A contingent of nine –time African champions Nigeria has arrived in the Austrian capital, Vienna for an 8-day training camp as part of intense preparations for some upcoming challenges, most notably the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Football Tournament. The City of Lagos will host the six-nation invitational that will... Read more
USCIRF Condemns The Detention Of Religious Leaders Amid Protests In Cuba
FeaturedPress Releases July 13, 2021
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) denounced the detention of religious leaders during nationwide protests in Cuba, the largest demonstrations in decades. “Cuban authorities are detaining religious leaders merely for peacefully protesting and calling for greater respect for human rights,” said USCIRF Commissioner James... Read more
Minority Leader of the Nigeria House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, has said government of the All Progressives Congress is failing, adding that the ruling party will leave power after the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari. Elumelu, who is representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in Delta state at the House, said... Read more
Nigeria’s Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chairman of the Committee, Kabiru Gaya, in his report, said Onochie did not satisfy the provisions of the Federal Character Principles. The Senate at the committee of the... Read more
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Tuesday confirmed an oil leak incident from its facility in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa amidst concerns of impact by residents. Mr Bamidele Odugbesan, Media Relations Manager at SPDC who confirmed the incident, noted that the spill which discharged... Read more
The Alumni association of the University of Port Harcourt on Tuesday applauded the appointment of one of its own, Prof Owunari Georgewill as Vice Chancellor. The commendation was contained in a press statement issued by Ono Akpe, the National Public Relations Officer of UNIPORT Alumni Association. The... Read more
President of the Nigeria Football Federation and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick was in ecstasy at Hertfordshire, England on Saturday as he watched the first training session of Nigeria midfield ace, Oghenekaro Etebo who recently joined English Premiership side Watford FC from Turkey’s Galatasaray. Hard-tackling Etebo has... Read more
The Executive Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Religious Matters, Bishop Greatman Nmalagu, has advocated that for the Federal Government to effectively tackle agitation in the country, it should adopt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s Model of Conflict Resolution. Nmalagu who spoke in Asaba, stated that clamping down on agitators... Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area ll Command Onne Port, Rivers State have recorded a total of N78,167,080,299.21 as revenue generated from January to June 2021. This was made known in a statement by Ifeoma Ojekwu, the Public Relations Officer, Area II Command, Onne Port, on Friday in Port Harcourt.... Read more
Yoruba traditional rulers from Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Kwara and Kogi states, on Sunday, demanded the immediate release of 13 aides of the Yoruba freedom fighter, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, who were arrested by the Department of State Service, DSS, during a recent raid on his... Read more
