NIGERIA'S Supreme Court has nullified the election of David Lyon as the Bayelsa State governor-elect and declared Senator Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner if the November 16 poll.
BRITAIN has suspended its funding of the Commonwealth Secretariat deciding to withhold the annual £4.7m contribution its makes to the body until there have been significant changes in the way it improves its financial procedures.
GOVERNORS of the five states across the southeast geo-political zone have agreed to suspend plans to float their own regional security outfit that they had christened Operation Ogbunigwe after holding a meeting with the inspector-general of police.
FORMER Super Eagles skipper Joseph Yobo has been named as the team's assistant coach replacing Imama Amapakabo as part of the Nigerian Football Federation's (NFF) preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
CATHOLIC priests may soon be allowed to get married and have children as the Vatican is considering fresh proposals to ease its rules on celibacy for clergymen to address the serious shortage of clergy in remote parts of the world.
PHARMACIES across Nigeria are raking on the millions as the sale of surgical masks has soared over recent weeks and prices have more than quadrupled soaring to N1,300 from N350 before the outbreak of the coronavirus.
SOKOTO State government has announced plans to secure a N65.7bn ($180m) loan to enable it fund different projects including purchasing cars and paying for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for Muslims.
FORMER presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore received heavyweight support when he appeared in court today as Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Senator Shehu Sani showed up in solidarity with him.
DETAILS of the regional security bill due to be passed in six state houses of assemblies across southwest Nigeria have been revealed with it emerging that the law stipulates that attacking any Amotekun operative attracts a fine of N250,000 of one month prison sentence.
NIGERIA'S Supreme Court has nullified the election of David Lyon as the Bayelsa State governor-elect and declared Senator Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner if the November 16 poll.
BRITAIN has suspended its funding of the Commonwealth Secretariat deciding to withhold the annual £4.7m contribution its makes to the body until there have been significant changes in the way it improves its financial procedures.
GOVERNORS of the five states across the southeast geo-political zone have agreed to suspend plans to float their own regional security outfit that they had christened Operation Ogbunigwe after holding a meeting with the inspector-general of police.
FORMER Super Eagles skipper Joseph Yobo has been named as the team's assistant coach replacing Imama Amapakabo as part of the Nigerian Football Federation's (NFF) preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
CATHOLIC priests may soon be allowed to get married and have children as the Vatican is considering fresh proposals to ease its rules on celibacy for clergymen to address the serious shortage of clergy in remote parts of the world.
PHARMACIES across Nigeria are raking on the millions as the sale of surgical masks has soared over recent weeks and prices have more than quadrupled soaring to N1,300 from N350 before the outbreak of the coronavirus.
SOKOTO State government has announced plans to secure a N65.7bn ($180m) loan to enable it fund different projects including purchasing cars and paying for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for Muslims.
FORMER presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore received heavyweight support when he appeared in court today as Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Senator Shehu Sani showed up in solidarity with him.
DETAILS of the regional security bill due to be passed in six state houses of assemblies across southwest Nigeria have been revealed with it emerging that the law stipulates that attacking any Amotekun operative attracts a fine of N250,000 of one month prison sentence.
