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IPOB: No Plan To Ban Facebook – Lai Mohammed
Minister of information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the federal government has no intention to ban Facebook over the purported inciting statements by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). He…
Tribute To Igho Sanomi At 47
Igho Sanomi ’s life reads like an intricate code of manhood but the subtext is no ordinary cipher.…
Allow Nnamdi Kanu watch Liverpool matches – Judge tells DSS
Binta Nyako, judge of a federal high court in Abuja, says Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), should be allowed to watch matches featuring Liverpool football club (FC) while in detention.…
JUST IN: EFCC arrests, grills ex-NDDC MD, Nsima Ekere over N47bn fraud
Nsima Ekere, a former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Lift mask mandate for air travellers, IATA urges countries
The Director-General of the International Air Transport Association, Willie Walsh, has urged Asia-Pacific states to lift the mask mandate for air travelers and also ease border measures further to accelerate the…
Sit-at-home: Flush out criminals, IPOB tells security agencies
The Indigenous People of Biafra has asked security agencies in the country to act professionally in flushing out criminal elements in the South-East. In a statement on Wednesday, the group’s Media and Publicity…
I’ll Continue Good Works Of My Predecessor, Says New NYSC DG
The 19th Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Mohammed Kaku Fadah has said that all the ongoing projects by his predecessor must be completed. Speaking on Wednesday during…
Nigerian Bar Association Useless, Only Good At Issuing Statements – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has criticised the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for failing to act as President Muhammadu…
BREAKING: Finance minister suspends accountant-general over N80bn probe
Ahmed Idris, the accountant general of the federation, has been suspended indefinitely by Zainab Ahmed, the…
BREAKING: ‘5 Killed’, Houses Burnt As Traders, Okada Riders Clash In Abuja
At least five persons have been reportedly killed and houses set on fire in a clash between traders and okada riders at Dei Dei, a community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory…
JUST IN: Lagos imposes total ban on Okada in Apapa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, three others
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has banned the operations of commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada, in six Local Governments. The governor…
PHOTOS: Fada Resumes As NYSC DG
Brigadier General Mohammed Fada has resumed as the new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps. He officially took over from his…
FAKE NEWS ALERT: Obi of Onitsha didn’t ask Igbo living in north to relocate, says palace
Nnaemeka Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, says he did not issue any directive asking the Igbo living in the northern part…
I cannot release you – Justice Nyako tells Nnamdi Kanu
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the bail application of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In her ruling today, the judge said that since…
Army speaks on corruption allegations against its Officers
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday dismissed allegations of corruption against some of its top officers. This was contained in…
JUST IN: FG amends charges against Kanu, lists lawyers as accomplices
Nigeria’s federal government has concluded arrangements to re-arraign Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader…
Why we arrested ex-Speaker Etteh over 2011 contract – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Patricia Etteh, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, over her involvement in a contract awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission…
U.S. visa ban for promoters of violence in Nigeria’s 2023 election
The United States of America said it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general elections in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mr…
New NYSC boss Brig. Gen. Fadah resumes today
Brigadier General Mohammed Fadah, the newly appointed Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will assume office today. Fadah will take over from Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, who was appointed by…
Bar IPOB From Hate Posts – FG Tells Facebook, Others
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has urged Facebook and other social media platforms not to yield their platforms to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to incite violence and ethnic…
Gunmen List 9 Local Govts For Attack In Anambra
There is panic among Anambra residents as gunmen have written letters to nine local governments, vowing to attack them soon. They listed Ihiala, Aguata, Nnewi South, Awka North, Awka South, Idemili North, Idemili South, Orumba South,…
Professor arraigned for ‘offering $40,000 bribe’ to compromise ICPC probe
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one John Kester Ifeanyichukwu, a professor, for alleged bribery. According to a statement by Azuka Ogugwa, ICPC…
We Never Instigated Any Section To Leave Nigeria, Northern Elders Forum Replies Presidency
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has described as false, the claim by the Presidency that it instigated a section of Nigeria to leave the country. Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Director, Publicity and Advocacy, NEF, in…
Respect People’s Religious, Cultural Beliefs – El-Rufai Tells Residents
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has urged people of the state to respect the religious and cultural beliefs of one another and eschew denigration in all forms. The governor stated this in a statement…