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Insurgency, banditry: Nigeria Governors Forum expresses worry, plans parley with Pres. Buhari

  Peeved by the massacre of more than 43 farmers in Borno State, a fall-out of the deteriorating security situation in the country,...

NIRSAL, ministries collaborate on strategies to combat post-harvest losses, boost agric sector’s contributions to GDP

    As part of strategies to combat post-harvest losses, create jobs and boost the contribution of the agriculture sector to Nigeria’s Gross...

Police backtrack, withdraw suit against #EndSARS panels in 36 states

  Following the reactions that trailed its suit against the state judicial panels on police brutalities, the Nigeria Police has applied to withdraw...

Runaway alleged pension fund thief, Maina, extradicted from Niger Republic

  The erstwhile Chairman of the disbanded Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina,  has been extradited from Niger Republic  to face trial for...

Buhari is repressing human rights – and getting away with it

    By Kolawole Olaniyan   President Muhammadu Buhari is failing to live up to his promises to ensure respect for human rights,...

Exposed! How generator dealers, manufacturers rip-off Nigerians

  By Boye Ajayi with additional reports from Ayodele Akinsola   With almost half of Nigeria’s population perpetually in darkness as a result...

Messi, Barca fined €780 for tribute to Diego Maradona

Lionel Messi and Barcelona football club have been fined a combined €780 ($943) after the player was shown a yellow card for lifting...

Osinbajo bags Madagun Jihar Nasarawa title

      …pays condolence visit to the slain state APC chairman’s wife   The Nasarawa State Traditional Council on Wednesday took Vice-President...

Parlous security situation: Northern Elders call for Pres. Buhari’s head

  Unimpressed with President Muhammadu Buhari’s perceived inability to combat increasing scale of insecurity in the country, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has...

Another petrol tanker fire on Lagos-lbadan Expressway cuts off Lagos

    Another tanker explosion has occurred on the outward Lagos section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, bringing vehicular movement to a halt. The no-movement situation followed...

Ogun monarch hauled before court over right to stool, indigeneship

  The installation of Oba Joshua Aminu Amusa, the Olu of Idanyin in Agbara area of Ado-odo/Ota Local Government of Ogun State has...

Borno farmers murders: For the umpteenth time, Senate calls for Service Chiefs’ sack

    In league with the lower chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate has also ventilated its dismay and resentment with the...

How Covid-19 pushed millions into poverty and hunger – UN

  The United Nations Tuesday estimated that 235 million people worldwide will need some form of emergency relief next year due to the...

6-year-old child goes through hell in the hands of abusive foster mother

     By Ajuma Edwina Ogiri     A six-year-old girl with the name, Amanda, has finally been rescued from her abusive foster...

Wanton slaughtering of 43 Borno farmers: House of Representatives invites Pres. Buhari

    Fazed by the worsening security situation in the country particularly in the Northeast, the House of Representatives has invited President Muhammadu...

World AIDS Day: UNICEF warns of COVID-19 disruptions to HIV service delivery

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   COVID-19 has interrupted vital HIV treatment and service delivery in one third of high burden countries, putting countless more...