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Court declines jurisdiction over El-Rufai’s fundamental rights suit

A Federal High Court in Kaduna has refused to hear a lawsuit filed by Mr. Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, the immediate past Governor of...

Ex-Rep. Wole Diya passes away at 63

A two-term member of the House of Representatives, representing Somolu Federal Constituency, Lagos, Mr. Wole Diya has passed away. Aged 63, Diya died...

FG halts subsidized rice sales to civil servants at N40,000

The Federal Government has stopped the planned sale of subsidized rice to civil servants and has subsequently withdrawn the circular that directed interested...

Abuja cross-dresser Area Mama murdered, police launch investigation

The Abuja Command of the Nigeria Police has launched an investigation into the death of a cross-dresser, Area Mama, whose body was discovered...

DSS denies involvement in NLC headquarters raid

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied allegations that its agents raided the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja. DSS spokesperson,...

Day 13 of Olympics: German team bails out Ukpeseraye with bicycle for her impromptu race

By Samuel Akpan in Paris Ese Ukpeseraye, a Nigerian cyclist, thanked the German team for its intervention by providing a bike for her...

Residents express reprieve as curfew is relaxed in Kaduna, Zaria

Residents of Kaduna and Zaria took to the streets on Thursday to celebrate the Kaduna State Government’s relaxation of the 24-hour curfew imposed...

Bribe: Nigeria Immigration Service suspends officer

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has suspended an officer over allegations of soliciting a bribe from a traveller at one of...

Security forces raid NLC secretariat in Abuja, union protests

Security agents, reportedly from the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force, raided the Nigeria Labour Congress’ (NLC) national secretariat...

Ogun inaugurates13-member committee on National Agricultural Growth Scheme, set for wet, dry season farming

Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun has expressed the state’s readiness to produce enough food for local consumption and for export through wet and dry...

Economic Sabotage: Count Us Out—NNPC Ltd

Mr. Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited (NNPC Ltd), the company has not violated any of the enabling laws...

Protests: Al-Mustapha warns against coups, urges Nigerians to embrace peaceful means, dialogue

Retired Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer of the late Gen. Sani Abacha, has condemned calls for a military coup in...

CDS urges West African defence chiefs to defend democratic governance

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that military interventions in West African governments have had far-reaching and unintended...

Heirs Insurance Group Appoints Ibrahim Puri And Sonny Iroche As Independent Non-Executive Directors

Heirs Insurance Group (HIG), Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance provider, has announced the appointment of Ibrahim Puri and Sonny Iroche as Independent Non-Executive Directors of...

Just in: ECOWAS defence chiefs meet in Abuja

A high-level meeting of Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Defence Chiefs is underway at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Gen. Christopher...

Curfew: Army confirms fatal shooting of 16-year-old protester in Zaria

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the fatal shooting of a protester in Zaria, Kaduna State, on August 6. In a statement issued on...