Breaking: Uneasy calm as DSS, others attempt to arrest Igboho
Tension enveloped the popular Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday when a joint team of policemen and the Department of State Services attempted to arrest Yoruba activist, […]
Month: February 2021
Despite dialogue approach, bandits invade school, abduct over 300 students in Zamfara
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 300 schoolgirls at Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. […]
Looking under the carpet, by Dan Agbese
Let me tell you about my new hobby. It is called, believe me, looking under the carpet. Sounds rather crazy for a hobby but that […]
Nigeria’s debts rise to N32.9 trillion
Rising crude oil price good for Nigeria – Finance MinisterBy Abdullahi Mohammed, AbujaThe Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said the rising price of crude oil […]
Nigerian economy poised for stable growth – Finance Minister
By Abdullahi M. GullomaAbujaThe Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed said Wednesday that the recent exit of the economy from recession […]
EndSars: Police killed my brother, shot me three times, I ‘ve been carrying live bullet since 2017-Petitioner
…I want corpse of my husband killed by police released — wife A petitioner, Mr. Teslim Ibitoye, has narrated how he and his younger brother were […]
How 14 were killed at religious site in Central Africa ― Amnesty
Fourteen people, including at least two civilians, were killed inside a “religious site” as government and rebel forces fought for control of a Central African […]
Covid-19 Vaccine set to arrive as FG plans supplementary budget
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Thursday, said the Federal Government would prepare a supplementary budget to be sent to […]
Testosterone rule: Olympic champion Semenya slams lawsuit on IAAF
South Africa’s two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights challenging restrictions of testosterone in female athletes, […]
Biden reverses Trump’s immigrant visa ban
President Joe Biden has revoked former President Donald Trump’s order that limited the number of new work visas for temporary foreign workers in the United […]
Coup: Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts
Facebook said it has banned all remaining accounts linked to the Myanmar military on Thursday, citing the junta’s use of deadly force against anti-coup demonstrators. […]
Breaking: Gunmen kill four Policemen at checkpoint
Gunmen have shot and killed four policemen at a checkpoint in Calabar, Cross River State capital. The incident reportedly happened in the wee hours of […]
Breaking: Ex-Naval offier Aikhomu is dead
Former Chief of Naval Administration Rear Admiral Joe Aikhomu (rtd) is dead. Aikhomu, 65, passed on Thursday morning in Abuja allegedly from COVID-19 complications, the […]
Federalism and restructuring rhetoric in Nigeria, by Obong Victor Attah
Perspectives, Perceptions, and Prescriptions for National Rebirth and Sustainable Development Introduction When I was first told of the topic of this lecture, I was full […]
Breaking: New EFCC Boss in closed door meeting with Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on […]