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Zambia arrests 15 year-old boy for defaming the president in Facebook post

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Thursday, March 12th, 2020

Written by New Nigerian Politics Staff Writer – African Bureau – Zambian authorities have arrested a 15 year-old boy for alleged defamation of the president of the republic on Facebook. The boy who was arrested on Monday and lives in a small town of Kapiri Mposhi, was charged with three counts of libel against President Edgar […]

Ogoni Politics: Court fails to accept Interim Management Committee setup by KAGOTE

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, March 10th, 2020

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt and president over by Hon Justice Turaki on Friday nullified an illegally constituted Interim Committee set up by King Gininwa and KAGOTE on January 4, 2020 to oversee the affairs of MOSOP. Delivering judgment in the case with Suit No FHR/229/2018 filed by one of the contestants […]

These Eagles can conquer everyone -Enyeama

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, March 8th, 2020

Vincent Enyeama has claimed that the present set of Super Eagles squad ‘can conquer anyone’. Coach Gernot Rohr announced his 24-man squad to face Sierra Leone in March’s double-header Africa Cup of Nations, a list not lacking in quality. FC Cologne’s Kingsley Ehizibue and Heracles Almelo’s Cyriel Dessers were handed their maiden international call-ups, while […]

Samuel scores hat-trick as Flamingos thrash Guinea 6-1

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, March 8th, 2020

Yemisi Samuel scored a hat-trick as the Flamingos thrashed their Guinean counterparts 6-1 at the weekend in a first round first leg game of the 2020 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers. Nigeria took charge of the game from start to finish in Conakry as Chinyere Kalu opened scoring three minutes into the game after […]

I’m contesting in the Anambra governorship race – Oseloka Obaze

Posted by admin Anambra, Governors, Headlines, State News Sunday, March 8th, 2020

I’m contesting in the Anambra governorship race – Oseloka Obaze Mr. Oseloka Henry Obaze is a diplomat, politician, writer, public policy and governance expert. He was Secretary to the Government (SSG) of Anambra State under former Governor Peter Obi and the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2017. In this Interview with […]

Italy seeks help as coronavirus cases surge past 400

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, March 8th, 2020

Italy has sought to rally international support for its coronavirus containment efforts as the number of cases reached 400 and the UN’s health agency urged an increased response. Italian premier Giuseppe Conte’s government appealed to European neighbours for cooperation, not isolation and discrimination. Italy has been struggling to contain the rapidly spreading outbreak that made […]

Former Bauchi governors, Yuguda, Abubakar to refund one trillion naira to BASG – Committee

Posted by admin Bauchi, Corruption Politics, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, State News, Top Stories Sunday, March 8th, 2020

From Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi The Assets Recovery Committee set up by the Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has explained that two former Governors of Bauchi State Mallam Isa Yuguda and the immediate past Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar and their associates are to refund over one trillion Naira allegedly looted during their tenures to […]

Monarch condemns attack on Justice Odili’s house

Posted by admin Headlines, Judiciary, State News, Top Stories Saturday, March 7th, 2020

The Eze Esara Nyerisi Mbam of Esara Kingdom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Eze Jobson Utchay has joined other Nigerians, to condemn the recent protest at the Abuja home of Justice Mary Odili over the Supreme Court judgement on the Bayelsa State governorship election. Eze Utchay who briefed newsmen on the […]

Press Release: Stop Antagonizing HYPREP to Deviate From Its Objectives

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta, Press Releases Saturday, March 7th, 2020

Friends of Niger Delta Ecological Initiative, FONDEI, has noted with regret a barrage of actions by some highly placed politicians and their associates to needlessly criticise, antagonize and distract the officials of Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) from carrying out the project’s objectives of identifying and remedying negatively impacted environment of Ogoniland in the Niger […]

Rivers State recommits to job creation

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Saturday, March 7th, 2020

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has assured that his administration was committed to the creation of more jobs and empowerment of youths in the state. Speaking during the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Passing-Out Parade Ceremony of the 2019 Batch ‘A’ Corps Members deployed to Rivers State at Isaac Boro Park in Port […]