Month: December 2022

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Foreign

Taliban Suspend University Education for all Female Students in Afghanistan.

The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and grief among young people in the country. A letter published by the Afghan education ministry said the decision was made in a cabinet meeting and the order will go into effect immediately. Girls were barred from returning to secondary schools in March, after the Taliban ordered schools for girls to shut hours after […]

todayDecember 21, 2022 32

News

Taraba House Of Assembly Gets New Speaker As Kunini Resigns.

Taraba State House of Assembly has elected member representing the Zing constituency, John Kizito Bonzina, as the new Speaker, following the resignation Joseph Albasu Kunini yesterday. Kunini, while reading his letter of resignation to members of house, said he is resigning for personal reasons and thanked members for their support and cooperation during his time as speaker of the house. Speaking after his emergence as the new speaker, Bonzina, denied […]

todayDecember 21, 2022 27

News

Abia State Government to Implement No Work, No Pay Policy.

The Governor of Abia State Okezie Ikpeazu has directed as a matter of policy that henceforth, the Rule of ‘no work, no pay’ applies in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Chris Ezem in his statement yesterday in Umuahia and expressed worry at the spate of the continuous strike by some government establishments as the only means of pressing home their demands, noting that the action is counterproductive […]

todayDecember 21, 2022 42

News

Federal High Court,Removes Nwosu Led ADC Executives.

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja yesterday removed the Ralph Nwosu-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress ADC and nullified all actions the executive committee took from August 21 to date. Justice Nyako also affirmed Patricia Akwashiki as the authentic National Chairman of the party with counsel to Akwashiki, Benson Igbanoi affirming that by the court order, the actions of the NWOSU-led executive between August 21 and […]

todayDecember 21, 2022 27

Politics

Doyin Okupe Resignes as Peter Obi’s Campaig DG.

Doyin Okupe has resigned as the Campaign Director-General of the Labor Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi. Okupe in a letter addressed to Obi yesterday said it is better not to allow his interest to distract his campaign and that of the party, hence his decision to step aside, pleading that Obi appoint a new Campaign DG who can continue the assignment with zero distractions. He stated that he has […]

todayDecember 21, 2022 51

Politics

Senate Confirms Onochie as the substantive Chairman of the Board of NDDC.

The 9th Assembly yesterday confirmed the appointment of the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Lauretta Ifeanyi-Onochie as the substantive Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, despite criticisms trailing her nomination The Senate at the plenary also confirmed 12 others following the screening of the nominees conducted last Friday at the National Assembly complex as requested by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had also […]

todayDecember 21, 2022 30

News

Fashola Says IPOB ‘Sit-At-Home’ Affected Completion of Second Niger Bridge.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola today stated that the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) contributed immensely to the seeming delay in completion of the Second Niger Bridge project. Fashola made this disclosure today said that on the eastern side, contractors have not been able to work on Mondays for almost two years which and that has affected the completion date, stressing that […]

todayDecember 21, 2022 27

Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein found Guilty of Rape in Los Angeles.

Former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, including rape, in Los Angeles. The two-month trial heard how Weinstein used his influence to lure women into private meetings before attacking them, with the 70-year-old facing up to 24 years in prison when sentenced. He is already serving 23 years in jail after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault at his […]

todayDecember 20, 2022 24

Entertainment

Another Casualty Recorded From The Stampede At Asake’s Music Concert In Brixton.

There has been another casualty from the stampede at the canceled Asake's music concert in Brixton on Friday, 16th October 2022. 23-year-oldGabrielle Hutchinson who was on the security team for the event passed away in the early hours of yesterday thus becoming the second person to die from the stampede at the sold-out show in Brixton O2 Arena. A Nigerian Rebecca Ikumelo had earlier passed from injuries sustained during the stampede after thousands of fans who […]

todayDecember 20, 2022 58

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