Group tasks South East Governors on compulsory teaching of Igbo language

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 10th December 2017

An Ndi-Igbo Group, Orlu Gburugburu Cultural Union of Nigeria has called on Southeast states governors and parents, to ensure compulsory teaching and learning of the Igbo language to preserve Igbo cultural heritages. Chief Nwokedi Orabuchi,…

Libya slave trade: NMPC protests in London

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 10th December 2017

A Non-Governmental Organisation,non-political organizations comprising of eminent concerned Nigerians at home and abroad, the Nigerians Movements for Positive Change (NMPC) at the weekend held a peaceful protest tagged National Anti-Slavery march to the Libyan embassy…

Uche Secondus elected PDP National chairman

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 10th December 2017

Candidates on the ‘unity list’ led by Uche Secondus swept all the elective posts at the National Convention of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja early Sunday. Secondus was the former acting National Chairman…

A winning PDP will get Nigeria working again – Atiku

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 9th December 2017

  Protocol I believe in Nigeria. I believe in one Nigeria where all our people have equal opportunity I believe in one Nigeria where we all share a common good. This belief inspired me and…

S/Court bars parties, media from accessing full text of judgments

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 9th December 2017

The Supreme Court, on Friday, activated its constitutional powers to hold on to full text of judgments it had delivered until seven days. Justice Dattijo Mohammed, leading two other justices of the court, held that…

UN charges Facebook to help fight smuggling

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 9th December 2017

The UN agency in charge of migration has called on tech giant Facebook to help curb the use of its platform by people smugglers, the Reuters news agency reports. Leonard Doyle, the spokesman for the…

Tanzania ‘ostrich smugglers jailed for 25 years’

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 9th December 2017

Two Tanzanian men have been sentenced to 25 years in jail for illegally possessing 16 ostrich eggs, AFP news agency reports. Matiko Marwa, 32, and Julius Marwa, 42, were convicted of “economic sabotage” by a…

Firm discovers $1.7m fraud in Kenyan police contract

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 9th December 2017

An audit of the Kenyan ministry in charge of policing has found that at least $1.7m (£1.3m) may have been lost following irregularities in the purchase of shoes for police officers. It found that amounts…

370,000 Kenyan schoolgirls ‘impregnated’ in one year

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 9th December 2017

Some 378,397 schoolgirls aged between 10 and 19 got pregnant in Kenya since July last year, according to a UN report quoted by the privately-owned Daily Nation newspaper. The report, which was put together by…

Kashamu rejects suspension, says Fayose, Makarfi are dictators

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 9th December 2017

Buruji Kashamu, senator representing Ogun East, has rejected his suspension by the national caretaker committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The party had slammed a month suspension on Kashamu without disclosing the reason for…