The Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned Tuesday’s proceedings in Nigerian government’s suit against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu till Wednesday. The adjournment was at the instance of the lead counsel, Mike Ozekhome who submitted that the 15 count amended charged against his client, was served on him Monday evening. “My lord, the proposed amended charge was served on us yesterday evening. As I speak to you my lord, the Defendant who was just brought in, has not even seen the charge which he is being told to enter his plea.” The prosecution lead…
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An agriculture expert, Prof. Victor Olowe, has called for the promotion of organic farming, due to the prevalence of carcinogenic contents in crops grown with artificial fertilizers. Olowe, the President of the Association of Organic Agriculture Practitioners of Nigeria (AOAPN), made this call in an interview in Lagos on Tuesday. According to the Don, organic farming was a better alternative that promotes healthier nutrition and general well-being of the body, as most crops grown with artificial fertilizers have carcinogenic contents as a result of their chemical additives. “In organic farming, we use manure in place of synthetic fertilizers. Manure of…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has urged Nigerians to keep faith with the party, saying that is poised to produce the nation’s next president. Ayu gave the assurance on Sunday in Port Harcourt at the gala night hosted by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers for PDP governors. Ayu, in a statement issued to newsmen by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, the Special Assistant to Wike on Media, maintained that the current APC-led leadership has to change. The PDP national chairman accused the APC leadership being unable to harness the rich diversity of Nigerians into better…
Aisha Buhari has called on women of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to adopt new strategies to ensure more women participation in decision making processes in the country. Mrs Buhari was speaking on Monday when she received the Vice-President of Liberia, Dr Jewel Howard-Taylor, who was in Nigeria to participate in the two-day maiden edition of APC National Progressive Women Conference billed to hold on January 18 in Abuja. The theme of the Conference is: “One Voice: Women Uniting for Progress.” She stressed the need for stakeholders to support the efforts of the Nigerian women towards realising their demand for…
A nine-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a crocodile while walking on a riverside path with her sister in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, a search official said on Tuesday. The sisters were walking home after bathing in the Batang Masang river in Agam district on Monday morning when the younger girl, Anisa Putri, was snatched by the reptile, said Asnedi, a local search and rescue agency. Her elder sister, Mila, tried to pull her out of the crocodile’s mouth but failed, Asnedi said. “The search and rescue team found her body at 5.50 pm about 7 kilometres from the…
Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was named the best men’s player in 2021 at a FIFA awards ceremony on Monday. The forward beat Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to secure the award for the second consecutive year. The Pole broke Gerd Muller’s long-standing single-season Bundesliga record with an unprecedented haul of 41 goals. In all competitions, he scored 48 goals in 40 games for Bayern Munich in the 2020/2021 season. “Thank you very much, it is a great honour,” Lewandowski said as he received the trophy from Bayern Munich chief…
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on Monday launched a comprehensive response plan for the Horn of Africa as more than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the region. A third consecutive year of poor rains is posing a major threat to food security in countries already facing natural resource limitations and conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and locust invasions during 2020-21. FAO fears that a large-scale hunger crisis could break out if food-producing rural communities do not receive adequate assistance timed to the needs of the upcoming agricultural seasons. The bulk of…
The Police Command in Kebbi on Monday said that 16 persons and not 50 were killed by yet to be identified gunmen in the attack on Dankade village on Friday. Some online media had reported that 50 persons were killed during the attack on Dankade village in Danko/Wsaagu local government area of Kebbi. However, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar said that 16 people including a policeman and two soldiers were killed in the attack. “The incident happened on Friday around 3.00 p.m.as the bandits coming from Zamfara State invaded the Dankade village and killed 13 civilians, one police officer…
Nigerian government has again filed amended charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The amended 15-count charge which borders on acts of terrorism, was filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, last week Friday. The charge sheet signed by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, MB Abubakar, on behalf of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami was obtained by ChannelsTV on Monday. “That you Nnamdi Kanu, Male, Adult, of Afatanukwu Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State sometimes in 2021 being a member and leader of Indigenous…
The National Bureau of Statistics has said that in December 2021, Nigeria’s inflation rate has risen to 15.63 percent from 15.50 percent recorded in November. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr. Simon Harry, disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday. Data from the NBS showed that headline inflation has been on a downward trajectory since April 2021. However, the trend was broken in December when year-on-year inflation climbed 0.23 points higher than the figure recorded in November. “However, it may interest you to note that this trend has been broken by the slight change in the month of December…