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Sowore: Court invasion probe will continue, says Senate
Sunday Aborisade The Senate has said its probe into the invasion of the Federal High Court, Abuja, by some Department of State Services officers to arrest Omoyele Sowore will continue despite the release of the #Revolutionnow campaigner. The Senate on December 12 mandated its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, to investigate the
Philippines Christmas typhoon death toll climbs to 41
The number of deaths from a powerful storm that hit the Philippines on Christmas has climbed to 41, authorities said Sunday, with tens of thousands still in evacuation centres. Typhoon Phanfone left the Philippines on Saturday after devastating several islands in the central Visayas, including popular tourist destinations, but the extent of the damage continued
Lawmaker allegedly slapped by LG boss: Ebonyi Assembly awaiting mental health report on chairman
Some protesters recently stormed Government House, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State to express their displeasure after the Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area, Clement Odah, allegedly slapped the face of the lawmaker representing Ohaukwu South State Constituency in the state House of Assembly, Chinedu Onah, who is in his 30s. Onah talks about the experience, in this
At 93, I still drive myself – Onyia, activist
Ninety-three-year-old human rights activist, Ogbueshi Onyia, shares his life experiences with MATTHEW OCHEI How old are you? I am 93 years old. I was born on April 20, 1926. How did you know your date of birth? My father was a headmaster and he had a register where all his children’s birthdays were written according
Nigeria’s high infant HIV infection rate
Despite new claims of a significant reduction in national Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome prevalence rate in Nigeria, it is quite mortifying that the country still tops the mother-to-child transmission rate in the world. This is evidence that a lot needs to be done before the epidemic can be brought under firm control. With
Inflation reducing value of pension funds – Ex PenCom DG
Nike Popoola The pioneering Director-General, National Pension Commission, Mr Muhammad Ahmad, has urged the operators to introduce measures to reduce the effect of inflation on workers’ pension contributions. He said this while making a presentation on ‘The pension industry – the way forward’. Ahmad said, “There is a need to ensure that contributors and retirees
Child, three women killed in Ogun crashes
AFEEZ HANAFI At least four persons, comprising a girl and three women, have been confirmed dead in two road crashes at Lufuape, on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and Ore-Ijebu-Ode Expressway in Ogun State. It was learnt that the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway incident was a lone crash which occurred around 4pm on Friday when a Toyota Hummer bus lost
Senate’ll decide on NDDC board January – Spokesperson
Sunday Aborisade The news of the planned recomposition of the Niger Delta Development Commission is still causing confusion in the Senate, but the red chamber said it would make its position on the issue known on resumption next year. Some senators embraced the decision of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to sack the
Drowned RCCG pastor’s wife to sue Spanish hotel
FEMI MAKINDE Strong indication has emerged that Mrs. Olubunmi Diya, the widow of the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s pastor who drowned alongside his two children while swimming in a Spanish hotel, may sue the company. The deceased, Gabriel Diya, 52; daughter Comfort Diya, nine; and son Praise-Emmanuel Diya, 16; died on Christmas Eve at
Two dead, 2,500 seek emergency shelter in cyclone-battered Fiji
Tropical Cyclone Sarai has left two people dead and more than 2,500 needing emergency shelter in Fiji on Sunday. The cyclone damaged houses, crops and trees, cut power and forced the cancellation of several international flights, stranding holidaymakers visiting the island nation, which is a major tourist draw. National Disaster Management Office director, Vasiti Soko,
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