•Cocoa farm Stakeholders have advocated for an elimination of all forms of forced labour and child labour and called for improved working condition of individuals in the cocoa industry in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call at a forum held in Ibadan, Oyo State, to examine the report of one-year investigation by African Law Foundation [&hel...
In the past few weeks, the sacking of lawmakers by the Court of Appeal from their respective seats has set many tongues wagging. In separate judgments by the Appeal Court, each of the federal lawmakers got sacked for different reasons, reports The Nation. Elisha Abbo (Adamawa North) was the first to be sacked followed by […]
•Palestinian firefighter stands amidst smoke after Israeli bombardment UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday warned that the bombarded Gaza Strip was becoming a “graveyard for children,” as he urged an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “The unfolding catastrophe makes the need for a humanitarian ceasefire more urgent ...
•Coach Postecoglou Ange Postecoglou admitted he does not like VAR as the Tottenham boss blasted the replay system’s influence on his side’s “out of control” 4-1 defeat against Chelsea yesterday. Tottenham had Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie sent off and were denied two goals by VAR in a remarkable Premier League clash, reports AFP. The [&he...
The naira crashed against the dollar yesterday, falling to 1, 030/$ on the average in the parallel market, losing the momentum it gathered last week. This represents a N80 loss or a 8.42 per cent decline of the local currency compared to the N950 it closed the week at last Friday, reports The PUNCH. This […]
It has become evident that members of the three arms of government are far more concerned about their personal welfare than about the precarious state of the economy. In a nation suffering from galloping inflation, massive unemployment and a decline in the value of its currency, the Legislature and Judiciary are conspiring with the Executive [...
•Idumota, Lagos Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Hon Nasir Isa Kwara, on Monday assured Nigerians and the international community of the present administration’s resolve to provide accurate population data against the current estimated 223 million. Hon Kwara made this statement during a media chat with Humanitarian Corresp...
With a few days to the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi, it is almost certain that insecurity and near loss of confidence in the electoral process may force about 70 per cent of eligible voters out of the election, especially in Imo State. From antecedents at the last elections, about 20 per […]
•Emefiele A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has restated its earlier order directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to either release former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele unconditionally or produce him in court tomorrow for him to get bail. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi restated the o...
•Tinubu and Biden The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Malagi, has cautioned the US Mission in Nigeria and other foreign missions in the country against “needless security advisories”. The minister told reporters in Abuja yesterday that such advisories had far-reaching implications on the general polity as well as the...

