October 24, 2019

SON Approves Pidgin English For Education On Rights

SON Approves Pidgin English For Education On Rights

October 24, 2019 6:22 pm

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has approved Law in Pidgin English Radio programme to educate Nigerians, especially those at the grassroots on their rights and privileges.

Speaking yesterday in Abuja during the official presentation of ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System Certificate and launch of the Law in Pidgin English Radio by an Abuja-based law firm, Ace Solicitors, the Director-General of SON, Osita Aboloma, stated that the law would help to educate Nigerians in a language they understand.

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He spoke through Mr. Olumide Alade, also of SON.

“This …

Gov. Wike Declares Support For Military Operation In Rivers

Gov. Wike Declares Support For Military Operation In Rivers

October 24, 2019 6:06 pm

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has declared that his administration would continually partner with security agencies to ensure adequate security in the state.

The governor gave the assurance on Thursday in Port Harcourt when Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarhem, the General Officer Commanding 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, paid a courtesy visit on him.

Wike also assured of his wholehearted support for the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army to carry out military operations tagged Exercise Crocodile Smile 4 to rid the state of criminal elements.

The governor, who urged the military to restrict its personnel to their traditional role of …

One Killed As Truck Drivers, Taskforce Clash In Ijora

One Killed As Truck Drivers, Taskforce Clash In Ijora

October 24, 2019 5:55 pm

A clash between truck drivers and some operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit at Lilypond area of Apapa on Thursday led to the death of one of the drivers.

According to eyewitness account, the truck drivers had come out enmasss to protest alleged extortion by the taskforce.

The confrontation turned violent and one person was shot dead in the melee, which exacerbated an already volatile situation.

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As the tanker drivers regrouped, the situation was allegedly hijacked by hoodlums who alongside the drivers went on …

5 Dead, 2 Injured In Kaduna Bandits’ Attack – NEMA

5 Dead, 2 Injured In Kaduna Bandits’ Attack – NEMA

October 24, 2019 5:22 pm
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said five persons died in recent bandits attack in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the attack has displaced residents from 17 villages now taking refuge at Birnin Yero LEA Primary School.

Mr. Ishaya Chinoko, Zonal Coordinator of NEMA made this known when he led a team on a rapid assessment of the displaced persons from the 17 villages.

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According to him, during the assessment, the team was informed of the death of five

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United Eke Out Rare Away Win On Emotional Day In Belgrade

United Eke Out Rare Away Win On Emotional Day In Belgrade

October 24, 2019 5:09 pm
Manchester United made an emotional return to Belgrade on Thursday and, after a ceremony to remember the ‘Busby Babes’, eked out a first away win since March, 1-0, over Partizan.

Anthony Martial scored the only goal of the Europa League Group L game with a penalty kick after 43 minutes, but the hosts had eight strikes on target to just three by United.

The game marked the return to the ground where Matt Busby’s famous team of talented youngsters played their last game, a European Cup quarter-final against Red Star in February 1958.

The plane crashed in Munich on the

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NJC Recommends 4 Judges To Become Supreme Court Justices

NJC Recommends 4 Judges To Become Supreme Court Justices

October 24, 2019 4:58 pm
  • Recommends Tsoho as FHC president, Kanyip as industrial court president
  •  Inaugurates panel to investigate 8 judges

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended four Justices of the Court of Appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as justices of the apex court.

They include Justice Adamu Jauro, from the North-east zone; Justice Emmanuel A. Agim, South-south zone; Justice C. Oseji, South-south zone and Justice Helen M. Ogunwumiju from the South-west zone.

Also recommended for appointment as substantive Chief Judge of the Federal High Court is Justice John Tsoho, who has been on acting capacity since July this year.

The recommendation, …

United States Senators Call For Security Probe Of TikTok

United States Senators Call For Security Probe Of TikTok

October 24, 2019 4:22 pm

Two senior US senators called for the government to study national security risks possibly posed by Chinese-owned video app TikTok, saying it could leave American users vulnerable to Beijing’s spying.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Senator Tom Cotton asked the Directorate of National Intelligence to “conduct an assessment of the national security risks” posed by TikTok.

“With over 110 million downloads in the US alone, TikTok is a potential counterintelligence threat we cannot ignore,” they said.

Schumer and Cotton suggested that TikTok’s owner ByteDance could be forced to share user information with Chinese intelligence.

It could also conceivably …

90% Of Defectors Are Not Real Members Of PDP, Says Dickson

90% Of Defectors Are Not Real Members Of PDP, Says Dickson

October 24, 2019 3:57 pm

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that the purported members of the Peoples Democratic Party who defected to the All Progressives Congress are not true members of PDP.

The Governor said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, on Thursday, that the defectors were elements within the party who were engrossed in internal sabotage activities against the party.

He said that most of the defectors who formed an opposition group within the PDP actually supported the Action Democratic Congress in the last election while the rest refused to work for …

FG Commissions UN House, Eight Years After Boko Haram Hit

FG Commissions UN House, Eight Years After Boko Haram Hit

October 24, 2019 3:46 pm

The federal government has commissioned the refurbished United Nations building in Abuja, eight years after a car bomb explosion by Boko Haram, destroyed the building and killed at least 21 and wounded 60.

The commissioning of the building coincided with the marking of the 2019 UN Day.

President Muhammadu Buhari was represented at the occasion by the Minister, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Malam Muhammad Musa Bello.

He stressed that the efforts of the UN over the years in addressing global issues including conflicts, health and humanitarian matters, climate change and environmental degradation, had

continued to bear positive results around the …

Establish Quick Response Wing In Kebbi, House Urges NAF

Establish Quick Response Wing In Kebbi, House Urges NAF

October 24, 2019 3:28 pm

The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to establish a Quick Response Wing (QRW) in Kebbi State, which it said has two international borders with Benin and Niger Republics, to assist in curtailing increased security challenges in the area.

The Chairman, House Committee on Air Force, Mohammed Koko, made the call Thursday in Abuja when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, appeared before the committee for NAF budget defense.

He noted that the problem of insurgency and other security problems in the country have been drastically reduced through the fighting skills and …

Bayelsa Guber: Town Rulers, Jonathan’s Kinsmen Endorse Diri

Bayelsa Guber: Town Rulers, Jonathan’s Kinsmen Endorse Diri

October 24, 2019 3:09 pm

The kingsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan led by the traditional rulers from Ogbia local government area of the state have endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Douye Diri.

A statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Senator Douye Diri Campaign Organisation, Hon. Jonathan Obuebite, said the endorsement had laid to rest the claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it had 100 percent support of Ogbia indigenes.

“The people of Ogbia local government area including indigenes reposed confidence in the capability of the joint ticket of Senators Douye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo to …

Tambuwal Pledges Sustained Investment In Education Sector

Tambuwal Pledges Sustained Investment In Education Sector

October 24, 2019 3:03 pm

The Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Thursday said his administration will sustain its investment in the education sector.

He made the pledge at the 14th Annual Retreat and 67th Business Meeting of the Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU) held at the Sokoto State University (SSU).

Tambuwal said that his administration since inception in 2015 accorded top priority to education, adding that education is key to societal development.

“Since we came in 2015, I declared a state of emergency in the education sector. Not only that, we followed it up with policies and programmes that would help …

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