The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s power to deregister the African Peoples Alliance (APA) as political party in the country. Delivering judgment, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that he was bound by the decision of the Court of Appeal which upheld the powers of INEC…
Author: Dele Fashomi
Goldman Sachs: Bank boss rejects work from home as the ‘new normal’
Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon has rejected remote working as a “new normal” and has labelled it an “aberration” instead. Mr Solomon said the investment bank had operated throughout 2020 with “less than 10% of our people” in the office, reports BBC. His eagerness for workers to return to the office is at odds with…
Man survives 14 hours in Pacific ocean ‘clinging to sea rubbish’
A sailor who fell overboard survived by clinging to a “piece of sea rubbish”, his son has revealed. Vidam Perevertilov spent 14 hours in the water after he fell off the cargo ship into the Pacific Ocean in the early hours of the morning, BBC reports. The 52-year-old, who was not wearing a life jacket,…
EFCC urges court not to vacate order against Maina
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, urged the Federal High Court, Abuja not to set aside its order of Nov. 18, 2020 against Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task force Team (PRTT). Counsel to the EFCC, Mohammed Abubakar, told Justice Okon Abang to reject Maina’s request on the ground that…
Makinde to declare Hijrah holiday from next year
…charges Muslims and non-Muslims to embrace peaceful coexistence …as state marks Mawlud Nabbiyy celebration Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, declared that starting from next year, the government would declare Hijrah holiday in line with the yearnings of the Muslim community in the state. Makinde, who made the declaration during the celebration of…
Orlu: Army Recovers Bodies of Soldiers Killed by IPOB
… Dismisses fake video on an impending attack on Market The Nigerian Army has recovered the corpses of four soldiers killed by IPOB Militias in Orlu, Imo State. A senior military officer who confirmed the development to PRNigeria said the military vehicle that was damaged during the attack had also been recovered. PRNigeria had earlier…
Photos: Troops Clear Corpses of ISWAP Terrorists in Marte Communities
Nigerian Troops have cleared members of Boko Haram splinter faction and self-proclaimed Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) from five communities in Marte Local Government Area of Borno state. It will be recalled that the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Attahiru, on Sunday, had issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the troops to clear terrorists…
ATPC organizes workshop for French, Arabic-speaking journalists on AfCFTA
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be hosting a workshop for French and Arabic-speaking journalists on 25 February 2021 to keep them abreast with developments on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). About 40 journalists from across the continent and beyond have already indicated their interest in participating…
Zulum at hospitals, confirms 10 deaths, 47 injuries after Boko Haram’s RPG hit Gwange
… Says govt taking measures .. Optimistic Insurgents won’t retake Marte again Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at two hospitals on Wednesday, after Boko Haram fighters fired shots from Rocket Propelled Grenades, on which killed 10 residents and 47 injured in Maiduguri. The shots, on Tuesday night, came from Kaleri, an outskirts of…
South Africa’s women’s minister seeks voice for women in AfCFTA
South Africa’s Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, today called for women’s voices to be heard in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Ms Nkoana-Mashabane spoke during a virtual conference on leveraging the agreement to boost women’s economic empowerment jointly organized by the African Trade Policy…