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Buhari to Nigerian youths: No more job vacancies for you
In what looks like a gloomy future for the youths, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday evening dashed their hopes of clinching federal jobs, saying...
Buhari in Lagos, inaugurates China funded Lagos-Ibadan new rail project
After the Chinese contractors failed to deliver the project in 2020 as scheduled due to COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the...
Former U.S President Trump praises Nigeria for banning Twitter
Former United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a statement praising the decision to suspend Twitter operations in Nigeria. “Congratulations to … Nigeria,...
Just in: FG declares Monday, June 14 public holiday for June 12 Democracy Day
The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14 as public holiday nationwide to be observed as 2021 Democracy Day. Congratulating Nigerians ahead...
Secession threat: Buhari deals “coup de grace” to IPOB, says it’s going nowhere
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken his silence on the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), championing lgbo...
Macron Slap: Attacker shouted ‘Montjoie Saint Denis,’ before the attack and what we know about him.
The man who slapped President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to southeast France on Tuesday shouted ‘Montjoie Saint Denis’ before the attack....
Buhari administration approves N895bn supplementary budget for military, COVID-19 vaccines
The Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a draft supplementary budget of N895,842,462,917 for the year 2021....
Nigerian laws must be followed: Federal Government to Twitter
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said that Twitter management has reached out to seek high-level discussion to resolve the...
Reps summon Lai Mohammed over Twitter ban
As the dust of Twitter suspension in Nigeria is yet to settle, the House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Information...
Nigerian First Ladies raise alarm over insecurity, poverty, join forces with governors over scourge
Upset by the worsening security situation across the country, the Conference of Wives of State Governors has declared support for their husbands to...
Online Publishers of Nigeria (OPAN) urges FG to lift suspension on Twitter operations
“The reasons adduced for the suspension or ban of Twitter have remained unconvincing because the federal government failed to exhaust other channels of communication...
Twitter suspension: Another governor calls for restrain, reversal, says youths are hurting, Nigeria is hurting
“Buhari government can sign ‘rules of engagement’ with the San Francisco-based social media giant on Twitter usage in Nigeria” “What I see is...
Gruesome details revealed in murder of pastor, 3-year-old son by herdsmen who surrounded their home
Gruesome new details were revealed over the weekend surrounding the killing of Pastor Leviticus Makpa and his 3-year-old son Godsend Makpa, in the...
SERAP to Commonwealth: Suspend Nigeria over repression of human rights, media freedom, disregard for rule of law
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has joined forces with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Prof. Wole Soyinka and others in...
Lagos-based Pastor T.B.Joshua dies at 58
Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, the founder of the Lagos-based Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has exited the world. A statement by the...
Facebook removes Buhari’s post on Biafra civil war
Facebook on Friday removed a post from President Buhari in which he threatened punishment for regional secessionists. The company said it removed the...
