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NIGERIA is 60- despite all that she has been through as a nation. For some, it is a time to hit the street in colorful dresses for a carnival to exhibit what many a critic have described as our proclivity for…
Alexander Orwhoji, the Divisional Police Officer in Ehime Mbanno, Imo State, has been invited to the police headquarters in Abuja to explain why he allegedly demanded N30,000 for bail and a male surety over a civil…
Akwa Ibom State University ‘AKSU’ on Wednesday 30th September commence their first semester exams for students in 400 & 300 level (4 years course) And 500 & 400 level (5 years course) respectively. The leadership of…
President Buhari has released an official independence day message to Nigerians on his official twitter handle. Read the official press release below: PRESS RELEASE: Fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today as your…
A 30-year-old kidnap suspect, Mohammed Sani, said he killed more than 50 of his victims because they could not afford to pay ransom. Sani, who was paraded by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, alongside…
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has announced that unity schools will be reopening across the country on October 11. In the letter which confirmed the reopening of Unity Schools, the minister said the decision…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of 21 out of the 33 persons pencilled down as judges in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory…
The appointment of Hon Abdulhakeem Abdullateef as Special Adviser to the Speaker on the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has been terminated just hours after he declared his ambition to succeed…
While the question of who won Tuesday's presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden lies in the court of public opinion, Spanish-speaking viewers of Telemundo gave…
More than 40 people are sick and almost a third have needed hospital treatment as part of a foodborne Shigella outbreak in Denmark. From the end of August, 42 people have been registered with shigellosis in the country.…
President Trump refused to categorically denounce white supremacists on Tuesday night, diverting a question about right-wing extremist violence in Charlottesville, Va., and Portland, Ore., into an attack on “left-wing”…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned the hearing of a suit seeking for the reversal of the ban placed by the Lagos State Government on the operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles, popularly…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has declared that the 9th House is committed to overhauling policing in Nigeria. The Speaker stated that Nigerians are scared of police than criminals.…
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki who was reelected on Sunday for a second term has warned Comrade Oshiomhole not to be 'disruptive' otherwise he will have no mercy. He stated that there was no plan to “run…
A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has congratulated Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on his re-election. Oyegun, in a statement on Tuesday, noted that…
Emirate Airlines has been added to the list of airlines banned from operating in Nigeria by the federal government. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who made the announcement said the ban will be effective from Monday,…
Kainji dam, which is across River Niger in Niger State, was opened in 1968. It was designed to have a generating capacity of 960 megawatts (1,290,000 hp); however, only 8 of its 12 turbines have been installed, reducing…
The Kano state government and the federal government have been dragged to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia, following a petition written by human rights activist, Femi Falana…
Following the recent flooding in Kebbi, Bauchi and Jigawa states, the Federal Government has advised state governments to take proactive measures to reduce the effects of heavy rainfalls this season. The Minister of…
Elder statesman of Edo State and business mogul, Captain Hosa Wells Okunbo, has stated that he is supporting the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the coming governorship election in his native Edo…
