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Professor Gidado Tahir, the pioneer Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Council, is dead. Details of his death were sketchy as of the time of filing this report.…

Garba Shehu said the leaders of the Nigerian government hope Nigerians will appreciate the lifting of the Twitter ban by President Muhammadu Buhari. The presidential aide stated this in a statement issued on Thursday morning to…

When the news of Sonny Chu Okongwu’s death filtered in on Wednesday, Nigeria was still mourning Ernest Shonekan, former interim head of state, who had died hours before.But death heeds no…

Microblogging platform Twitter has welcomed Nigeria’s decision to lift the restrictions placed on its operations in the country. “We are pleased that Twitter has been restored for everyone in Nigeria. Our mission in Nigeria…

Charles Soludo, the governor-elect of Anambra State has appointed Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili as the head of a transition team ahead of his takeover from incumbent governor, Willie Obiano. Mr…

The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, has said the Nigeria Police extended the online registration in the ongoing 2021 police constable recruitment to Saturday, January 22,…

The Twitter Ban placed by the Federal Government of Nigeria is finally lifted on 12th January, 2022, the ban has been quite successful and in place since 5th June, 2021. Seven months on…

No fewer than 18 people have been killed and many injured in a fresh attack on Ancha village of Miango District in Irigwe Chiefdom of Bassa LGA, Plateau State. The incident came 10 days after three people were ambushed and…

The Yoruba have a saying, “okú ń ṣọ̀fọ̀ òkú”, meaning “the dead are mourning the dead”. Nine days ago, Alao-Akala and other prominent politicians were at Mapo Hall, Ibadan, to attend the burial of Saliu Adetunji, the Olubadan…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court yesterday ordered the service of fresh hearing notice in the suit seeking to stop the Nigeria Police Force and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr.…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has inaugurated a visa application and document attestation centre at the office of the UAE Consulate General in Lagos. A statement by the office of the UAE Consulate said the event, held on…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday said his heart is filled with grief when he was told that former Governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala has died. He described the death of Alao-Akala, as a…

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has introduced new trips to the Lagos-Ibadan train service schedule. According to a notice seen by TheCable, the corporation said the new trips were for Friday and Saturday train…

For the first time in three years, the Oscars ceremony will finally have a host. The show which will be broadcast live on March 27 on ABC will be led by a yet-to-be-named host. Ratings for the telecast as well as viewership…

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family, the government and people of Oyo State over the death of the former governor of the state, Otunba Christopher…

Finally,  Nigerians will be able to log on to their Twitter handles or browser without  using VPN, following the lifting of the ban on their operations by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Federal Government has stated that…

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and his Zamfara counterpart, Bello Matawalle, have cried out that terrorists are overrunning their states. While Zulum said fighters of the…

Chief Ayo Adebanjo, leader of the Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday countered former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying the oil in the Niger Delta does not…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the lifting of the suspension of the Twitter operation in Nigeria. The lifting will be effective from 12am tonight January 13, 2022, according to a…

Chu Okongwu, an economist and a former minister of finance, is dead. He died on Wednesday morning. He was aged 87. Okongwu was born on September 23, 1934, in Anambra state,…

To investigate the working conditions of Nigerians employed at Chinese-run quarries in the Obafemi-Owode area of Ogun state, SODIQ OJUROUNGBE disguised as an agent to get into the…

Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao – Akala, the former Governor of Oyo State, breathed his last on Wednesday morning. His death is coming a month after the demise of the monarch of his…

Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala, a former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, is dead. Details of his death are sketchy but sources close to the politician confirmed the tragic incident to Daily…

A coalition of civil society organisations has asked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned industrial action over petrol subsidy removal. The coalition, known as…