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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...

COVID-19 Misinformation: Facebook, WHO launch new campaign across Africa

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...

Nigeria rebukes, suspends twitter operations in the country

Nigeria on Friday rebuked Twitter for deleting President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet on Biafra war and for not complying with government orders. The federal...

2023 polls: Zoning Presidency to South: Perish the idea, Kogi Gov. tells agitators

Apparently reacting to calls for the zoning of Presidency to the South in 2023, Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has foreclosed any of such...

Supplementary budget for additional COVID-19 vaccines not ready, says Health Minister

“The figures are still in rough stages and would soon be fine tuned. Government wants to get a clearer picture of the different...

COVID-19: 36 states, FCT to get new oxygen plants — FG

  To cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic and stave off a third wave, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N5.6 billion...

Ogoni: FG reports progress, says 17 contaminated sites cleaned up

At least 17 contaminated sites have been cleaned up and certified in the ongoing Ogoni clean-up exercise, the Federal Government said. It also...

Felling of another high-profile Nigerian in Jos: Police say “some suspects” have been nabbed

Following the cutting down of another high-profile Nigerian and top security officer in Jos, Plateau State on Monday, the Police said it has...

Halt prevailing anarchy, madness in Nigeria now, Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Adewale Martins, urges Buhari

  …wants amendment of 1999 Constitution, says Sharia has no place in a secular nation and should not be “smuggled’’ into the constitution by...

Insurrectionists, arsonists: Buhari spits fire, says time up, enough is enough

“Those misbehaving in certain parts of the country were obviously too young to know the travails and loss of lives that attended the...

China allows couples to have three children in major policy shift

China announced on Monday that it would allow all couples to have up to three children as it grapples with an ageing population....

Breaking: NECO Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, assassinated in Minna

Barely three days after a political figure, Ahmed Gulak, was assassinated in Imo State, another high-profile murder has occurred in Minna, Niger State...

Ex-SGF, Kingibe, is Nigeria’s Special Envoy to Chad, Lake Chad Basin Region

Erstwhile Vice-Presidential Candidate to the late Chief MKO Abiola, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, has been appointed as Special Envoy to Chad and the Lake...

Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum to Buhari: Act fast, save Nigeria from death

  For the umpteenth time, Chief Edwin Clark, has alerted President Muhammadu Buhari of the death-knell of Nigeria and to act fast to save it....

What We Know About the Shooting Death of Ahmed Gulak …

  Six armed bandits intercepted and shot at Ahmed Gulak, former aide of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan on his way to the Owerri airport....