Ms Abiodun Baiyewu, Executive Director of Global Rights, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has disclosed that poor regulatory frameworks were killing Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria. Baiyewu made the assertion on Monday in Calabar at the maiden South-South Regional Conference on Improving Regulatory Environment for CSO Operations in Nigeria, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Nigerians have taken to social media to celebrate a woman adjudged to be oldest woman on her 111th birthday. The woman, grandmother and great-grandmother known as Daa Eliza, celebrated her 111th birthday today, Sunday, 30th June, and her pictures are making waves on social media. Sharing the pictures, popular Nigerian media brand, Oriental Daily, posted…
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, has reached a plea agreement with President Joe Biden’s administration that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in the United States. According to newly filed federal court documents, Assange has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge related to his alleged involvement in one of the largest breaches of classified…
CNN is facing a defamation lawsuit over Jake Tapper’s coverage of President Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal, a Florida Court of Appeal has ruled. This development comes as Tapper is set to moderate the first 2024 Presidential debate, drawing increased scrutiny over his allegedly dishonest news coverage and repeated rebukes of former President Trump. Background of the…
To completely transition from the white collar job to save the economy of Nigeria, the Federal Government has secured a whooping $671 million investment fund for the creative and digital economy sector. This was disclosed by Mr Fegho Umunubo, Special Assistant to the President (Office of the Vice President) on Digital and Creative Economy, during…
The Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar has fixed 26th September 2024, for ruling on an interlocutory application filed by claimants in the renewed Obong of Calabar tussle. Recall that court had fixed 26th June 2024, to rule on the claimants’ interlocutory application but subsequently shifted the date to Tuesday, 25th June 2024….
ND & HND NURSING PROGRAMMES FOR 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION ADMISSION IN PROGRESS! PURCHASE OF FORMS FOR POST-UTME SCREENING This is to inform all prospective candidates for admission into Cross River State College of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Itigidi, that forms for Post UTME screening are available at the College Registry on payment of non-refundable fee…
A Georgia judge, Christina Peterson, has been removed from the bench after she was apparently caught on camera hitting a police officer. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Peterson has broken multiple Code of Judicial Conduct policies since taking office. “We agree that removal is warranted here. The Hearing Panel found that the (JQC) Director…
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, has arrived at the federal courthouse in Saipan where he is set to plead guilty in a deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ). Assange ignored reporters as he exited the car in a dark suit. Assange spent approximately $500,000 to fly to Saipan to avoid landing on the US mainland….
…as the court orders him to bi-monthly post on his various social media handles a minimum of two video clips of his sensitisation/campaign against naira abuse Consequent on the judgment of Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on the terms of settlement of the three-count charges bordering on abuse of…
