On Entertainment The organisers of Nigeria’s prestigious music award show, The Headies, have disqualified popular singer, Portable, as a nominee. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the organisers cited the criminal investigations carried out by the police over the singer’s recent misdemeanours. They said the announcement following numerous indicting statements […]
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Two More Chibok Girls Escape From Boko Haram Camp
The Troops of 21 armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Bama Local Government Area yesterday July 26, 2022 have again rescued two more girls kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, in the North East of Borno. It was gathered that the two girls whose names were given […]
FCT Security: We’ll Leave No Stone Unturned – Police
On Federal Capital Territory FCT security, Police has said they are not leaving any stone unturned to fortify the FCT and its environs. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said that the Inspector General of Police has ordered for additional deployment of assets to Strategic areas of the FCT while […]
Buhari wants Senate to confirm 19 nominees as INEC Commissioners
President Buhari has written the Senate to confirm the appointments of the 19 new INEC commissioners nominees. The confirmation request to the upper chamber was contained in a letter dated July 25, 2022 and was read at plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday. President Buhari, in the […]
Nigerian elites smuggling Jet-A1 to W’Africa – Senate panel
It has been stated that there is no way the economy could thrive when some people keep stealing from the economy. The lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District and the Chairman of the GC in Senate Aviation Committee, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has said that wealthy Nigerians stealing and exporting the […]
Nigerians Knock Gbajabiamila for Attending American School While Nigerian Public Universities Are On Strike
As different bodies, organizations and groups took to the streets to protest against the prolonged closure of the public universities in Nigeria, some others took to Twitter on Tuesday to express their anger and disappointment as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila twitted that he has resumed […]
NLC Joins University-Based Unions In Solidarity Protest In Anambra
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, staged a protest in solidarity with university unions over the lingering shutdown of federal universities across the country. According to reports that university unions including Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff […]
ASUU Strike: Femi Falana Joins NLC Protest, Says ‘Buhari Must Go Because He’s Tired’
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer on Tuesday joined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) solidarity protest for the ongoing ASUU strike, which was held in Ikeja, Lagos. In his remarks, he said that living standards of the people are getting worse by the day. He said the people didn’t vote for […]
30 Dead As Kenya Bus Plunges Into River.
From the foreign scene, Thirty people were killed when a bus plunged into a river in central Kenya at a notorious accident blackspot, a local official said Monday. The accident occurred late Sunday when the bus was travelling from the town of Meru to the coastal city of Mombasa. The […]
ICPC arraigns deputy High Court registrar for alleged fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a Deputy Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Mrs. Nkem Apollonia Mba, for alleged involvement in fraudulent activities. Mrs. Mba was docked on a three-count charge before Justice Leteem Nyordee, of the Federal High Court […]