Death penalty for drug traffickers not proven effective, says UNODC
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that the move by the Nigerian Senate to impose death penalty for drug trafficking offenders would not yield the…
Retired police officers protest at National Assembly over unpaid pensions
Some retired police officers on Tuesday protested at the National Assembly over alleged several months of unpaid pensions with a call on President Bola Tinubu to remove them from the…
Tehran announces election date after shock death of president
Iran has declared it will be holding a presidential election on June 28 following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash over the weekend. According to local…
Obi donates N10m to nursing school in Anambra
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has donated N10m to the College of Nursing Sciences, Adazi-Nnukwu, Anambra state for the training of more nurses and the upgrading…
Unijos monthly electricity bill hits N80m – VC
By Polycarp Auta The electricity bill for the University of Jos has risen from between N20 and N30 million to N80 million, following the recent hike in electricity tariff, particularly…
We arrested 131 suspected armed robbers in 5 months, says CP Lagos
By Moses OmorogievaThe Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, on Tuesday said that the command arrested no fewer than 131 suspected armed robbers within the last five months. Fayoade…
NFVCB, CAPPA launch campaign against smoking, harmful substances in Nollywood films
By Joshua Olomu The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) in collaboration with Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA,) has launched campaign against smoking and consumption of other…
Activists petition US, UK, Germany leaders on FG’s pipeline contract for ex-militants policy
President of the United States, Mr Joe Biden, the British Prime Minister, Mr Rishi Sunak and the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz have been asked to get the Nigerian Government to…
Olaopa advocates scrapping of HNDs
Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof.Tunji Olaopa has called for the scrapping of higher national diploma (HND) awarded by polytechnics. Olaopa made the call at the one-day national…
Prince Charles Dickson: The Nigerian scapegoat peppersoup
By Prince Charles Dickson PhDEven devil sef dey wear white... Today’s paper is an absolute mess, there are mistakes all up and down, who edited it? Ed did, Ed edited…
