Climate crisis perhaps, is the greatest threat to inhabitants of this earth in this century. The twenty first century has witnessed and continues to witness a lot of environmental disasters. High temperature as a result of green house gas emissions, which lead to faster melting of ice in Antarctica, and deforestation which leads to drought and rising level of sea waters and floods across the globe. Rivers and lakes receding and drying up, like lake chad. All these resulting in greater climatic changes. In 2010, it was estimated that over 70 million Nigerians were directly or indirectly experiencing the negative…
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The crisis between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his deputy, Philip Shaibu shows no sign of abating with the governor moving the office of his deputy outside the Government House on Saturday. The building was commissioned by the former governor, Adams Oshiomhole on December 16, 2014. The building located at 7, Dennis Osadebey Avenue, close to the Government House, which is the Edo State Procurement Agency office, has been renovated with a sign reading Office of the Deputy. One of the workers seen in the facility, who did not give his name, said that the job is expected…
Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi state, the state governor, Yahaya Bello has warned those who are planning to unleash violence on election day to have a rethink, saying nobody tries him with violence and goes scot free. Bello gave the warning while speaking on Saturday during the inauguration of Kogi state National Gubernatorial Campaign Council in Lokoja. The governor, while thanking President Bola Tinubu, expressed confidence and assurance that the party will ride to victory smoothly in the November 11 election. He stated: “If you see these cream-dela-cream that have come to support us in this…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje, says the party has concluded palms to establish a National Institute of Progressive Study. The chairman, while speaking on Saturday in Lokoja during the inauguration of Kogi state National Gubernatorial Campaign Council said he believed that progressivism as a political ideology could be deployed to improve the lives of millions of Nigerians. Ganduje stressed that the party would ensure that with the kind of graduates the institute will be producing from time to time, the Nigerian political space will be populated by truly progressive minded politicians. His words:…
Terrorists continued their reign of terror on Friday night after killing worshippers in a Mosque at Saya-Saya village in Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing seven people. The terrorists carried out the dastardly act around 8pm when the villagers were performing Isha’i (Sunset) prayers at a local mosque. It was gathered that five of the victims were gunned down in the mosque, while the remaining two other victims were killed at different locations within the area. A resident of the village, Dan Asabe, said two other villagers who sustained gunshot wounds were rushed to the hospital for treatment.…
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has condemned in entirety any plans by either the African Union (AU), United Nation (UN), or any global association to use force or coercion in restoring democratic governance in Gabon, Niger Republic or any other country in Africa. The caucus urged all leaders in Africa to pursue, and enthrone good governance, saying this is the only panacea towards arresting, and stopping unnecessary military interruptions in constitutional democracy across the continent. Its Leader, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, in a statement issued Friday, however, expressed displeasure at the growing trend of military adventurism on the…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court Thursday convicted six people on one count separate charges bordering on internet fraud by Justice O. I. Adelaja. The defendants who were docked by the Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were; Anekwu Peterdamian, Eta Okang, Kolawole Taiwo, Ohue Daniel, Ocholi Husseni and Olatunji Johnson. The agency in a statement issued Friday said the charges against two of the defendants read: “that you Anekwu Chibuike Perterdamian (aka Nguyen Dinh) sometime in 2022 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, falsely represented yourself as…
The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali has assured the Kaduna State Government of the ministry’s support as it seeks to embark on provision of metropolitan rail mass transit scheme for its citizens to alleviate transportation challenges occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal. Alkali who made this disclosure during a courtesy visit by an 8-man delegation from the Kaduna State government to the ministry in Abuja stated that the ingenuity of the State governor, Uba Sani to place primacy on viable means of transportation should be commended and given the necessary support it deserves. The minister gave assurances of the ministry’s…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the federal government will embark on complete overhaul of the old terminal at the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The minister in a statement issued Friday by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi said, 60 per cent revenue of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) comes from Lagos and as such the new terminal should be used optimally. Speaking during the facility visit of the Lagos Airport, Keyamo noted that the new terminal has 60 check-in points and could accommodate much traffic. He expressed the federal government’s desire…
Following the judgment of the Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, in favour of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the Labour party candidate for Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State in the February 25, Frank Chinasa said he was persuaded not to pursue his case beyond the tribunal. Chinasa, while addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja recalled that soon after the elections, he filed a petition at the Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia and prayed the court to quash the declaration of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives,…