By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Constitutional lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), and nine others have been dragged to the Federal High Court in Abuja by a human rights lawyer, Lucky Odigie, over the setting up of an independent panel to probe killings that took place during the three weeks #ENDSARS protest in October last year. The plaintiff, in the suit filed by his lawyer, …
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By Chris Udochukwu Washington (Precise Post) — In an effort to repairing the damage to United States’ international credibility, American diplomats in a highly unusual move drafted two cables condemning President Donald Trump’s incitement of the deadly assault on the Capitol and calling for administration officials to possibly support invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. Using what is known as the State …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that despite our differences in terms of religious, ethnic and political diversities in the country, Nigeria is better off together. Osinbajo noted this on Sunday at the Interdenominational Church Service for the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, which held at the National Christian Centre, Abuja. The former Commissioner for Justice and …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – Controller General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Ibrahim Alhaji Liman, has suspended further operations in Mararaba, a town in Nasarawa state bordering the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over incessant attacks on firefighters in the area. Spokesperson of the Service, SF Ugo Huan in a statement on Sunday said the decision to blacklist the town followed the latest …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general election and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has hailed the Sokoto state Governor, Aminu Tambuwal on the ocassion of his 61st birthday. Atiku said Tambuwal’s birthday celebration is significant because it is a simple way of appreciating his service to the people of Sokoto State and the …
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By Joan Nnenna Iwuchukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Ahmed Musa was the star player in Nigeria’s U-20 World Cup campaign in Colombia 2011 few months after helping Nigeria win the 2010 WAFU Cup held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. The onetime record top scorer in the Nigeria Professional Football League was in the Super Eagles team that lifted the 2013 AFCON. Musa scored twice in …
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By Francis Etuko Abuja (Precise Post) – A post-harvest technology manufacturing company based in Germany, Reila, has identified Nasarawa State as location for establishing an assembly plant in Nigeria. Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, disclosed this shortly after a demonstration by the firm of its post-harvest implements at Shabu Farms, in Agwada Development Area, on Saturday. Engineer Sule who couldn’t hide his excitement, showed …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has said the banning of alternative voices by Apple, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube is nothing but barefaced fascism. Fani-Kayode who took to his twitter handle to disclose this, warned that Nigerians supporting this mass censorship are simply cutting their noses to spite their faces. Adding that they have been blinded by …
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By Chris Udochukwu Kaduna (Precise Post) – A resident suspected to have poisoning cattle in Gindin Dutse village of Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been arrested, the troops of Operation Safe Haven have confirmed. According to Leadership, two cows had died in the village after eating some poisoned cassava beside a farm. The troops trailed and arrested the owner of the farm, …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – Comrade Shehu Shugabi Yar’adua – the President of Abuja Painted Taxi, has decried the illegal operational activities of Uber and Bolt transport services in FCT, stressing that the duo are not licensed operators and have thereby contributed in illegalities in the city’s transport industry. He made the statement in Abuja while introducing NAIRAXI to residents of FCT, an …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,585 new cases of #COVID-19 in Nigeria. The health agency disclosed this via it’s twitter handle late Saturday night, added that the fresh infection were recorded from 26 states of the federation including the FCT as follows: Lagos-573; FCT-182; Plateau-162; Gombe-81;Oyo-75; Rivers-68; Sokoto-58; Ondo-55; Ogun-42; Nasarawa-40; Akwa Ibom-36; Edo-31;Kaduna-27; …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – Nollywood community has been thrown into mourning over the death of veteran Actor, Jim Lawson Maduike. According to reports, Jim Lawson slept and didn’t wake up the following morning. Another report claims that the Imo state thespian allegedly died after complaining of body pains at around 12 pm on Saturday, January 9, 2020. Before his death, Maduike was …
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