By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In 1981, Chief Gani Fawehinmi was already 16 years at the Nigerian Bar and one of its brightest stars. He had also become a pioneer in the enterprise of legal publishing and a breakout litigator. One decade earlier, Gani had served as national publicity secretary of the Nigerian Bar AssociationContinue Reading
Alhaji Abubakar Malam, the Managing Director of Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority (SRRBDA), says Goronyo Dam is safe and water release according guidelines planed by the authority. Malam disclosed this to the newsmen on Saturday after he conducted routine inspections on the facilities and water passages in GoronyoContinue Reading
Dr Tanko Sununu, the Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, has charged scientists and researchers to focus on utilising available resources toward promoting solutions of poverty and underdevelopment. Sununu made the call at the Annual Scientific Conference and Alumni meeting organized by College of Health SciencesContinue Reading
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has written to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), praying the body to include his matter in its agenda of the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference holding in Enugu State. Kanu, in a letter addressed to the NBA president,Continue Reading
Members of the Islamic Movement, also known as the Shiites, have condemned the decision by the Federal Government to enter into security and economic pacts with Israel. The Shiites, in a press statement signed by Sheikh Sidi Munir Sokoto on Saturday in Abuja on behalf of the group, saidContinue Reading
By The immediate-past Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, has congratulated Comrade Akeem Abiodun Lasisi on his re-election as the Chairman of Ogun State chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC). In a congratulatory statement personally signed by him and made available on FridayContinue Reading
By The Controller of Corrections, Mr Valins Obizue, has taken over as new Controller of Corrections in Enugu State, while charging personnel to rededicate themselves to duty. Obizue gave the charge on Thursday in Enugu as he takes over from his predecessor, Assistant Controller General (ACG) ofContinue Reading
The 142nd inaugural lecturer of the University of Calabar (Unical), Prof. Stanislaus Orjighjigh Iyorza, has advocated for the promotion of local dialect learning in primary and secondary schools, urging the Federal Government to make local dialect a compulsory subject for gaining University admission. Prof. Stanislaus stated this at theContinue Reading
Established: 1975, after being carved out from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Location: Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria – known as “the tourism capital of Nigeria.” Motto: Knowledge for Service. Type: Federal Government-owned University. Faculties: Over 15 faculties including Law, Medicine, Engineering, Management Sciences, Social Sciences, Education, and Agriculture.Continue Reading
