Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says he will not allow the reversal of the fast-track land reform programme if elected into office during next year's general elections. He said this in his 42nd Independence Day message. Chamisa said it was important for the nation to respect and honour those who contributed to…

National identity documents and birth certificates are now being issues for free after government scrapped the payment of fees for the critical documents during the on-going mobile registration blitz. This was announced by Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage minister Kazembe Kazembe. The national mobile registration exercise started on April 1 and is scheduled to continue…

Zimbabwean runners reigned supreme in the half marathon of the TotalSports Two Oceans Marathon on Saturday morning, with debutant Moses Tarinyiku triumphant in a three-way sprint finish while Fortunate Chidzivo won the women's race at a canter. Tarakinyu showed tremendous fighting spirit to cross the finish line after 21.1 km in a time of 1:03:31,…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to focus on government's intervention in the KwaZulu-Natal flood disaster. The South African government has communicated the postponement of the visit, for which President Ramaphosa was due to travel on Tuesday, 19 April, to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi…

One of the heroes of Nigerian music, a master of the simple, stomping riff with a significant influence on Afrobeat music, the last of Nigeria's titans in the highlife music genre, Orlando Julius simply slept into eternity. Or how best can it be described? The passing of the legendary musician and saxophonist was announced in…

Plateau United has been locked with Rivers United in what is turning a two-horse race for the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The Jos based team have had a near perfect run in the ongoing season and have been a close challenger for to Rivers United after Remo Stars run of good form fizzled…

1999 constitution, a fraudulent decree Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, on Friday, stated that the Muhammadu Buhari led administration should free all prisoners who have been jailed for stealing. He said this while speaking as the guest lecturer at an event organised to celebrate one year of remembrance of the late Yinka Odumakin…

President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Musa Kida spoke with the press on the issue of legitimacy and why they have not been able to function. Given the fact that Nigeria will be preparing for international tournaments, what are you doing to reach out to other stakeholders who are not very pleased with what…

Makurdi — Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Council of State for granting state pardon to former Governors of Plateau and Taraba States, Senator Joshua Dariye and Rev. Jolly Nyame respectively. Dariye and Nyame were serving jail terms in Kuje Correctional Centre near Abuja following their convictions…

The Lekki Concession Company says it has again postponed toll collection at the Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge.The suspension of toll collection, according to a statement by the LCC Managing-Director, Yomi Omomuwasan, on Friday was to give residents more time to register for electronic toll devices. Omomuwasan said the company will announce a new date soon.“As a…

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said that the Russian war in Ukraine could last through the end of 2022 as the US and European officials have increasingly assessed that there was no short-term end in sight to the conflict.European officials told the CNN that there are no indications that Russian President,…

The All Progressives Congress has insisted that all its members currently holding political appointments and seeking participation in the party’s forthcoming primaries must quit their positions. According to the party, the move is in line with the provisions of the Electoral Act.  Section 84 (12) of the Act stipulates that political appointees, including ministers, commissioners and…