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NNPC disowns recruiting staff
“That the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is conducting a recruitment exercise IS NOT TRUE and the public should disregard it in its...
Buhari’s “impermissible conditions” imposed on Twitter: SERAP rejects conditions, urges status quo ante
“The conditions imposed on Twitter while the ECOWAS case is pending constitute an interference with the right of SERAP and other plaintiffs...
Cop26: New campaign calls for worldwide ban on new petrol cars by 2035
Think tank and delegates at the Cop26 climate summit seek an agreement to ban the sale of petrol cars worldwide by 2035,...
Anambra murderous rage, insanity: “Unknown gunmen” overrun police station, kill one, set it on fire
Again, ubiquitous “unknown gunmen” have invaded Ajali Divisional Police headquarters in Orumba North council area of Anambra State, set fire to the...
Reflections on 61 years of U.S. – Nigerian Engagement
By: Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria As Nigeria celebrates its national day, we celebrate our enduring bilateral partnership with the...
Emirates extends suspension of Nigerian flights to Oct 10
Emirates flights to and from Nigeria will remain suspended until October 10, 2021. Passenger services between the UAE and Nigeria have been...
Woman nabbed for collecting N50,000 “settlement” from parents of teenager who defiled her 3-year-old granddaughter
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A woman has been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command for allegedly collecting N50,000 from parents of...
Spaces for Change worries about “over-application or abuse’’ of security infrastructure to crack down on civic actors
“According to the dialogists including media professionals, misapplication or misuse of counter-terrorism strategies have resulted in some politically-motivated criminal prosecutions bordering on...
Power surge, interrupted power supply in Nigeria: Schneider Electric to the rescue
In its commitment to mitigating power surge and interrupted power supply which remains a common problem in Nigeria, Schneider Electric, the leader...
Terrible tragedy! Widower of late Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, killed
Prowling gunmen have again wreak havoc in Anambra State following the assassination of Dr Chike Akunyili, the widower of former Information Minister,...
Several people roasted, several houses razed as two petrol tankers collide, explode in Rivers
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Unspecified number of people have been reported roasted in an inferno caused by two petrol tankers that collided...
2004 Philosophy graduate of Lagos State University bags professorship in U.S. Varsity
A 2004 Philosophy graduate of the Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo, Prof. Olanrewaju Shitta-Bey, has been appointed a Professor of Philosophy and...
N6trn NDDC misappropriated funds: Pres. Buhari gets 14-day ultimatum to publish names of looters, recover funds
“Taking these decisive steps would advance the victims’ right to restitution, compensation and guarantee of non-repetition, as well as improve public confidence...
Horror! 29-year-old birthday celebrator felled by police bullet at roisterous party
A rollicking birthday came to grief abruptly following the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old birthday celebrator in Obinomba, Delta State by the police....
SS1, SS2 students barred from writing external WASSCE, NECO, NABTEB
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Students in Senior Secondary School one (SS1) and two (SS2) have been barred from writing external West African...
US Air Force F-16 intercepts plane over New-York during UN Assembly meeting
A U.S Air Force F-16 intercepted a small aircraft over New York City on Wednesday, after the aircraft violated a temporary flight restriction...
