Sponsor of the controversial Nigeria Press Council (NPC) Bill currently before the House of Representatives, Olusegun Odebunmi, has said the media cannot force the House to drop any Bill before it. Odebunmi, who represents Ogo Oluwa/Surulere Federal Constituency in Oyo State, spoke on Tuesday on a Channels Television programme, “Sunrise Daily”. The lawmaker said he […]
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Before she was rejected by the Senate on Wednesday, Lauretta Onochie told its committee on INEC that she was a private person and rarely talked. This is besides her earlier statement where she said she quit politics in 2019 and that she is no longer partisan, a claim which turned out to be false. All […]
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Thousands of cases of cholera have been reported in Nigeria between January and June 2021. The northern states of Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Plateau and Zamfara are among those affected. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria. It is passed on from faeces through contaminated food, drinks and unhygienic environments, and causes […]
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The International Criminal Court, on Tuesday, acknowledged a 27-page petition filed by Yoruba Nation agitators. Those who signed the petition are the Leader of Ilana Omo Oodua, Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye; Yoruba Activist, Sunday Adeyemo fondly called Sunday Igboho; and other 49 Yoruba Self-Determination Groups. The petition was filed against President Muhammadu Buhari; the Minister […]
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Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said that the internet titan will pour $1 billion into programs for creators of popular content at the social network through 2022. The announcement showed Facebook ramping up efforts to attract and keep creators as it competes with rival platforms such as TikTok, Clubhouse and Google-owned YouTube. “We want […]
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As the Federal High Court in Abuja gets set on July 26, 2021 to continue the trial of Nnamdi Kanu for treasonable felony, government’s inadequate answers to questions raging over the circumstances of his re-arrest are unlikely to stem the controversy on the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). No doubt, his re-arrest and […]
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The Supreme Court has granted an order of injunction restraining the Federal Government from ceding 17 disputed oil wells located at Akri and Mbede in Rivers to Imo. It granted the order on Wednesday in Abuja while ruling in the chamber on an ex parte motion argued by Mr Emmanuel Ukala, SAN. He prayed the […]
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The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) being harmonised by the National Assembly ahead of passage on Thursday faced fresh criticism from the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), which mainly haul petroleum products across the country. The group, while noting that the efforts being made on the legislation are commendable, insisted that some sections […]
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The director-general of World Trade Organisations (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said she received death threats when she tried to sanitise Nigeria’s fuel subsidy payments to some marketers during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Okonjo-Iweala served as the country’s finance minister under Jonathan. She was also the coordinating minister of the economy.She previously held the […]
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The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has shut down the student hostels over the rise in reported cases of coronavirus on the campus. A source said that the University Senate has directed that all students vacate the halls of residence latest by 12.00 noon on Thursday 15 July 2021.The source said no access will be granted […]
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