[mc4wp_form id=33047] Voting has commenced at the polling unit of Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, as the governorship election gets underway across the state.Oyebanji, who is seeking a second term in office, is expected to cast his vote at Polling Unit 003, located opposite the frontage of the Oyebanji Compound in Okelele, Ikogosi, Ekiti West…
By Our Reporter Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has called for a comprehensive review of the nation’s revenue allocation formula to reflect current realities and address what he described as a long-standing injustice against the state. Speaking through his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, while receiving a delegation from the Revenue Mobilisation…
A protest against so-called “repentant” bandits erupted on Friday in Birnin Gwari town, the headquarters of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The protest was sparked by the killing of Ibrahim Adamu, who was reportedly murdered by bandits along the Kaduna–Birnin Gwari Road, as well as the kidnapping of farmers in a village…
At least two countries have been eliminated from the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament. The two countries are Haiti and Turkey. Haiti was the first country to be mathematically eliminated from the World Cup. This follows a 3-0 defeat to Brazil in Philadelphia earlier today. The result left Haiti with zero points after two Group…
The hashtag #SayNoToXenophobia has been trending again, a sinister dance that has had several waves in recent years, but in the streets of South Africa’s townships, the mobs are not typing — they are hunting. From the shattered windows of immigrant-owned shops in Soweto to the smouldering remains of 55 shacks torched in Mossel Bay,…
[mc4wp_form id=33047] The H5N1 avian influenza strain has been detected on the Australian mainland for the first time, ending the country’s status as one of the few regions previously free of the virus. Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins confirmed on Saturday that laboratory testing by the CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness returned a positive…
