Defections: PDP Rep calls on Secondus to resign
A member of the House of Representatives, Rimamnde Shawulu, Thursday called on the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to resign from his position with immediate effect, for…
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- Human Rights
- July 7, 2021
- 172 views
Proposed sanctions against protests undemocratic, unconstitutional, HURIWA tells NASS
Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, has warned members of the National Assembly against any move to amend the criminal code and make provision for sanctions…
Ondo court jails woman for causing husband’s death
A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital has sentenced a middle-aged woman, Mrs Toyin Olusa, to one year imprisonment for causing the death of her husband, Mr Adeyinka…
Buhari, Osinbajo Decorate Farouk Yahaya As Chief Of Army Staff
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have decorated the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya. He was also decorated with a new rank of Lieutenant General.…
- Human Rights
- July 7, 2021
- 126 views
Trump announces class action lawsuit against Twitter, Facebook, Google
Donald Trump, former US president, says he will take legal action against Facebook, Twitter and Google, months after the tech giants flagged his posts and sanctioned him. The former president…
- Human Rights
- July 7, 2021
- 140 views
Igboho’s supporters stage protest in Ibadan over DSS raid
Scores of people have staged a protest in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, over the raid by the Department of State Services (DSS) on the home of Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba…
- Insecurity
- July 7, 2021
- 173 views
We’ve Sent Many Bandits To God – Chief Of Army Staff
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, on Wednesday, said his men have sent many bandits to God to answer for their crimes. One of the major challenges…
Lai risks sanction from Kwara APC after outburst against Abdulrazaq
Abdullahi Samari Abubakar, chairman of the caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, says disciplinary measures could be taken against Lai Mohammed, minister of information and…
Senate Approves Buhari’s N2.3trn Foreign Loan Request
The Senate has approved the Federal Government’s request for a $6.1 billion (N2.343 trillion) loan request. The Senate gave the approval on Wednesday after it considered a report from its…
Fake lawyer arrested in Imo
The Police in Imo State have arrested a 37-year-old suspected fake lawyer identified as Mrs Princes Kate Nneoma Duruji of Akakims palace Orji, Owerri Imo State. The Commissioner of Police,…
Boko Haram Fighters Kill 18 In Adamawa
There is currently tension in Garka, a village in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State, over a Boko Haram attack in a neighbouring village. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the…
- Cross-border Crimes
- July 7, 2021
- 191 views
Dominican Republic closes border after Haiti president’s assassination
The Dominican Republic on Wednesday shuttered its border with Haiti after the assassination of the neighbouring country’s president, Jovenel Moise. The countries share a 380-kilometer (240-mile) border on the island…
PDP Senators, Reps back Southern govs on state police, others
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the National Assembly have thrown their weights behind the recent resolutions of the Southern governors. The governors had met in Lagos on Monday…
- Scams & Hoaxes
- July 7, 2021
- 273 views
Adeosun Did Not Require NYSC Certificate For Political Appointment, Court Rules
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that former minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun did not require National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate for appointment into political office in…
Imo APC crisis: Okorocha demands fresh membership registration
Efforts at reconciling the aggrieved camps in the Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress by the national leadership of the party may have hit the rocks. Indication emerged…