The Annual Conference of West African Human Right Watch Groups, sponsored by African Center for Justice and Human Right (ACJHR), which holds in Accra, Ghana, in a week’s time will be accessing performance of the West African goverments on how effective fair and diligent prosecution has helped ...

The Rivers State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Chief Tony Okocha has welcomed the decision of Senator Magnus Abe to join the party describing his decision as a well thought out. Abe was the Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party, (SDP) in the last general ...

Former Arsenal star, Nigel Winterburn has named captain Martin Odegaard to be the club’s Player of the Season. Winterburn said the Norwegian midfielder works so hard for the Gunners. Odegaard will have to compete with the likes of Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka for Arsenal’s best Player of the ...

Kinsmen of the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfUND), Arc Sonny Echono have called on President Bola Tinubu not to heed to the ethnic agenda of some groups to cast aspersion and malign his person and office to achieve a sectional agenda. Making the call at a press ...

A federal jury in Camden, New Jersey, has convicted a Nigerian couple of forced labour in the United States and other related crimes with possible 20 years imprisonment. Isiaka and Bolaji Bolarinwa aged 67 and 50 years old respectively residing in Burlington County used coercive scheme to force ...

The Igbos in diaspora have again canvassed for justice, equity and fair-play in the trial of terrorism offences brought against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu by the federal government. The group specifically pleaded with the trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako ...

Watermelon contains a delicious bright red flesh which is often eaten in the summer, as it is refreshing while Ginger root is often used as a spice and has some wonderful health benefits.ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: When ginger and watermelon are mixed together to create a blended juice, they can be ...

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Spokesperson in Ebonyi State, Chika Nwoba is still detained in Abakaliki Correctional Centre despite being granted bail. Sunday Telegraph recalls that Nwoba’s ordeal started in February when he accused the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Commerce ...

 AUSTIN OBOH  The world celebrated Workers’ day on Wednesday, May 1, and it was another opportunity for workers in Nigeria to draw attention to their plight in the light of the current hardship in the country with inflation rate at 33.20% for March 2024 and interest rate at 24.75%. ...

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-OluThe Nigerian Police Force, Zone 2 Command headquarters at Onikan, has commenced investigations into an alleged land grab, malicious damage, encroachment, trespass and threat to life, in what has signposted one of the biggest land-grabbing deals in ...

Nigerian journalist and publisher, Dele Momodu, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to do due diligence during their investigation against ex-Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. Momodu also accused the EFCC of “misfiring” in the ongoing case ...

…As City outclass Wolves 5-1 Arsenal continue their title charge with dominant win over Bournemouth to turn the heat on in their push for a first Premier League title in 20 years. The Gunners took an early four points lead over City who later thrashed Wolves to reduce the deficit at the top to ...

As fuel scarcity deepens across the country, marketers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria have said their National Executive Council would be meeting officially on Monday to find a lasting solution to the problem. Speaking exclusively with Sunday PUNCH on ...

Anger with which Minister of Works David Umahi addresses the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project unleashes pungent smells that are entirely unpleasant. They have cast a pall of mystery on the project that is clothed with an urgency that is unbecomingly breath-taking. Call the Coastal Highway ...

The 5th Food & Beverage West Africa Trade Exhibition will open in Lagos on June 11, 2024, with more than 300 exhibitors from around the world expected to participate in the exhibition. The show is expected to attract more than 5,000 industry professionals from the food retailing, ...

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Benjamin Kalu, expressed gratitude on Saturday to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for supporting the passage of the South East Development Commission Bill through the third reading in the Senate. Speaking at ...

Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard inspired a 3-0 win against Bournemouth on Saturday. The Gunners’ fourth successive victory ensured second placed Manchester City will not be able to knock them out of pole position this weekend ...

Chijioke Iremeka The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says indifference and inaction shown by certain Member States remained the biggest danger facing the adoption of the global pandemic treaty. Speaking at the resumed session of the 9th meeting of the ...

A former Communications Director of White House, Hope Hicks, on Friday, said there was fear over the 2016 presidential campaign of ex-President Donald Trump. Hicks said there was fear over the impact of ‘Access Hollywood’ tape of Trump and porn star, Stormy Daniels. Testifying during the hush ...

Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, has said that the state government has taken all the required steps to modernize and rebrand the veterinary clinics and abattoirs across the state. The development, he said, will significantly increase the value and worth of the state and ...

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. SERAP, NGE urge Nigerian govt, govs to ‘stop using repressive laws to target journalists, critics’ As the international community marks the World Press Freedom Day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and ...

Kenyan President William Ruto has postponed next week’s planned reopening of schools until further notice, as heavy rains and floods that have killed more than 200 people continue. The president in his state of the nation address on Friday said that “meteorological reports paint a ...

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has unanimously suspended three members of its National Executive Committee (NEC).The suspended NEC members are deputy president Bonny Nyong, Vice-president South-South Azuka Raph Chiemeka and Financial Secretary Ijeoma Nwante.SWAN also relieved ...

Matchday 34 of the LALIGA EA SPORTS season will bring up a pair of intriguing regional derbies, including a duel between Girona FC and FC Barcelona at the Estadi Montilivi. There will also be an Andalusian derby between Sevilla FC and Granada CF, as well as several other important ...

