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After 11 days, Mrs. Onyemaechi, abducted ex-Reps member, freed

After spending about 11 days in the kidnappers’ den, Mrs. Joan Onyemaechi, a former member of the House of Representatives from Delta State,...

#EndBadGovernance protesters return to Abuja streets

Protesters have resumed demonstrations in the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday, reigniting the movement after a brief halt following earlier crackdowns and arrests...

Anyaoku leads the Patriots to Presidential Villa, urges Tinubu on new democratic constitution for Nigeria

The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, stormed the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday for President Bola Tinubu, calling for a people’s...

Protests: Army vows to defend Nigeria’s democracy

The Military High Command said on Friday that it is committed to protecting Nigeria’s democracy and vowed to stand firm against any attempts...

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The Federal Government has stopped the planned sale of subsidized rice to civil servants and has subsequently withdrawn the circular that directed interested...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