Sweden-based forward Onyekachi Durugbor Paschal has been drafted in to replace injured Victor Boniface Okoh in Nigeria’s squad for next month’s Africa U20 Cup of Nations finals in Niger Republic. Team Administrator Aliyu Ibrahim Lawal said on Thursday that medical examination on Real Sapphire FC striker Okoh revealed he... Read more
The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Friday said it received with shock the news of the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen. Reacting to the development, Mr Eric Omare in a statement on Friday that the immediate swearing in of Justice Tanko Muhammed as... Read more
‘Crazy Bills’: Save Lagos Group Backs NASS Over Jail Term, N1million Fine On Defaulters
Nigeria January 28, 2019
A civil rights organization, the Save Lagos Group (SLG) has thrown itsweight behind the newly passed Electricity Power Reform Act(Amendment) Bill 2018 by the House of Representatives prohibiting andcriminalizing the estimated billing system that produce what Nigerians refer to as crazy bills. The Bill recommended a one year jail... Read more
Faced by uncertainty of the likely outcome of the appeal it filed against the high court judgment which declared the use of “State of Osun” as illegal, the state government has engaged six Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) as counsels to handle the matter. Justice Yinka Afolabi of... Read more
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has offered explanations as to why he left the venue of the presidential debate on not seeing President Muhammadu Buhari who never showed up for the event. Atiku who arrived, the Hilton Hotel,... Read more
In an interview with VOA Hausa Service in Washington DC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar said stories that he was banned from the United States was ‘disinformation’. He spoke on Thursday, after his arrival to the US capital, where he lodged at Trump International Hotel. Here is the transcript of the... Read more
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s largest mobile operator, said on Wednesday its internet services had been cut off following an order from the government amid deadly protests in the country. “We are obliged to act when directed to do so and the matter is beyond our control,” Econet said... Read more
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), has commended the Ekpeye communities in Rivers State for embracing dialogue in their quest for development. Senator Ndoma-Egba was speaking when a delegation of Ekpeye Elites, led by Dr Chigbo Sam-Eligwe, paid... Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday laid to rest the controversy over the list of candidates for the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the February 16 and March 2 elections. In the final list of Senatorial and House of Representatives candidates published... Read more
From: Dianabasi Effiong African champions Nigeria have an interesting start to their preparations for the 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals as they tackle China’s Women National Team, nicknamed Steel Roses, in the Four –Nation China Tournament on Thursday evening. Korea Republic and Romania, the other participating teams, will... Read more
