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#EndSARS protest: NBA says peaceful protest is citizens’ inalienable, fundamental right, demands release of detainees

  Peeved by the arrest of #EndSARS protesters across the country, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has demanded their unconditional release, saying it...

#EndSARS protest: Ex-President Jonathan cautions no life should be lost or blood spilled

  A former Nigeria’s President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has again demonstrated his undisguised democratic value by calling on the authorities to ensure that...

Falana swipes Pres. Buhari for nominating his aide, Onochie, as INEC National Commissioner

        Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has picked holes in the appointment of the Presidential Assistant on Social...

Ondo poll: Gov. Akeredolu mocks PDP, says Ondo is not Edo

  Still basking in the euphoria of re-election victory, Ondo State Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu, has teased the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for losing...

SARS winding up: IGP orders personnel to report in Abuja for debriefing, psychological, medical exam

    As a follow up to their disbandment, all personnel of the defunct SARS have been directed to report at the Force...

A second Trump term would be disastrous, says Palestinian Prime Minister

  The Palestinian prime minister Tuesday said it would be disastrous for his people and the world if Donald Trump wins re-election next...

#EndSARS protests: Government bows to demands of protesters

  The federal government of Nigeria announced it has okayed the five point demand of EndSARS protesters. According to the Presidential Panel on...

President Buhari appoints Lauretta Onochie, three others as INEC commissioners

    President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of one of his media aides, Lauretta Onochie, as a...

COVID-19: Passengers without QR Code will not board henceforth, says PTF 

  The Federal Government says  passengers without QR (Quick Response) Code will no longer be allowed to board planes as COVID-19 measures. The...

I will call, write world leaders, push till you win, Buhari assures Okonjo-Iweala 

  Rising from their closed-door meeting in Aso Rock on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi...

Buhari to IGP: Bring errant officers, bad eggs to justice 

  expresses deep regrets Isiaka Jimoh’s death in Oyo State President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to...

Breaking: WTO DG race: Buhari, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in a closed-door meeting in Villa

  As the race for the headship of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is closing in, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with...

SARS disbandment: Youth group lauds Buhari, Osinbajo, IGP

  Following the dissolution of the much-dreaded Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the Voice of Nigeria Youths (VONY) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi...

Breaking: Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad scrapped

  The notorious and ubiquitous Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has been dissolved with immediate effect. The lnspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, who...

FG’s 2021 Appropriation Bill contravenes Fiscal Responsibility Act — Atiku

  Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s N13.08 trillion 2021 budget, describing it as a contravention of the  Fiscal Responsibility...

Amnesty programme owing contractors N71.4bn, says Coordinator

The interim Coordinator of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, retired Col. Milland Dikio  has disclosed that the agency was owing contractors N71.4 billion....