Alhaji Yakasai Recommends Adoption Of French System Of Govt
Elder Statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Thursday reiterated calls for Nigeria to adopt the French Presidential system of government. Yakasai, a human rights activist and former liaison officer to late President Shehu Shagari, stated this in Lagos at the TheNiche Newspaper Annual Lecture with the theme: “2023 Elections and the Future of Nigeria’s Democracy.” He said the most outstanding aspect of...
Rivers State Will Continue To Be Home To Igbo – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the state will continue to be home to people of the Igbo Ethnic Nationality. Governor Wike gave the assurance during a meeting with South-East Governors, the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo and the Igbo community in the state at Government House, Port Harcourt on Sunday. The governor said in the wake of...
Kidnappers Storm Abuja Estate, Abduct Couple, Other
Barely eight months after kidnappers invaded Grow Homes Estate, along Kuchibiyi in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and abducted no fewer than nine residents, they returned on Thursday night and captured three persons. The victims – a couple and a man, were kidnapped from two separate apartments in the estate. When our reporter visited the area on...
Tension In Alaba Market As Traders Protest Extortion By RTEAN Officials
Pandemonium broke out in Alaba International Market, Ojo area of Lagos State on Wednesday, when some aggrieved traders protested extortion by members of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, in the area. This came just as a group of physically-challenged people blocked both sides of the National Stadium roads, along Funsho Williams Avenue, formerly Western Avenue, in Surulere Local...
Abia Assembly Minority Leader, Hon. Chukwu Congratulates Alex Otti On Birthday
Minority Leader of Abia State House of Assembly and member representing Bende North Constituency, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu has congratulated a chieftain of All Progressives Congress APC in the state, Dr. Alex Otti at the occasion his birthday celebration, describing him as a seasoned professional. He acknowledged the contributions of Otti in the development of the nation's banking sector with several...
Kano Man, 67, Gets 14-Year Jail Term For Defiling Teenagers
Zuhier R. Akar, 67, was found guilty of sexually abusing two teenage girls by a Federal High Court in Kano and given a 14-year prison sentence. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Kano Command, arraigned Akar of Gidan Wanka, Unity Road, Fagge Local Government Area, Kano with a two-count charge of trafficking and sexual exploitation. Delivering judgement,...
Same-Sex Marriage: Catholic Teaching Doesn’t Change – Bishops
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria have stated their stance on the recent pronouncement of the Pope on same-sex marriage, noting that it does not in any way change the Catholic Church’s teaching on marriage. According to Tribune, the President of CBCN, Bishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji and the Secretary, Bishop Donatus Ogun, made their stance known in a statement. The Bishops...
Community Policing Is Best Security Solution, IG Insists
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has explained that community policing remains the best strategy in finding lasting solution to the security challenges across the country. This is coming as the governors of the North-central states have resolved to revive the G-7 formed in 2007 to tackle insecurity in the region. He Mohammed stated this yesterday in Lafia, Nasarawa...
Buhari Mourns Soldiers Slain In Ambush by Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed “profound grief and sorrow’’ over the loss of soldiers who were ambushed by terrorists in Gorgi Village, Borno State. At least 47 soldiers were killed by members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Borno State. The Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja and said that the troops...
‘Abba Kyari Was The Very Best Of Us’ – Buhari
Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on 17th April, 2020, at the age of 67 from complications caused by the Coronavirus, was a true Nigerian patriot. My loyal friend and compatriot for the last 42 years - and latterly my Chief-of-Staff - he never wavered in his commitment to the betterment of every one of us. He was only in his...
