Assistant Commander General (ACG)of Nigerian Hunters and Forestry Security Service (NHFSS) in charge of Technical Services, Chief Johnny Chukwudi Metchie, has said South East governors would begin recruitment of able-bodied young men and women into the Forest Guard Service in 2023. Metchie, who is Prime Minister of the Association of Anambra State Town Unions […]
From the deadly attacks in the region to the squabble between Catholic Diocese of Enugu and its outspoken priest, Ejike Mbaka, and the completion of the much-talked about Second Niger Bridge, 2022 has been an action-packed year in Nigeria’s South-east. Here are some of the defining events in the region in 2022: Mbaka’s outburst […]
The Southern Senators Forum, on Saturday, urged Nigerians to make the right choices in the 2023 general election. It said that would be their contribution to the building of a progressive nation. The Forum said Nigeria can only witness progress and prosperity if all citizens value unity and patriotism. The Senators believe there is […]
Femi Falana, the human rights lawyer, says the best tribute lawyers can pay to Bolanle Raheem is to mobilise Nigerians against police brutality. Falana said the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) must ensure that Raheem did not die in vain like other victims of police brutality. Last Sunday, Raheem was allegedly shot dead by Drambi […]
Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano governor, has sacked Tahar Adam, the state’s commissioner for religious affairs, over “unguarded utterances”. According to a statement on Saturday by Muhammad Garba, Kano commissioner for information and internal affairs, the commissioner was also found guilty of running the affairs of his office as personal business. The information commissioner said the […]
The judiciary is historically regarded as a conservative arm of government, but in 2022, key stakeholders shook things up. From supreme court justices protesting poor welfare to a chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) stepping down, the judiciary was at the centre of several controversial events during the course of the year. Here are some […]
New Year speech by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for the year 2023, which happens to be his last as President. Read full text below: My fellow countrymen and women, a very happy and prosperous New Year to you. First, I would like to thank and honour the Almighty who saw us […]
Iran’s top court has ordered the retrial of a third protester on death row sentenced over the nationwide protests that began more than 100 days ago. The judiciary in the Islamic Republic made this known on Saturday, according to AFP. The country has been rocked by demonstrations since the September 17 following the death […]
January 1: Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Adetunji Aje Oguniso died at 93. January 3: Former Presidential Candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC, Bashir Tofa died in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital at 74 years. Former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala died in Ogbomosho at the age of 71. February 1: EFCC filed […]
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has pardoned 39 inmates convicted of various offences at the Gusau Medium Security in the state. Effecting the release of the inmates, Matawalle said the intervention was part of his administration’s goodwill across sectors in the state. Represented by the State Attorney General, Alhaji Junaidu Aminu, he disclosed that […]
