NewsDeskNg, Author at News Desk Nigeria

Court reserves judgment in Lagos Assembly speakership tussle

NewsDeskNgMar 18, 2025March 18, 20250

Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of the Ikeja High Court has reserved judgment in the suit filed by the reinstated Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. Obasa is challenging the legality of his initial removal as Speaker. It was reported that Pinheiro reserved the judgment after hearing not less than 15...

AVOCATS SANS FRONTIERES partners NUJ on press freedom in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

The AVOCATS SAND FRONTIERES has announced plan to collaborate with the Nigeria Union of Journalists in enhancing digital Rights in Nigeria. This was made known when a delegation led by the member of the board Ivan PANEFF paid the National Secretariat a courtesy visit on Monday. According to Ivan the...

Rema defends claim of being one of Afrobeats’ greatest artistes

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

Afrobeats sensation Rema has reiterated his claim of being one of the genre’s greatest artistes. This he said, is due to his tireless work ethic and dedication to his craft. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter addressed the backlash surrounding his previous statement, where he confidently declared himself one...

Tinubu Appoints Bishop Kukah Pro-Chancellor Federal University Of Applied Sciences Kachia

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and...

Benue: Massive protest rocks Abuja, as coalition petitions NJC, demands Tinubu’s intervention

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Monday held a peaceful march in Abuja with a call on the authorities to wade into the alleged politicization of the judiciary in the country. The protesters who brandished several banners and placards with inscriptions as “Enough of crooked court orders”, “We want...

World Water Day: Poor maintenance, hardship preventing access to clean, safe water – Expert

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

A Development and Water Resources Expert, Engr. Micheal Ale, has attributed the palpable inaccessibility of clean and safe water to the Nigerian masses, to lack of maintenance culture and economic hardship which has been making it difficult for the middle class Nigerians to afford the luxury of safe and clean...

NDLEA intercepts cocaine, tramadol concealed in prayer beads, shoes

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it successfully thwarted attempts by drug trafficking organisations (DTOs) to smuggle illicit consignments from Nigeria to five countries. NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday that the organisations wanted to smuggle the alleged consignments to the United States of...

Police officer shoots self-dead in Ogun

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

Ogun Police Command has confirmed that a police officer, Insp Ajele Oloyede, allegedly shot himself in the Igbesa area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. Ms Odutola said that before the incident at about 1:20 p.m. on Friday, the deceased...

Peter Mbah At 53: The Man And The Public Servant Living True To The Mantra The Future Is Here

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

By Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr He was born some 53 years ago precisely the 17th day of March, 1972. Like most great leaders in this clime he shares a common Zodiac space with Chief Obafemi Awolowo, with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, with Prof Yemi Osinbajo, with yours sincerely, and...

Lagos unveils factory to strengthen health care

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2025March 17, 20250

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated the state’s first medical syringe manufacturing facility, O-Care Disposable Syringes. During the inauguration, he reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting initiatives that promoted industrialisation and economic growth through strategic investments in infrastructure, power supply and policy reforms. The facility established by Transgreen Nigeria...