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Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftwang, says the 19 northern governors in Nigeria will kick-start conversations on the explosive birth rate in the region. He said measures must be put in place to care for the education…

The Kano State Government has further relaxed the curfew imposed on the state from 6am to 6pm. Daily Trust reported that the state had imposed a 24-hour curfew following the degeneration of the peaceful nationwide…

The Lagos State Goverment has commenced process for the launch of a new digital platform for seamless monthly rent payments for tenants in the state. This is coming after the state commissioner for housing, Moruf…

The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests have reached former Governor Nyesom Wike’s residence in Port Harcourt. Wike, the Federal Capital Territory minister, had vehemently kicked against the protest in the Nigerian…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has tasked President Bola Tinubu-led administration to come up with means through which Nigerian youths can be fully engaged before things get out of hand. Fielding questions from…

Operators of private refineries in Nigeria have said that  the Dangote refinery and other local refineries in Nigeria had yet to start buying crude oil from NNPC in naira as directed by President Tinubu. The Crude Oil…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that police and security agencies have identified and blocked sources of external funding for violent protests in Nigeria. Egbetokun made this statement…

Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate in the presidential race, the AP confirmed. The widely…

In a recent interview with the Financial Times (FT), Obasanjo spoke about his efforts to get Shell to…

Despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the state government, residents of Kaduna have taken to the streets, defying the restrictions as they march towards the Government House in Tudun Wada. Protesters, rallying under…

A former President of the country, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that sinister forces are working against the success of the $20 billion Dangote Refinery.Obasanjo made the remark in a recent interview with the Financial Times.According to…

Bangladesh student protesters said that they would push for Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government on Tuesday, a day after the prime minister was ousted and the military took charge. “We…

The nationwide hardship protest has been suspended in Lagos by the organisers to evaluate the progress of the exercise and restrategise. One of the organizers of the EndBadGovernance protest in the state, Comrade…

A mobile court in Kano on Tuesday ordered the remand of 632 protesters for alleged vandalism of public and government properties during the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest. The defendants are charged with criminal…

A Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere has extended an earlier order restricting protesters in Lagos to Freedom and Peace Pack in the Ojoto and Ketu areas of the state. Justice S.I. Sonaike gave the order…

The police in Borno have confirmed the arrest of nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri. Police commissioner Yusuf Lawal announced this on Tuesday while providing a situation report in…

Two Nigerian Men Extradited to U.S. in Connection With the Sextortion and Death of an Area Young Man PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Imoleayo Samuel Aina, 26, and Samuel…

Kaduna was calm on Tuesday as the residents complied with the 24-hour curfew imposed on the city and Zaria on Monday. The government had declared the curfew in response to the breakdown of law and order when hoodlums…

Human remains believed to be of a missing man were found inside a crocodile in north-eastern Australia, police said on Tuesday. The 40-year-old man had gone missing in a suspected crocodile attack near the Annan River…

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, revealed that fuel subsidy which was removed by the Federal Government in 2023 has been reintroduced due to inflation. President Bola Tinubu during his inaugural address on May 29,…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed security agencies to crack down on those flying Russian flag in the country. Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, said this while briefing State House…

The Nigerian High Commission in London has alerted Nigerians in the United Kingdom to be extra vigilant as anti-immigrant riots in the country escalate. In a statement posted on X, the commission urged Nigerians to…

Property worth over N141 million were destroyed at two of Nigeria’s busiest seaports, Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos, during the first half of 2024. The Western Zone of the Police Authority disclosed this in…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has suspended former Governor Samuel Ortom due to alleged anti-party activities. Ortom, a close ally of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, has been accused of leading and…