by Ebere Agozie The Supreme Court has adjourned until May 26 to deliver judgment in a case by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the disqualification of President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu and Kassim Shettima, the vice-president-elect. The PDP had urged the apex court to reverse the Court of Appeal judgment, led by Justice James Abundaga, which […]
By Ummul Idris South Korea on Monday began strengthening quarantine inspection on U.S. beef imports after the outbreak of a mad cow disease in the United States. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it decided to increase the proportion of sampling inspections on imported U.S. beef from three per cent to 10 […]
By Leonard Okachie Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, on Friday, urged the public to disregard the purported sack of his principal by a Federal High Court in Kano. Ekeoma made the request while reacting to the media report at a news briefing in Umuahia. […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba UN and partners on Friday appealed for nearly US$400 million to prevent widespread hunger and malnutrition in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, in the north-east of the country. Associate Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Ms Stephanie Tremblay, made the appeal at a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York. […]
By Cecilia Ologunagba The World Health Organisation (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) say 43 countries, including Nigeria, now face outbreaks as increasing numbers of cholera cases are being reported. They said the outcome for patients was worse than 10 years ago. The UN agencies, in a statement on Friday, said that after years […]
By Imelda Osayande Benin, May 19, 2023 (NAN) Police in Edo have arrested three suspected cultists at upper Sakponba in Ikpoba-Okha Local government area of the state. This is contained in a statement by the Edo Police Command Spokesman, Mr Chidi Nwabuzor, wjhich was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday […]
By Edith Nwapi Justice Hamza Muazu of a High Court in Abuja, on Friday granted an order of stay execution on the suspension of Julius Abure , Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and others. Others are the National Organizing Secretary, Mr Clement Ojukwu and National Treasurer, Oluchi Opara, from parading themselves as LP […]
By Ahmed Ubandoma President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday inaugurated the new State House Medical Centre to cater for medical needs of the presidential family. The Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Tijjani Umar, said the medical centre would provide services to the President and Vice-President, their families and other special guests. “ The idea was […]
By Victor Adeoti The Osun Government has assured labour unions in the state that the ongoing staff audit was not to witch-hunt or sack workers. A statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to Gov. Ademola Adeleke, on Friday in Osogbo, said labour leaders in the state had nothing to fear about the exercise Rasheed […]
The outbreak of African swine fever in Indonesia has triggered concerns in the country over disruption of exports to neighbouring countries. Indonesian Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo said on Wednesday that the infections were expected to cause a temporary interruption to the exports of both live pigs and freshly slaughtered pork. Currently, the number […]