The Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF) has expressed “profound concern and unequivocal condemnation” of the reported abduction of Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza of the High Court of Kebbi State in Northern Nigeria. The Forum on Monday, 27 July, said the judge “was taken by armed men from his residence in BunzaContinue Reading
As part of extra curricular measures to position the Whiteplains British School (WBS) Abuja as a leader in educational innovation in the country, the high-brow school has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Teacher, the first of its kind in Africa. The AI Teacher, a virtual character code named “MrContinue Reading
Lawyers operating under the aegis of the Obident Lawyers Forum have demanded that the Federal High Court in Abuja, should order President Bola Tinubu, to compel the Police, Department of State Service (DSS) and others to give special protection to the Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC),Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai Abuja: President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate between eight and 10 additional projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) before December, as part of efforts to fulfil promises made to residents, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has said. Wike gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja after inspectingContinue Reading
The Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction and death sentence imposed on a Kaduna-based man, Abu Umar, who stabbed another to death in a fight. A five-member justices, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Jummai-Hannatu Sankey, held that the appeal was lacking in merit. The panel affirmed theContinue Reading
Abuja: The rising cost of living and delayed financial support have driven University of Abuja students into entrepreneurship, with many now combining lectures with small businesses to stay afloat. Students who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said food, transportation, and accommodation expenses hadContinue Reading
By Olajide Idowu Osogbo: Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has declared Tuesday a work-free day to enable civil servants collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The directive is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Osogbo by the governor’s spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed. The governor directed all state workers,Continue Reading
Suspected political thugs on Sunday attacked a Permanent Voter’s Card distribution centre in Okuku, Odo-Otin local government area of the state, allegedly carting away two packs of PVCs. It was gathered that the centre, Oyinlola DC Primary School, Ward 2, where INEC was distributing the cards, was invaded by thugsContinue Reading
(NAFDAC Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, receiving international award recently in London for her exemplary leadership and outstanding performance) By Gift Esumike and Usman Aliyu Benin: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday arrested a suspected producer of counterfeit alcoholic drinks duringContinue Reading
