UNICEF, 16 Nigerian states in Osun to understudy welfare programmes
Diplomacy
June 9, 2017
UNICEF, 16 Nigerian states in Osun to understudy welfare programmes
…As Aregbesola lists models for poverty eradication The various social protection policies being implemented in Osun by the Rauf…
Bahrain demands Qatar distance itself from Iran
Diplomacy
June 9, 2017
Bahrain demands Qatar distance itself from Iran
Bahrain’s foreign minister, keeping up the pressure on Qatar in a deepening Arab row, reiterated on Thursday a demand that…
Ogun Police kills 2 robbers of Portharcourt bound luxury bus
News
June 9, 2017
Ogun Police kills 2 robbers of Portharcourt bound luxury bus
*Recovers pump action guns, as 6 escape with bullet wounds The Ogun State Police Command, in furtherance to its resolve…
UNILORIN VC commends The DEFENDER, says it’s truly investigative
Education
June 8, 2017
UNILORIN VC commends The DEFENDER, says it’s truly investigative
The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has commended The DEFENDER, a Nigeria’s online newspaper committed to defending…
INEC registers aggrieved PDP members’ APDA, 4 others as new political parties
News
June 8, 2017
INEC registers aggrieved PDP members’ APDA, 4 others as new political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, approved the formation of five new political parties that had fulfilled the…
Ex-FCT Minister’s Son, Shamsudeen Bala’s Hajj permission, must not stand – MURIC
Anti-Corruption War
June 8, 2017
Ex-FCT Minister’s Son, Shamsudeen Bala’s Hajj permission, must not stand – MURIC
“The accused is not even going for hajj (pilgrimage) but for ‘Umrah which is lesser hajj. It is rather unfortunate…
Arewa Youths’ Ultimatum to Igbo: FG puts security forces on red alert
News
June 8, 2017
Arewa Youths’ Ultimatum to Igbo: FG puts security forces on red alert
“The issue of one group issuing a statement that is capable of destabilising the country and being responded to by…
Northern governors, leaders condemn Arewa Youths’ quit notice to Igbo in Northern Nigeria
General News
June 8, 2017
Northern governors, leaders condemn Arewa Youths’ quit notice to Igbo in Northern Nigeria
*As el-Rufai orders arrest of issuers of quit notice *Arewa Youths’ ultimatum caused by frustrations from Igbo agitations but condemnable…
Judiciary not on board with anti-corruption war, Sagay speaks out
Anti-Corruption War
June 8, 2017
Judiciary not on board with anti-corruption war, Sagay speaks out
*Says NJC’s recall of judges may undermine integrity of State “This decision by the NJC that judges who were arrested,…
Nigeria’s exports now more than its imports – NBS data
Business
June 8, 2017
Nigeria’s exports now more than its imports – NBS data
Latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that Nigeria’s trade value in export is now more than the…