By Remi Johnson FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says the role consistently played by the Judiciary in the territory will keep serving as the fulcrum of his reforms in 2024. Wike who stated this at the commencement of the 2023-2024 FCT Legal Year, explained that it is the Judiciary that ensures contracts are upheld, disputes are fairly resolved and justice is accessible to all. Wike while noting that his Administration's […]
Edited By Georgina Humphrey Elder statesman and Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the crisis in Rivers State. This is contained in a statement signed by him in Abuja. The statement accuses the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, of plotting the impeachment of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. It also urges the President to […]
By James Itodo The Senate has called for adequate investment in the agricultural sector to boost the nation's revenue. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, represented by the chairman, senate committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, stated this in Abuja, during the 7th post-Graduate convocation ceremony of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic studies in affiliation with the University of Benin. He explained that if the nation's agricultural […]
By Oduyemi Odumade The Speaker of the House of Representatives Dr. Abbas Tajudeen, has stressed the need for Nigeria to have a regulatory framework in place for emerging technologies. Dr. Abbas noted that though new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and robotics have immense benefits, there is the need to check their misuse and abuse. The Speaker, therefore, disclosed his readiness to sponsor a bill seeking to regulate emerging […]
Tributes have been paid to ice hockey player Adam Johnson who died after his neck was cut by a skate during a match. The 29-year-old Nottingham Panther's forward was fatally injured in Saturday's game against the Sheffield Steelers. The club said Johnson's injury was a "freak accident". His teammates and fans have left flowers outside Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena where the Panthers play their home games. Panthers fans expressed both […]
A federal judge has reinstated a limited gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 presidential election subversion case. It prevents him from criticizing court staff, prosecutors and possible witnesses between now and his trial. Judge Tanya Chutkan had temporarily lifted the order earlier this month so his lawyers could appeal but reinstated it on Sunday. An hour after the news emerged, Mr Trump called the judge "Trump […]
The Effects Of Social Media On The Global Society By: Abdullahi Hayatullah Mahmud Since the invention of social media in the late 90s and early 2000s, there has been an increasingly high adoption of this innovation from all over the world. The adoption and use of social media have also only increased from one generation to another since its invention as more of these social media platforms have been launched […]
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland struck his first two goals at Old Trafford as they ran over Manchester United in a 3-0 thrashing in a heated English Premier League derby. City once feared a trip to Old Trafford but painted the town blue once more with the victory over a demoralised United on Sunday to reassert their dominance. Pep Guardiola’s treble winners are third in the standings on 24 points after […]
The mother of Liverpool’s Colombian winger Luis Diaz has been rescued from kidnappers but the search for his father continues, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said. Petro posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday that Diaz’s mother was rescued in Barrancas in the northern part of the country. “We continue in the search for the father,” added Petro. Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office said they had been working intensely on […]
