SSBs tax good for public health – GHAI
March 14, 2023 The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), says taxation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) in Nigeria is a win-win-strategy for public health. Ms Veronica Schoj, Vice President, Food and…
CP orders arrest of online publisher for allegedly spreading falsehood
March 13, 2023 The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to investigate, arrest and prosecute an online publisher for…
AfDB inaugurates $5.9m project to stem illicit financial flows in Africa
March 10, 2023 The African Development Bank (AfDB), has inaugurated the African Financial Integrity and Accountability Support Project (AFIAP) to improve coordinated responses to illicit financial flows in African countries….
Any further breaches of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code, Act will no longer be tolerated – NBC
March 10, 2023 The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has vowed to shutdown broadcast stations whose activities are capable of undermining peaceful co-existence. Its spokesman, Mr Ekanem Antia, stated in Abuja…
Court remands 2 men for allegedly killing 2 brothers.
March 9, 2023 An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan on Thursday ordered that two men, Tedon Abdulraman, 30 and Umoru Amodu, 30, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly killing…
Excitement as Flying Eagles pip Uganda to fly to semi-final
Amid political a pall of political gloom, Nigerians are excited at the prospects of Flying Eagles at the on-going Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) holding in Egypt. Fans who…
Saraki prays court to relist his suit against EFCC, ICPC, others
Feb. 23, 2022 Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has approached a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja to seek an order relisting his suit filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Deliver on your promises to ensure free, fair, credible elections – NGE urges INEC, security agencies, others
Feb. 20, 2023 The Nigerian Guild of Editors has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deliver on its promises to conduct successful polls. This is contained in a…
Nigerian rights panel, underfunded, overmatched, begins probe of powerful military
Feb. 7, 2023 A special panel named by Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission launched an investigation Tuesday into recent Reuters reports on rights abuses by the country’s army. Those familiar…
Obi-Datti presidency will bring national rebirth – LP chieftain
By Douglas Okoro Mr Nwachukwu Nwabueze, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Ebonyi said Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the LP and his running mate, Mr…