Bishop Godfrey Onah …We render services to the society through our schools, hospitals By Chidi Nkwopara The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka, Most Rev. Professor Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, remains a fearless cleric and a reporter’s delight any day, anywhere. He was in Maria Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri, to celebrate at the Requiem Mass of late Monsignor Theophilus Ibegbulam …

President Muhammadu Buhari The Senate has noted with satisfaction the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020 (BOFIA) following the passage of the bill by the senate. Sen. Ajibola Basiru (APC Osun), Chairman, Senate Committee on Media in a statement on Saturday, said the enactment of the BOFIA followed …

There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing details of how Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds are disbursed and spent by the Delta State Government may soon have some answers, as Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has won the latest round in the legal battle to compel Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and UBEC to publish spending …

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi  Following the setting up of Panel of Inquiry by Governor Bala Mohammed to investigate human rights abuses by the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in Bauchi state, human rights organizations have lamented the exclusion of petitions levelled against another police unit, Rapid Response Squad (RRS) which is alleged to have brutalized residents …

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 112 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. Nigeria had so far tested 705,809 people since the first confirmed COVID-19 case was reported on Feb. 27 this year. The health agency said that …

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has called for national unity in the fight against corruption and other sharp practices in the country. Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye made the call during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) led by its Managing Director, Mr Buki Ponle, to the commission’s headquarters in …

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Osun State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality on Saturday heard three different petitions filed by members of the public against the brutality of the men and officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The panel also granted adjournments to the petitioners and respondents in line with their request …

Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), says Nigeria is losing about 60 per cent of its financial income to illicit financial flows. Owasanoye said this when a delegation of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) led by its Managing Director, Mr Buki Ponle, visited the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. …

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The counsel to Adebayo Akinola, 39, accused of raping a teenager in Osogbo has said he is mentally unstable. His counsel, Queen Nkiri on Friday told Dr Olusegun Ayilara, of an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court while applying for the accused bail. Akinola was arraigned before Osun State Magistrate Court on two counts …

By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has disclosed of its resolve to conduct 15 pending bye-elections in 11 States on December 5. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the Commission, Barr. Festus Okoye disclosed this in a statement issued Friday in Abuja. The statement reads; “The Independent National …

Leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun West Senatorial District on Thursday, held a campaign rally to endorse Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for another term. The party faithful who converged on D.C. Primary School, Araromi, Iwo, said they had witnessed the giant strides of Governor Oyetola and are ready to support and …

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka has berated the failure of public schools system in the country. He said he would continue to advocate for its restoration until those concerned did the needful. In a post on his social media handle, in a discussion on children, upbringing and independence Chidoka said he moved his …

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will next week send a bill to the State House of Assembly requesting the lawmakers to immediately repeal the law awarding pension packages to former governors and former deputy governors. This is contained in a press statement issued by the governor’s …

Tucano fighter jet By Tordue Salem The Nigeria Airforce has disclosed its plan to deploy six super Tucano aircraft against terrorists across the country. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar made the disclosure Friday before the House of Representatives committee on Airforce while defending NAF’s N142.4 billion 2021 budget proposal. He explained …

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 70-year-old man, Hunsu Sunday for allegedly defiling his 15 years old granddaughter (name withheld) and subsequently impregnating her. The command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this to newsmen in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said …

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria …IPMAN NEC fixes pump pricing to between N168 & N170 nationwide By: Abayomi Adeshida, ABUJA Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to save oil marketers from bearing the burden of the deregulation of the oil sector despite the robust support the body has …

Peter Sutcliffe, a murderer who became known as the ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ after killing 13 women in northern England decades ago, has died in hospital. The 74-year-old had tested positive for the coronavirus, but had refused treatment, the prison service said. Sutcliffe, a former gravedigger, was sentenced to life in prison in 1981 after killing 13 …

Calls for 70% tax increase on tobacco By Gabriel Ewepu and Alice Ekpang – Abuja The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA, disclosed that 246 men die weekly from tobacco-related diseases in Nigeria. This was made known by the Board Chairman, NTCA, Akinbode Olufemi, during a media briefing in Abuja while presenting report titled, ‘Survey To …

The Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Mr Chiji Collins, has been impeached over alleged financial impropriety, high handedness, and gross misconduct. He was replaced by Mr Paul Emeziem from Onuimo Local Government Area. READ ALSO: Reps query BPP over N22m welfare package, N57m for travels The motion for his removal was supported by 19 out of the 27 members …

Africa’s leader in Sustainability, Access Bank PLC was presented with the certificate for achieving the highest level of sustainability certification under the Sustainability Standards and Certification Initiative (SSCI) program at the World Development Finance Forum (WDDF) in Karlsruhe, Germany. This feat makes Access Bank the first commercial bank in Africa to achieve this certification and …