 WALE OKEDIRAN  The sun was still up when out of the distant hills, Aburi came into view. At first, tiny like the head of an infant, the historic Ghanaian town soon came into full sight after we exited the highway and climbed the steep incline pressing ourselves against crash barriers ...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council for Sept. 21 governorship election would deliver 80 per cent of votes to Asuerinme Ighodalo, the party’s candidate.Governor Obaseki, who said this at the ...

Title: Dreams from Yesterday Author: Akin Akingbogun Publisher: Winepress Year of Publication: 2023 Number of Pages: 179 Category: Short Stories While the cover of “Dreams from Yesterday” may not fully convey the depth and excitement of Akin Akingbogun’s collection of 14 short stories, within ...

The federal government is weighing the consequences of imposing landing fees on Helicopter operators in the country’s oil and gas sector. The country is estimated to lose over 1.1 million barrels of oil per day (mbd) as operators have vowed to down operations if the government implements the ...

Highsounding, Honourable Patrick Obahiagbon, popularly called Igodomigodo, in this interview by LASISI OLAGUNJU, speaks in his unique, bombastic way and on a number of other issues. You’ve been very quiet lately, sir. What has been happening?Whilst it is very true that I have sequestered and ...

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has not given up on the possibility of Manchester City dropping points during the Premier League title race. Despite City having one game in hand, the Gunners have secured three consecutive wins in the league, keeping them top of the table, with a one-point lead ...

The Minority Leader of the Senate, Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South), has declared in Abuja Friday that his constituents in Benue South Senatorial District were running out of patience on the incessant killings by herdsmen. Abba Moro, who made the declaration in a statement signed by his media ...

By Don Silas In a significant development, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has commenced the unbundling process of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), introducing the Nigerian Independent System Operator of Nigeria Limited (NISO). According to an Order dated April 30, ...

Dotun Shonde, the General Manager, Courier and Logistics Regulatory Department (CLRD), NIPOST, while speaking with newsmen during the clampdown operation in Kano, said the exercise became imperative to sanitize and weed out quacks from the postal service industry.Shonde said he has received ...

The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has unbundled the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) as it has established the Nigerian Independent System Operator of Nigeria Limited (NISO). This was contained in NERC’s circular dated April 30 ...

By JOY ADARA, Abuja – As the international community marks the World Press Freedom Day, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged Nigerian authorities at all levels of government to “stop using repressive and anti-media laws such as ...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has blamed the government for contributing to the galloping food inflation in the country. Cardoso noted that the huge purchase of foodstuffs by the government as palliatives is contributing to inflation. He ...

By Matthew Atungwu The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast cloudiness and sunshine from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja forecast sunny skies in hazy atmosphere on Friday over the northern region, with exception of Taraba ...

The Enugu State House of Assembly has established an ad-hoc committee dedicated to devising effective regulations for masquerade activities in the state. Naija News reports that the decision comes in the wake of a distressing incident where a group of masquerades assaulted Ms. Blessing ...

The 36 State governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, have disclosed that they are reviewing their individual fiscal space as state governments and the consequential impact of various recommendations, geared towards arriving at what they described as an improved minimum ...

Seven daughter vessels carrying a combined total of 150 million litres of petrol trapped on the high sea at the Escravos channel, a key oil terminal in the Niger Delta, have been identified as the reason for the current supply crises. BusinessDay learnt there is a shortage of daughter vessels ...

  The Nigerian government has indicated an intention for an upward review of mining licence rates and other sundry fees payable by mining operators in the country. The minister of solid minerals development, Dr. Dele Alake, who announced this during a consultative meeting with stakeholders in ...

Some stakeholders have called for caution in the wake of federal and state government’s constant resort to engaging consultants to run some of their businesses. For many years to date, state governments and the federal government have hired consultants with the belief that consultancies offer ...

Nigerian superstar, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has released an artwork and track list for her upcoming sophomore album, ‘The Year I Turned 21’. The Grammy-nominated singer, who took to her social media pages to surprise her fans with an artwork and track list for her ...

Agency A biopharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, and partners have inaugurated the Cancer Care Africa programme in Kenya to bridge critical gaps in cancer care from diagnosis to treatment. Head of Communications – African Cluster, AstraZeneca, Asa Skiti, in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, ...

Mr Uduak Nanga, aka Mc Calculus, who just concluded a new Guinness World Record 150 hour non-stop mathematics lesson by an individual, has said he embarked on the venture because he needed a platform to let people, especially the youths, know that mathematics is easy and fun. Nanga, a native ...

Preparations are underway for the investiture of Olowo of Owo Kingdom, Ondo, Chief Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, as the pioneer chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Babura in Jigawa. This was announced in a press statement signed by the Secretary of Information and ...

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said the tanker explosion which claimed the lives of five persons and destroyed over 70 vehicles at Eleme in Rivers State was not caused by the ongoing construction work on the road. Umahi, who spoke to journalists shortly after inspecting the scene of the ...

Janet Ogundepo   The President of the Nigerian Dental Association, Dr Tope Adeyemi, has urged workers to prioritise safety in the workplace, noting that it is important in fostering productivity and maintaining a healthy work environment. While stating this in his address to commemorate ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu’s administration is determined to eradicate corruption without fear or favouritism. He made this statement on Thursday at the Second Edition of The Chronicle Roundtable in Abuja. The Vice President said the government is also working to ...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has hinted that the state government will soon commence the use of artificial intelligence in governance. He gave the hint on Wednesday while addressing the Labour movement on the occasion of the observance of the Workers’ Day. According to him, “I can only ...