George Bizos, an anti-apartheid icon and renowned human rights lawyer who helped defend Nelson Mandela on treason charges for which he escaped the death penalty, has died aged 92. After representing some of the country’s best known political activists during the apartheid years, Mr Bizos became one of the architects […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for Presidential Power Initiate Committee. He inaugurated the team on Friday. Buhari, who described the power sector as one of the most critical components of sustainable development, expressed commitment to improving electricity generation and distribution. He said following the […]
A man from Arkansas, US has been sentenced to two life terms — plus 835 years in prison. According to NY Post, 27-year-old Demarcus Donnell Parker was convicted for killing an off-duty police officer. He was convicted Tuesday by a Crittenden County jury of first-degree murder and related charges in […]
According to The PUNCH, the Department of State Services has extended the third invitation to a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia. Mailafia, who was the Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, said this during an interview with The PUNCH on Friday. “It […]
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has pledged to immortalise late Super Eagles legend, Rashidi Yekini, by naming the Kwara State Sports Stadium in Ilorin after him, NAN reports. The governor disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, […]
Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, the Minister of State, Health, says 10 per cent of positive COVID-19 cases are children and adolescents with more than half of them in the age bracket of 10-18 years. Mamora disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing, as the […]
A riot police officer was hit by a petrol bomb in shocking scenes as demonstrators protested against police brutality across Colombia. At least 10 people were killed and hundreds wounded after rioting broke out in the Colombian capital of Bogota during protests over the death of man repeatedly tasered by […]
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia has cried out saying that his life is in danger. According to Punch, Mailafia was reacting to the third invitation extended to him by the Department of State Services. The former CBN deputy governor, in a statement […]
Akshay Kumar, a popular Bollywood movie star has made a startling revelation about himself. The respected actor revealed that he drinks cow urine daily, joining a growing number of Indians who believe it has medicinal benefits – including against the coronavirus. According to the Agence France Presse, AFP, Kumar is […]
According to The PUNCH, Professor Florence Obi of the Faculty of Education has broken a 45-year jinx by emerging the first female Vice-Chancellor-elect of the University of Calabar, Cross River State. She emerged top after a rigorous screening exercise involving 12 other candidates. Obi will take over from Prof. Zana […]
Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has attacked the Nigerian army over the killing of Terwase Akwaza a.k.a Gana, said to be the most wanted criminal in the state. In a statement released on Wednesday September 9, Suswam stated that security operatives are yet to learn their lesson from […]
