The Asaba traditional council, the Asagba-in-Council on Sunday announced the emergence of the foremost legal luminary, Prof. Epiphany Azinge (SAN) as the 14th Asagba (King) of Asaba designate. Azinge, a professor of Law, holds the traditional chieftaincy title of the Okilolo of Asaba. The Ochendo of Asaba, Anthony Edozien, who announced on behalf of the Council, said the selection process was in line with the Traditional Rulers and Chiefs Edict of 1979, applicable to Delta State. Five Ebo’s (Quarters) of Asaba backed by the Iyagba quarters unanimously selected Azinge as the 14th Asagba of Asaba designate, hence his confirmation by the ruling…
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The Plateau government says it will shut down schools caught indulging in examination malpractices. The Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mr Mohammed Nyalun, disclosed on Saturday in Jos at the Speech and Prize/Graduation of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Staff School, Jos. Nyalun, who was represented by Mr Dalyop Pam, Jos South Area Education Directorate, said that examination malpractices were responsible for the fallen standard of education and would not be tolerated. The commissioner said that such schools were cheating the ones that were doing the right thing while ruining the lives of children. “If you are a parent, don’t encourage…
Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea have expressed their desire to deepen economic cooperation to advance their common interests. This was disclosed by President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and President Obiang Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea in a statement jointly signed by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, and his Equatorial Guinean counterpart, Simeon Angue, on Friday. The statement was the outcome of President Tinubu’s State Visit to Equatorial Guinea from August 14 to 16, following an invitation by President Mbasogo. Tinubu led a high-level delegation from Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen the robust and friendly relations existing between…
A first case of polio has been reported in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources. The infected individual is an unvaccinated 10-month-old infant in Deir al-Balah, located in the central part of the region, the Health Ministry in Ramallah announced on Friday. The ministry confirmed that tests conducted in the Jordanian capital, Amman, have reportedly verified the diagnosis. UN Secretary-General António Guterres had previously called for a pause in hostilities in the isolated and heavily damaged coastal strip to facilitate polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN children’s agency, UNICEF,…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has threatened to withdraw the licences of oil marketers found guilty of hoarding Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, following the ongoing scarcity in Abuja, Niger, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and many other states. Some states, particularly those in the North, have experienced continuous petrol scarcity for a while now, leading to many stations closing due to a lack of supply. However, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has issued a warning to oil marketers that filling stations hoarding petrol and selling it to black…
The death toll from an Israeli airstrike on an area in southern Lebanon has risen to 10, including two children, the Lebanese Health Ministry and state media reported on Saturday. Most of those killed were Syrian nationals, according to the ministry. The National News Agency stated that the raid targeted a brick mill on the outskirts of the northern town of Al-Kafour in the Nabatiyeh district. Earlier reports from the area indicated it was a residential building. Among the dead was the caretaker of the mill, a Syrian national, along with his entire family. Five others were injured in the…
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) has lifted the suspension placed on trading in the shares of Guinea Insurance Plc, effective August 12. In its weekly report made available to newsmen in Lagos, NGX confirmed that the suspension was lifted because the insurer had filed its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023. The NGX, in its Market Bulletin dated July 8 with Reference Number: NGXREG/IRD/MB35/24/07/08, notified Trading License Holders and the investing public of the suspension on the securities of Guinea Insurance Plc. The Exchange stated that this action was in line with the provisions of Rule…
The controversy that surrounded the surreptitious signing of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan a few months ago in Samoa Island by the Nigerian government has hardly died down when another one not unconnected with the contentious group that caused the first controversy, is rearing its head in the country again. By Abdu Labaran This time it is the topic for the 2024 National Schools Competition, which is ‘SAME SEX MARRIAGE SHOULD BE LEGALISED IN NIGERIA’, and which is fiercely opposed by many organisations and individuals. There is an ongoing campaign against the 2024 National Schools Competition on social media…
Three kingpins and 16 other offenders have been convicted and sentenced to a total of 302 years in prison for trafficking and dealing in illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis, and opioids. Their conviction follows their arrest and diligent prosecution by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The 19 convicts top the list of 414 drug traffickers and dealers convicted by the Federal High Court in Benue, Bauchi, Edo, Lagos, Ogun, Gombe, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja between July 1st and 31st, 2024, based on charges filed against them by the anti-narcotics agency. One of…
Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Senator Abubakar Umar Tafida, has attributed the positive reception of the local government election campaign to the remarkable achievements of Governor Nasir Idris’s administration in its first year in office. Speaking at the APC Zonal Campaign Rally in Bunza Town on Thursday, Tafida, who represented Governor Idris, expressed delight at the overwhelming turnout of APC supporters from Bunza, Bagudo, Maiyama, and Suru local government areas. Highlighting the Governor’s achievements, the Deputy Governor emphasized that Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris remains the only governor in Nigeria to distribute fertilizer and other agricultural inputs to farmers free of charge.…