Christians felicitate with Muslims on Eid-el-Kabir

The Christian Association of Nigeria has rejoiced with the leadership of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Muslim failthful as they celebrate Eid-el-Kabir. CAN urged them to continue to embrace the virtues of love, peace, unity, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the prophet of Islam during and after the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This […]

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Close shave: Gallant pilot returns to base after bandits shot down military jet in Zamfara

A pilot with the Nigerian Airforce, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, has been rescued after intense gunfire by armed bandits grounded a Nigerian Airforce Alpha Jet aircraft in Zamfara State. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet, who confirmed the crash in a statement on Monday, said Dairo was […]

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Yoruba Nation rally: Police to conduct autopsy on slain salesgirl today

The slain salesgirl, Jumoke Oyeleke Lagos State Police Command will on Monday carry out a post-mortem examination on Jumoke Oyeleke, the salesgirl who was allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on July 3. Agitators for the Yoruba Nation gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park at Ojota amid the […]

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Lagos Assembly CSO, others brutalise lawyer over council poll suit

Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa and the lawyer, Yakubu Eleto A  lawyer, Yakubu Eleto, has accused some workers at the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by the Chief Security Officer, of brutalising him when he attempted to serve the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, with a suit. Eleto, who spoke to our […]

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Court fixes Igboho aides’ trial for Sallah day – Lawyer

A suit instituted by 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, against the Department of State Services and its Director-General, Yusuf Bichi, will come up for hearing on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, (Sallah day) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, one of the counsels for the applicants, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has […]

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Reps approve card reader, bar INEC from using other devices

More facts on Sunday emerged about the amendments to the Electoral Act passed by the House of Representatives. The House approved the use of smart card readers for elections by INEC. The electoral umpire may, however, not be able to use any other device in the electoral process. The House placed the restriction in the […]

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DSS stops Kanu from signing letter for UK consular assistance — Lawyer

The Department of State Services has stopped detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from signing a consular assistance form by the United Kingdom. One of the counsels for the detained IPOB leader, Aloy Ejimakor, disclosed this in a statement on Monday after visiting Kanu in DSS custody. Kanu, who was […]

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NECO gets new registrar

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved appointment of Prof Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council(NECO). He replaces Prof Godswill Obioma who passed away on May 31, 2021. According to a statement by Head, Information and Public Relations Division at NECO, Azeez Sani, the new registrar’s appointment, which is for an initial […]

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High drama in national assembly over electronic transmission of election results

The passage of the 2021 electoral amendment bill, especially clause 52(3) by the National Assembly has continued to generate controversy among Nigerians seeking electronic transmission of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as one of the ways of ensuring free, fair and credible elections. Specifically, Clause 52(3) stated that the electoral body […]

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As Nigeria’s economy bleeds, banks’ profitability soars

The global economy, in the past year, buckled under the burden of the coronavirus pandemic. From Europe to America, the numbers have been in the red, tail spinning the national economies to chaos. This left governments with the additional burden of sourcing additional resources to survive. While individuals groaned under the rising burden of jobs […]

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