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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 re-arraigned the Chinese duo of Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi before Justice Saleh Kogo Idrissa of the Federal High Court Sokoto for fraud. They were docked on a three-count charge of conspiracy and money …

Celebrated educationist and highly respected Church and community leader, Chief Dr. Sir Ignatius Njoku will be committed to mother earth today, Thursday, October 29, 2020 in his home town, Orieagu Nsu, Imo State, Nigeria. Chief Sir Dr. Njoku, a Knight of St. John International, was based in New Jersey, United …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has appealed to members of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) to halt their planned attacks on oil facilities in the region. According to him, going ahead with their threat would create economic setback for the country and additional environmental degradation …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 28, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with former Minister of Defence, retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Sunday Aghaeze, the Personal Assistant to the President (Photography), confirmed …

By Lucy Ogalue Abuja, Oct. 28, 2020 The maritime sector has the capacity to generate more than 1.6 trillion dollars annually if properly harnessed, Mr Bashir Jamoh, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA), has said. Jamoh stated this on Wednesday while delivering a lecture on Maritime Security and National …

By Francisca Oluyole Abuja, Oct. 28 Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, the Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, has endorsed Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the position of Director-General, World Trade Organisation, describing her as eminently qualified for the top job. Ogah made this known in a statement issued by Mr Timothy …

William Attah, Gombe The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Gombe State has threatened the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) with a court action if it refuses to allow all political parties participate in the December 19, 2020 Local Government elections. The Gombe State Chairman of IPAC, Abdullahamid Sadiq, gave …

… Offers N180m, 27,000 bags, cartons of food for 9,000 fighters … Rolls out support for widows of CJTF … Explains why Borno owes families of CJTF, hunters Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved government scholarship for children, most of them orphans, whose fathers were volunteers amongst Civilian …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has read a riot act to miscreants and hoodlums in Lagos, urging them to be law abiding and peaceful or face the full wrath of the law. Speaking during a visit to Fagba in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State to assess the …

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 An adage says: When a child falls, he looks ahead of him to see why he fell but when an elder falls, he surveys where he is coming from to find out what caused the fall. In other words, today’s events are not necessarily – in …

The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, United States of America, US, held it’s Elders’ Week from Tuesday, October 20 to Sunday, October 25, 2020. The grand finale of the program, which was held on Sunday October 25, 2020 at the Church’s auditorium, 180 Main …

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Oct.27, 2020 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says engagement with the Nigerian youths has to be transparent and honest in order to build a progressive society and nation. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said the Vice President received at the Presidential Villa, the …

Barcelona, Oct. 28, 2020 FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned from the club on Tuesday. His resignation has come ahead of a vote of no confidence that was due to be held next month after some 20,000 fans signed a petition demanding that he step down. The rest of …

President Muhammadu Buhari has presented the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office. In a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, the President said in accordance with the provision of Section 154 (1) of the Constitution …

From: Ruth Yarnap Bauchi The Inter-party Advisory Council, IPAC, Bauchi State Chapter has faulted the results of the local government council election that were declared on Saturday, October 17, 2020,. Addressing a press conference at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Bauchi recently, Alhaji Usman Isa, …

Actor Meryl Streep to honor lawyer Amal Clooney with CPJ’s Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award Award ceremony to be broadcast online on NBC, CBS and ABC November 19 at 8 p.m. EST. New York, Oct 27, 2020 In celebration of the resiliency of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists, …

By Harrison Arubu New York, Oct. 27, 2020 Amy Barrett has taken the judicial oath of office to replace the late Justice Ruth Ginsburg on the bench of the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to Barrett, a conservative, in a private ceremony at the Supreme …

The  Supreme Court of Nigeria has  struck out a suit filed by the Bayelsa state government over  the disputed Soku oilfield belonging to Rivers State. The apex court  said the Bayelsa State government by seeking the nullification of the Judgment of the Federal High Court, delivered in favour of Rivers …

Ex-Militants under the third phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme on Tuesday bemoaned the plight of beneficiaries whose training, empowerment and reintegration programmes have been suspended abruptly and threatened to go back to the creeks. The third phase ex-agitators under the auspices of the United Amnesty Delegates frowned at the …

Members of the private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) have enjoined Nigerians who are involved in the wanton destruction of Public and Private properties and even looting of the warehouses where the palliatives are being kept to immediately desist from such acts, in order to allow the States to proceed …

Abuja, October 26, 2020 Nigerian authorities should conduct a swift and transparent investigation into recent attacks on journalists and media outlets and ensure that the press can cover ongoing protests safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Since October 5, police and demonstrators have attacked at least 12 journalists …

It was the immortal Dante Alighieri who told us that “the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crisis maintain their own neutrality.” Our nation has turned that frightening corner where all conscionable men and women must now choose to stand with the …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has “condemned the unconstitutional and illegal fines of N9m reportedly imposed by the National Broadcasting Commission [NBC] on Channels TV, AIT and Arise TV [N3m each] purportedly over their coverage of the #EndSARS protests.” The acting Director-General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, announced …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday said Federal Government and Lagos State Government would ensure that anyone found culpable in last Tuesday’s shooting at the Lekki Toll Plaza would be held accountable for their actions. Speaking during an interview session on Becky Anderson’s Connect the World, a CNN …

Nigerians and friends of Nigeria marched out, Friday, October 23, 2020, onto the Steps of the City of Newark Hall in New Jersey, United States of America, US, for a peaceful rally in support of Nigerian youths who are demanding an end to police brutality and other forms of bad …