Madagascar senior national football team on Sunday shocked Nigeria’s Super Eagles 2-0 in the teams last group match at ongoing 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt. The result means that Nigeria will play the Round of 16 encounter as runner-up of Group B, while Madagascar top the group. (NAN)

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has strongly condemned the harassment, repression and arbitrary arrests by Nigerian law enforcement and security agents of anti-rape activists who have been peacefully protesting today outside the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Abuja. In a statement by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organization said: “The Nigerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all those detained ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka Ifite-Aguleri, Igboezunu-Aguleri and Ugwunadagbe-Aguleri, the tripod upon which Aguleri community stands have unanimously decided to foster peace within the villages and their neighbours for rapid development and harmonious relations. That was the bedrock and hallmark of the speech the traditional ruler of Aguleri community, His Royal Majesty, Eze Dr. Michael Chukwuneme Idigo, delivered at St. Mary Catholic ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged all former governors now in the ninth Senate to “publicly commit to stop collecting pensions from their states while they serve as senators, return ‘pensions’ already collected to the public treasury, and push for the abolition of double emoluments laws for former governors and deputies in their states.” Several of the 36 states ...

The Otigba Computer Village shows that sharing knowledge widely benefits all businesses in a cluster. Shutterstock Oluseye Jegede, University of Johannesburg Nigeria’s Otigba Computer Village is arguably the biggest information, communications technology (ICT) market in Africa. It started off as a one-man business on a street called “Otigba” in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State. Within a short time it ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says “judging by the latest antics and laughable allegations of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), it is now clear that the rejected party has again resumed its idle chatter and specious remarks.” In a statement today, the APC wondered how long it would take PDP to learn proper opposition politics. The statement, signed by the National ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka Three suspected fake revenue collectors were yesterday paraded at the Anambra state secretariat complex Awka. The suspects were said to have been apprehended at different locations of the state illegally collecting revenues. One of the suspects Nathaniel Ogonna who hails from Umuara Eza-North in Ebonyi State said he was an employee of one Sir James Umezuruoha of ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka After His Royal Highness, Igwe Cosmas Okechukwu Oluoha the 16th of Ihiala great kingdom in Anambra state joined his ancestors, the choice of who would take over the traditional stool of Ihiala became another interesting tale. But the gods and ancestors of the land were benevolent enough to spot Ichie Thomas Ikenna Obidiegwu who among other contestants ...

Lagos lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has faulted reports that the federal government has concluded arrangements to build RUGA or cattle colony in each state of the federation. He noted that the federal government, as usual, had not denied what he calls “the embarrassing story.” In a statement today, Falana said, “It is pertinent to point ...

The Chief of Staff (COS) to the Lagos State Governor, Mr Tayo Ayinde, has said the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu will deploy a feasible strategy to achieve its campaign promises to Lagosians, urging civil servants to brace up for the implementation tasks, which, he said, would be demanding. Ayinde said the Sanwo-Olu government remains focused on creating a State that ...