Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo, has described the establishment of People’s Assembly by the organisation as a democratic tool to bridge the trust gap between elected political office holders and people at the grassroots. Itodo stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. “We launched…
Bishop Stephen Adegbite, Executive Secretary of Nigeria Conference of Police Commissioners (NCPC), on Sunday said because Jesus resurrected, Nigeria would see better days so the citizens should keep hope alive. Adegbite made this known in his Easter message while felicitating Christian faithful in Nigeria and the world for the successful completion of the Lenten season….
A civil society organisation (CSO), Yiaga Africa, has called on the Federal Government to criminalise electoral fraud to sanitise the county’s electoral process. Executive Director of the CSO, Mr Samson Itodo, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Itodo said that practices such as vote…
One U.S. citizen and two Russians have returned safely to earth after seven months on the International Space Station (ISS) Russian space agency Roscosmos and the U.S. space agency NASA said. The Soyuz capsule carrying astronaut Don Pettit, cosmonauts Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner landed at 0130 GMT on Sunday near Zhezkazgan on the steps…
Uncertainty surrounds Pope Francis ability to deliver the traditional Urbi et Orbi (To the City and to the World) blessing to tens of thousands of believers in St Peter’s Square. Due to Francis’ health issues, as he recovers from pneumonia, the Mass is expected to be celebrated by a high-ranking cardinal, the Italian Angelo Comastri…
The chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), in Bassa LGA, Ya’u Idris has stated that 36 cattle were killed and 42 others poisoned on Wednesday around Tafi Gana junction area of Bassa local government area of Plateau state . According to the chairman, the incident occurred around 4:30 pm when the…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has said that the suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has not tried to seek forgiveness, which Wike identifies as a crucial step before contemplating reconciliation. Wike, through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, responded to calls from Niger Delta ex-militant leader High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also…
The University of Ibadan (UI) has matriculated 4,649 students for the 2024/2025 academic session. The matriculation ceremony was held at the International Conference Centre of the institution in Ibadan on Wednesday. The institute’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. Kayode Adebowale, said the students, from within and in the diaspora, sought admission through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations…
Chief Dan Orbih, National Vice Chairman, PDP South-South chapter, has said that the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike was not the problem of the Peoples Democratic Party. According to Orbih, the real problem of the PDP is those with entrenched interest in contesting every presidential election without respecting the provisions of the PDP constitution. Orbih, also…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that candidates are not restricted to taking the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) within their state of registration. The Public Communication Advisor of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the clarification in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. “They have the flexibility to register anywhere in the…
