Thousands of people rallied in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province on Monday to reject the local government’s plan to cull swine fever. The government plan was initiated in order to stem an outbreak of swine fever that has killed some 46,000 pigs since September. The protesters, many of whom were farmers who fear for their livelihoods,…

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday said that they will continue protesting in Imo state, over the January 14, 2020 judgement that sacked Emeka Ihedioha, as governor of the state and upheld Hope Uzodinma, as the validly elected governor of Imo. The PDP, disclosed this…

Mohammed Adoke Bello By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, granted bail to the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, SAN. The court, in a ruling by trial Justice Binta Nyako, ordered that Adoke and his co-defendant, Aliyu Abubakar, should be released on…

…as EFCC arrests another wanted FBI suspect By Demola Akinyemi A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Monday, granted N200 million bail to the immediate past Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State, Alhaji Ademola Banu. Banu is standing trial for allegedly laundering over N400 million. This came as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…

Britain on Monday declared the new coronavirus a serious and imminent threat to public health, giving the government additional powers to isolate those suspected of being infected. Britain has recorded four cases of coronavirus so far while British nationals, who have been flown back from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the epidemic broke out, are…

Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday explained the circumstances surrounding the removal of Mrs. Farida Waziri as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The ex-President sacked Waziri as EFCC chairman in November 2011 and appointed Ibrahim Lamorde as her replacement. Jonathan said in a statement issued by his media adviser, Ikechukwu…

By Kingsley Omonobi THE Nigeria Police  Force headquarters said, yesterday, that its special operatives carrying out sustained mop-up at the operational bases of Ansaru Terrorists’ Group in Kuduru Forest, Birnin-Gwari, have arrested three more kingpins of the terror group. The arrest of the three— Munkailu Liman Isah, aka Babban Driver, 32; Abdullahi Saminu, aka Danmunafiki,…

By Basil Chiji OKafor On Friday, we served you the first part of this interview series with late defunct Biafran, Col Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu covering the first military coup in NIgeria and his battle for One Nigeria. Today, we bring you the second covering the Ahiara Declaration that gave birth to Repuublic of Biafra among others….

File: South East Governors in closed-door meeting  By Anayo Okoli, Dennis Agbo & Chinedu Adonu With the various regions of the country forming their security outfits as a result of rising insecurity, the South East governors, yesterday, disclosed that they would soon name their region’s security outfit which was proposed last year. They also disclosed…

By Shina Abubakar Osogbo—Six worshippers returning to Ile-Ife from the annual Oke Maria pilgrimage in Otan Ayegabju, yesterday, lost their lives in a ghastly auto accident at Eripa, Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State. It was also gathered that nine others sustained various degrees of injury. The annual Oke Maria Catholic pilgrimage held between…