The Federal High Court in Abuja is to deliver on judgment in the case filed by the Federal Government against eight Chinese nationals and two others over allegations bordering on illegal mining on July 13 . Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Tuesday after the Prosecution Counsel, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, and the defendants’ counsel,…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has presented Nigeria’s Blue Economy Agenda at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where he participated in a high-level panel discussion on the blue economy. The Special Adviser to the Minister on Media, Dr Bolaji Akinola, made this known in a statement in Lagos…
President Bola Tinubu and former Minister of Defence, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, are to attend the public presentation of the autobiography of former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, scheduled for May 19 in Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Yomi Odunuga, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Secretary to…
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has urged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to uphold the values of discipline, unity, loyalty and peaceful coexistence at their places of primary assignment. Ododo gave the charge on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Orientation Course at the NYSC Orientation…
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has congratulated Afekhide Omoti on his election as the National President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr Patrick Ebojele, on Tuesday in Benin, the governor described Omoti’s emergence as a well-deserved reward for excellence and professionalism. Okpebholo said the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said countries must not leave people stranded at sea when they possess the capacity to manage health risks safely under international health regulations responsibly. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus disclosed this during an online media conference on hantavirus, reflecting on developments 10 days after the organisation was first informed…
New estimates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicate that 43,000 people in the Gaza Strip have suffered life-altering, severe injuries as a result of Israeli attacks since October 2023. Reinhilde van de Weerdt, the WHO representative for the occupied Palestinian territories on Tuesday said the supplies needed to help them have been stuck at…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed May 15 for definite hearing of a suit filed by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting 2027 presidential election. Justice Peter Lifu of the adjourned the case following the absence of the plaintiff, Johnmary Jideobi and his lawyer in…
Former Kano State governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has declared his readiness to work with former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, as his running mate ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso stated this during an interview on Arise Television PrimeTime on Monday. He insisted that the country urgently…
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in Nigerian universities has resumed negotiations with the Federal Government following the suspension of its indefinite strike. JAC comprises the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
