Report has it that no fewer than 443 repentant Boko Haram terrorists and their families surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. This was disclosed by a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, yesterday in Maiduguri that the rivalry clashes raised the death toll to 300 […]
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First Woman Senator In Nigeria, Franca Afegbua Dies At 79
The death of the first woman to be elected as a senator in Nigeria, Franca Afegbua, has been announced. Afegbua, who hailed from the Afegbua’s royal family in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State died on Sunday in Benin City at the age of 79. A renowned […]
Nigerian Wins The Dan David Prize, The Highest Historical Prize In The World
Nigerian-born Professor of History and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University, Saheed Aderinto, has won the 300,000 dollars Dan David Prize. The Dan David Prize is the largest historical prize in the world. In a congratulatory message on a post via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday, Mr Peter […]
Presidential poll: Group tackles INEC over poor performance
International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of deliberately disobeying court orders for aggrieved political parties and their presidential candidates to inspect relevant electoral materials domiciled in the commission’s office. The Rights Group, Intersociety has expressed shock that despite […]
Beggars in Kaduna Bemoan Low Patronage As Cash Shortage Bites Harder
Nigerians have not stopped groaning over the hardship occasioned by the naira crunch. This also includes beggars along the popular Kano Road, Kaduna Central Market as most of them, and some elderly foreign nationals with their children who used to ply the popular Ahmadu Bello Way, begging for alms, have […]
Arewa Consultative Forum Calls Out President Muhammadu Buhari For Allowing The Naira Redesign Policy To Smear His Credentials
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has stated that the introduction of the naira redesign policy has damaged the credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari. The secretary general of the forum Murtala Aliyu, said that the Supreme Court of Nigeria held that President Muhammadu Buhari breached the constitution in the way he […]
Kogi Govt. Orders Arrest, Prosecution Of Individuals, Businesses Who Reject Old Naira Notes.
Kogi Govt. Orders Arrest, Prosecution Of Individuals, Businesses Who Reject Old Naira Notes. The Kogi State Government has ordered arrest and prosecution of individuals and businesses who reject the old naira notes. The State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, noted that the Supreme Court last week ruled that both the […]
NPC Charges LGAs Comptrollers To Engage Stakeholders At Grassroots To Ensure Success Of 2023 Census
NPC Charges LGAs Comptrollers To Engage Stakeholders At Grassroots To Ensure Success Of 2023 Census By Ndu Nwannah The National Population Commission, NPC, has urged Local Government Controllers to be fully acquainted with the operations of the 2023 Housing and Population Census to ensure its success at the grassroots. The […]
Fire Guts Popular Enugu Market, Destroys Property Worth Millions Of Naira
Fire Guts Popular Enugu Market, Destroys Property Worth Millions Of Naira Property worth millions of naira was destroyed Saturday as fire gutted popular Enugu nightclub, Ballroom, at Otigba Junction, Enugu. The fire, which reportedly started from the kitchen around 5.10pm when preparations for the night activities were ongoing. The fire […]
Obi Charges Anambra LP Assembly Candidates to Work with Soludo after Victory
Obi Charges Anambra LP Assembly Candidates to Work with Soludo after Victory Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has charged candidates of the party running for House of Assembly seats to brace up to victory. Obi, speaking with journalists after a closed door meeting with the House of Assembly […]