Tiger
10 Nov
US animal rights group PETA has filed a complaint with Louisiana state authorities after a caged Bengal tiger was wheeled onto a American football field before a collegiate game, the group said Saturday. PETA said the pre-game stunt at Louisiana State University's Tiger Stadium, where the college team was playing Alabama before a crowd of…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned a N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the detained singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington, against the police until Jan. 27. Justice Musa Liman fixed the date following an application by counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, CSP Audu Garba, seeking…
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The concerned youths of the Ikwerre ethnic nationality in Rivers State have threatened to stage a protest on January 17, 2025, against alleged attempts to annex the Ikwerres as Igbo people. The group specifically stated that the newly elected President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Azuta Mbata, should not drag the Ikwerre people into his personal…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Monday, vowed to continue upholding merit in the state civil and public service. Makinde made the pledge during the swearing-in ceremony of 48 newly-appointed Permanent Secretaries into the state civil service held at the Executive Chambers of the Governor's Office, Agodi, Ibadan. The new Permanent Secretaries comprise 15…
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The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has dispatched a fact-finding team to Zamfara to investigate reported incidents of civilian casualties in recent Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Olusola Akinboyewa, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.…
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Éric Chelle, the new head coach of the Super Eagles, says football is about scoring and he will introduce an attacking mentality to the senior men’s football national team. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chelle made the remarks during his official unveiling at a colourful ceremony inside the Media Conference Room of…
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Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Monday, opened his defence in the alleged sexual harassment case. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) charged the lecturer with four counts bordering on alleged sexual harassment and attempt to perverse the cause of justice. Ndifon, while…
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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, is not in any way hungry to abandon the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nor interested
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The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has commended the Nigerian Police and the Bayelsa State Command for their efforts in ensuring peace and security in the state. Governor Diri gave the commendation on Monday while decorating five newly promoted police officers in his office at the Government House, Yenagoa. The officers promoted were…
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The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that workers of the state-owned broadcast stations are entitled to the new minimum wage and should be paid the wage. The chairman of the chapter, Mrs. Funmi Sessi, made the assertion during a protest by the workers on Monday in Lagos. The News…
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has banned scavengers from operating in the territory. The Commissioner of Police in FCT, Olatunji Disu, announced the ban while briefing newsmen after the FCT Security Committee Meeting in Abuja on Monday. Disu said that the scavengers were allowed to operate only on dumpsites located in the outskirts of…