries across Africa. The student team contestants... Read more
South African Police Officer Bags 32-Year Jail Term For Killing Nigerian
The South African Police Constable, Austin Reynold, who robbed and killed a Nigerian, Emeka Okoli, was on Monday sentenced to 32 years in prison by a Durban High Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the court sentenced the policeman three days after he was found guilty of... Read more
JUST IN: Lionel Messi Wins 6th Ballon d’Or Award
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has regained the Ballon d’Or crown after winning the 2019 edition in Paris France, to take a record sixth award, pipping Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo, as world best player. The Argentine superstar held off the challenge of Liverpool centre-back Virgil Van Dijk, who... Read more
Nigerian Lawmaker Pays SSCE Fees For 590 Students
…Inaugurates 13-classroom block in Enugu   The Deputy Minority Leader of the 9th House of Representatives, Chief Toby Okechukwu has given a grant of about N10million for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) registration of 590 students in his constituency. Okechukwu is representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency. The lawmaker,... Read more
NigerDelta Youth Leader Urges Presidency To Wade Into NDDC Impasse
A Niger Delta youth leader, Mr Kenedy Tonjo-West, on Monday urged the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, to intervene in the lingering leadership crisis in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Tonjo-West said the call to Kyari to intervene in the impasse between the legislators and... Read more