BY HENRY SOLOMON The Buhari  Media Organisation (BMO) has lauded the Executive Order 10, signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, saying it would engender better governance and guarantee true independence for states judiciary and legislature. BMO Chairman, Mr Niyi Akinsiju,  in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, described the order as the long needed game-changer that would bring to effect, the desire for truly independent and accountable judiciary and legislature at the state levels. “The Executive Order 10 signed by Buhari is a masterstroke that will  engender better govern ..read more

  By Titi B Six Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel, who were aides to the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), the late Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, have been awarded various sentences by the General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the NAF Base, Bill Clinton Drive, Abuja. In a statement, the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said the 6 NAF personnel, who were standing trial for various offences, were; Squadron Leader Tom Gwani, Flight Sergeant Amu David, Flight Sergeant Philemon Degema, Flight Sergeant Sabo Simon, Sergeant Mukhtar Abdullahi ..read more

By Zainab Sa’id The Air Force component of Operation HADARIN DAJI has destroyed a logistics warehouse run by bandits, approximately 5km North of Birnin Kogo in Zamfara State. The Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche said: “The airstrikes were executed sequel to Human Intelligence (HUMINT) reports, which were later confirmed by series of aerial surveillance missions, indicating that the large structure was being used by the bandits to store their ammunition, raw rations and other logistics items.” According to him, the Air Component dispatched a Nigerian Air ..read more

Coronavirus By Edith Ike-Eboh A data analysis firm, ResearcherNG, has released five major findings from its survey on perception and attitude of Nigerians to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The research which was released on Sunday in Abuja, aimed at understanding public behaviour and the effect of the pandemic on the lives of people. In a statement, Ms Farida Adamu,  Lead Consultant on the research, said the findings were  from the survey conducted between April 6, and April 30. She said the ResearcherNG sampled the opinion of 1,122 Nigerians to arrive at the conclusions ..read more

By Ruona Isikeh The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has decried the news of the rape and subsequent murder of one of its students, Miss Vera Omozuwa. The victim was a 100 level Microbiology student of the institution before her travail. Vice Chancellor of UNIBEN,  Prof. Lilian Salami, in a statement through the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, described the news as shocking. In the statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Benin, the VC said the actions were condemnable and should not be condoned by any society. She said the current ..read more

Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital economy By Jessica Dogo The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, said the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has contributed unprecedented 14.07 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Pantami stated this in a statement signed by Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant, Information Technology to the Minister on Sunday in Abuja. Pantami said he was delighted to hear of the growth of ICT’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020. According to him, the National ..read more

U.s. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence watch as the Falcon 9 rocket bearing the Crew Dragon launches from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Photo: Reuters. By Harrison Arubu The U.S. President, Donald Trump, says American astronauts would return to the moon by 2024, after the launched first human spaceflight in many years. Speaking after the successful launched of the country’s first human spaceflight in nine years, Trump said the aim was to “establish a permanent presence in space and a launching pad to Mars’’. “The first woman on the Moon will be an American woman ..read more

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the death of a black man shown on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck. From Los Angeles to Miami to Chicago, protests marked by chants of “I can’t breathe” - a rallying cry echoing the dying words of George Floyd - began peacefully before turning unruly as demonstrators blocked traffic, set fires and clashed with riot police, some firing tear gas and plastic bullets in an effort to resto ..read more

By Taiye Olayemi The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) and the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) on Saturday called for intensified collaborations of operators in the tourism value-chain. The two bodies said the collaboration had become necessary at a time like now for the speedy recovery of the tourism, due to the negative impact of COVID-19 on the sector. They made the call at a zoom meeting, organised by NCAC to address emerging trends in the Nigerian cultural industry with theme: “COVID-19: Creating New Business Opportunities for Travel Agents’’. The Na ..read more

By Obinna Unaeze All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Niger chapter, has cautioned members to be vigilante in the purchase of fertiliser in the state. The call followed rumours of the sale of adulterated fertiliser by unscrupulous persons and already in circulation in the state. Alhaji Shehu Galadima, the state chairman, AFAN gave the warning on Saturday in Minna, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “It is no longer rumour that some evil merchants are adulterating fertilisers in Niger state. There is need to alert our members to be at alert not to purchase such fe ..read more