Corruption pervasive in government including judiciary, security agencies – US Rights abuses under Buhari govt worse than under military dictatorship, says PDP The United States has accused authorities in Nigeria of massive corruption and stifling of free speech in 2020. The US stated this in the ‘2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,’ released on […]
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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has condemned the killing of Fr. Ferdinand Ngugban of St. Paul Catholic Church, Aye-Twar village in Katsina-Ala Local Council of the state by gunmen. Ortom, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, yesterday, described the attack as mindless and wondered why a harmless priest would become the […]
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Nigeria, yesterday, received another batch of stranded citizens from Saudi Arabia. Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the confirmation on her official Twitter page. The tweet read: “Another 418 stranded Nigerians in Saudi Arabia arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport, Abuja, via Saudi Air at about 1220hrs today, March 31, […]
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Former Central Bank Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, is safe, the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Monday Kuryas, has said. Kuryas spoke on Channels Television, after gunmen attacked Soludo on Wednesday and killed three of his police orderlies. The incident happened in Soludo’s home town in Isiofia in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. […]
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British regulator Ofcom Wednesday fined Loveworld Television Ministry owned by Nigerian pastor Chris Oyakhilome for peddling alleged unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19. The broadcaster is to pay £125,000 (N65.6m) for broadcasting claims that were “inaccurate and potentially harmful.” The TV station was found to have breached broadcasting rules in January during its 29-hour show titled The […]
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The authorities of University of Benin, on Wednesday, announced the suspension of members of the three arms of Students’ Union Government in the institution. The institution’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr Benedicta Ehanire, in a statement issued in Benin, said that a caretaker committee would be put in place to manage the affairs of the […]
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The military, yesterday, said it was deploying warfare and lethal force (popularly known as a kinetic operation) in the counter-terrorism and banditry war nationwide. During a national security and defence summit in Abuja, stakeholders agreed that the worsening insecurity demanded the deployment of full military force to crush the insurgents, bandits and other elements that […]
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Military delaying supplementary budget for weapons procurement, says minister Osinbajo presides over FEC in Buhari’s absence As insecurity continues to ravage many parts of the country, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has expressed worry at the deteriorating situation, stating that the UK government was keen on helping Nigeria win its fight against […]
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Shortage of COVID-19 vaccines has raised the stakes for persons who desperately want it, particularly for travel purposes. This has raised fears of fakery by elements in China as well as hoarding and extortion by local officials. The latest reports from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) indicate that just over 718,412 Nigerians […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The curtain was drawn yesterday on the three-day activities in celebration of the 80th birthday of the man we call “ID Noble,” Professor Idowu Sobowale, easily the face of modern journalism in Nigeria. It was not so much of clapping, dancing and rejoicing except predictably in the church, ShepherdHill, Baptist Academy premises, […]
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