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USAID launches $10m project in aid of prevention, treatment of Obstetric Fistula in Nigeria

…Records 12,000 new cases annually In a bid to reduce the burden of Obstetric fistula in Nigeria, the U.S Agency for International Development...

Nnamdi Kanu was not arrested, extradited by UK — British High Commission

Amid controversial accounts of where the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested and extradited, the United Kingdom says it...

Yinka Odumakin, A Samurai of the Struggle by Jimi Agbaje

  by Jimi Agbaje “Yinka could not have died now. That was not the plan. Yinka had only achieved 1% of what he planned to...

Nigeria, With Over 10m Out-of-School Children, Highest ln Africa — Minister

Nigeria has the highest number of Out-of-School Children in sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated 10. 1 million Out-of-School children, so declared the Minister...

Treason: Nnamdi Kanu hauled into court in Abuja

Fugitive Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who has been arrested and extradited to Nigeria, was on Tuesday hauled...

Again FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline till July 26

The Federal Government on Tuesday approved the extension of the deadline for the National Identification Number -Subscriber Identity Module (NIN-SIM) data verification until...

Just in: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu extradited to Nigeria

  Wanted man, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indeginous People Of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested and extradited from the United...

Ex-South African President, Jacob Zuma, goes to jail

For aiding and abetting the plundering of state funds during his nine-year rule, a former South African President, Jacob Zuma, is to cool...

Hundreds of commuters stranded as Abuja-Kaduna train develops fault en route to Abuja

The Abuja-Kaduna train service on Monday suffered a breakdown en route to Abuja few minutes after take off leaving hundreds of commuters stranded....

N900m fraud: Ex-JAMB, NECO Registrar, Prof. Ojerinde, to be haled to court July 6

Erstwhile Chief Executive Officer of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, is due to be hauled up before an Abuja...

NIRSAL MD/CEO Aliyu Abdulhameed named winner of 2021 CEO Today Magazine Global Award

  In recognition of his outstanding contributions to agriculture and agribusiness in the country, the Managing Director/CEO of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing...

After securing regional court ruling, SERAP drags FG before African Union Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

  “These anti-media bills are the latest threats to freedom of expression, access to information and media freedom in the country. The bills...

Again, kidnappers strike in Ekiti, seize another monarch

Barely two months after a monarch was abducted in Ekiti State, another monarch has been seized by some prowling gunmen in the area....

Cancelled London trip: PDP to Buhari: Use opportunity to think of millions of Nigerians who cannot feed

“Our party urges him to use this period to have some introspection on the sorry situation in which his incompetent, divisive, vindictive and...

Few days after businessman was hacked to death, wife of ex-commissioner assassinated in Ibadan

Ibadan, the hitherto peaceful and crime-free ancient city now cosmopolitan, has lately assumed the status of a hotbed of crime and violence with...

National Unity Campaign: Lai Mohammed lauds association’s initiative, says a it’s very patriotic move

Amid some centrifugal forces in the polity, the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) has announced plans to mount national unity campaigns,...