•Clark Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has asked the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Olanipekun Olukoyede to as a matter of urgency, revive all abandoned high-profile corrupt cases against politicians. The elder statesman has also asked the EFCC Chairman to a...
•Abdullahi Sule Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed concern over the recent increase in cases of kidnapping in the state. Sule stated this during an emergency security council meeting yesterday in Lafia, reports Daily Trust. The governor said that the emergency meeting was to assess the security situation with the view to proff...
The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published today. “Our findings suggest that the number of new cases annually will rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to […]
Delta State Commissioner of Health, Joseph Onojaeme said that about four cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed in the state. He urged residents to keep their environment clean always and ensure that rats do not breed in or around their homes, reports The Nation. Onojaeme, who spoke to reporters in Asaba, today, Friday, March […]
•Nyesom Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that most cases of kidnap in the FCT in recent times were stage-managed. He also declared that there has been a remarkable improvement in the security situation of the territory. Wike said this today at the National Assembly while addressing journalists after [&h...
•Buhari and Tinubu The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed two appeals filed against President Bola Tinubu, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by a former presidential candidate of the defunct Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Ambrose Albert Owuru, and ...
The Northern Elders Progressive Forum and Northern Professionals Development Group have expressed concerns over “politically motivated media attacks” on former governors in the country by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a communique signed by the Chairman of the northern elders, Dr. Usman Sani, and his Secretary, Comrad...
•Sheriff Oborevwori Following the Supreme Court judgment delivered in Abuja today, the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevweri, has said he faced more election cases than any other governor in Nigeria. Oborevweri, who disclosed this at a thanksgiving service at the Government House Chapel, Asaba, the state capital, after the judgment, said th...
The year 2023 ended with many issues unresolved by the government at all levels. The judiciary is not left out as old and recent cases were brought forward to the new year, reports Daily Trust. Below are five of such high-profile cases. DCP Abba Kyari On February 14, 2022, a police officer, DCP Abba Kyari […]
•Photo used for illustration purposes only In the next 25 years, the greatest number of people who are over 60 years old will be residents of Africa, and a large number of people will have dementia, a brain disorder affecting memory, thinking, and the ability to perform daily activities, an expert has said. Dr Temitope […]