The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the government of Togo to pay 16 million CFA Francs as compensation for shutting down the internet twice in 2017. A statement issued by the court on Friday said that the panel of three Justices found that shutting the internet violated the rights of the plaintiffs to freedom of expression. On the three-member panel of the court were Honourable Justices Gberi-Be Ouattara (presiding) and Dupe Atoki. By...
The spokesman for the late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, Bolaji Tunji has said his boss intention was to retire from politics after completing his eight-year tenure as governor of Oyo State last year. Tunji in his tribute on Facebook says Ajimobi told his staff that he didn’t want to take up the appointment as the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the ruling All Progressives Congress but he had to as an obligation. Tunji writes, “He...
Liverpool finally emerged champions of the English Premier League (EPL) on Thursday, after winning their first English football top-flight title in three decades. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that with Liverpool holding a massive lead of 23 points at the top of the table, no team can surpass them even with seven games left. What was needed for the Reds to claim the title was if Manchester City failed to win away at...
A superb solo goal by Christian Pulisic and a Willian penalty gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. A result that handed Liverpool the Premier League title, their first league championship win in 30 years. Pulisic exploited a communication breakdown between Benjamin Mendy and Ilkay Guendogan after a City set-piece, running from the halfway line before confidently slotting the ball past Ederson to open the scoring in the 36th...
Nigeria has announced 594 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 22,614. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Thursday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 594 new confirmed cases were from 22 states, with seven deaths as at Thursday. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. The NCDC said that Lagos reported...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and would fly the party’s flag in the Sept. 19 governorship election. Obaseki emerged candidate after two other aspirants, Mr Omeregie Ogbeide-Ihama representing the Oredo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives and Mr Ken Imasuangbon finally stepped down from the race. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that one of the aspirants, Mr Gideon Ikhine, had on...
The newly inaugurated Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, has pledged to restore sanity and ensure justice for all members of the party. Buni, who is also the governor of Yobe, made the pledge when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday. He said: “As a former two-term National Secretary of the APC, I know the party very well and it is all about...
Nigeria has expressed satisfaction over the moves by the Government of Ghana to address the demolition of the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Accra. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, that the government had taken note of the efforts of President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo and Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayokor Botchwey to calm the situation. He however expressed concerns that reports...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the death of former Governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, as a national tragedy. The party said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said the death of the immediate former Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a huge loss not just to the APC but the entire nation....
The Ghanaian government on Thursday reiterated its commitment to restoring to its original state, the residential building of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana that was demolished a few days ago following an attack. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that armed men had attacked the mission on Friday night and demolished the official residence of the High Commission of Nigeria, which was under construction. Mrs Shirley Ayokor Botchewey, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs...
