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Nigerians chant βwe reject youβ, throw stones at Tinubuβs convoy in Abuja
SOME Nigerians on Friday chanted βBa ma soβ and βBa ma yiβ, meaning βwe do not want youβ, and threw stones at President Bola Tinubuβs…
Read full article βFederal Character Commission sues Customs, CG over alleged recruitment violations
THE Federal Character Commission (FCC) has filed a four-count criminal charge against the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and its Comptroller-General, Bashir Adeniyi, over alleged breaches…
Read full article βCourt orders INEC to publish Adebutuβs name as Ogun PDP governorship candidate
THE Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to, within 24 hours, publish Oladipupo Adebutuβs name as Peoples…
Read full article βOutage: Efforts to fix challenge not going as expected β Microsoft
MICROSOFT says efforts to repair a major outage of Outlook were not going as expected and that the firm was seeking alternative solutions as users…
Read full article βEXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Police Officers Deployed To Zamfara, Kebbi To Fight Lakurawa Terrorists Lament Prolonged Posting Without Rotation, Say βWe Are Tired’
EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Police Officers Deployed To Zamfara, Kebbi To Fight Lakurawa Terrorists Lament Prolonged Posting Without Rotation, Say βWe Are Tired' One of the affected…
Read full article βTwo Weeks After Alleged Assassination Attempt On Sowore In Ekiti, Nigerian Police Yet To Arrest Named Suspects Amid Reports Of Cover-Up
Two Weeks After Alleged Assassination Attempt On Sowore In Ekiti, Nigerian Police Yet To Arrest Named Suspects Amid Reports Of Cover-Up Sowore and members of…
Read full article βSergeant Dies After Nigerian Army Hospital Allegedly Denies Him Brain Scan Over Unpaid Fee, Soldiers Petition Chiefs
Sergeant Dies After Nigerian Army Hospital Allegedly Denies Him Brain Scan Over Unpaid Fee, Soldiers Petition Chiefs They called for an independent medical investigation to…
Read full article βEdo Government Under Okpebholo Spends Over β¦7billion On Refreshments, Welfare Packages As Basic Education Gets β¦1.5billion
Edo Government Under Okpebholo Spends Over β¦7billion On Refreshments, Welfare Packages As Basic Education Gets β¦1.5billion The figures raise serious questions about the governmentβs spending…
Read full article βFIJ founder Fisayo Soyombo visits Daniel Ojukwu in Kuje Prison, to appear in court December 1
THE founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) Fisayo Soyombo, has announced plans to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on December…
Read full article βEXCLUSIVE: Governor Makinde Holds Emergency Meetings To Retain APM Loyalists As Chief Of Staff, Ex-Deputy Governor, Others Abandon Oyo Govt, Defect To APC
EXCLUSIVE: Governor Makinde Holds Emergency Meetings To Retain APM Loyalists As Chief Of Staff, Ex-Deputy Governor, Others Abandon Oyo Govt, Defect To APC Among those…
Read full article βThugs attack NDC supporters, disrupt Peter Obiβs town hall meeting in Lagos
SUSPECTED thugs have attacked supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) during a town hall meeting organised for the partyβs presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in…
Read full article βAnambra to employ 200 community health extension workers, 50 midwives
By Alfred AjayiΒ ANAMBRA State Government is set to employ about 200 Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) and at least 50 midwives to strengthen primary…
Read full article ββThey Spare Nobodyβ: Displaced Niger State Women Say Terrorists Kill Residents, Rape Girls And Elderly Women, Abduct Pregnant Women
βThey Spare Nobodyβ: Displaced Niger State Women Say Terrorists Kill Residents, Rape Girls And Elderly Women, Abduct Pregnant Women One of the female residents, identified…
Read full article βMedia groups condemn remand of FIJ journalist over 2023 SDG projects investigation
A COALITION of 17 media and civil society organisations has condemned the remand of investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja,…
Read full article βTerrorists Kill Kwara Businessman Abducted From Home Over βInability To Walk Long Distancesβ
Terrorists Kill Kwara Businessman Abducted From Home Over βInability To Walk Long Distancesβ The source, who expressed deep pain over his death, said it was…
Read full article βBets on bets: The companies bidding to make your life a gamble
The catastrophic online gambling epidemic might be taking a new turn. South Africa is already being swamped with new entrants into the predatory online gambling…
Read full article βTinubu gives Flamingos players β¦100m savings bonds each after World Cup victory
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has rewarded members of Nigeriaβs Under-17 womenβs national football team, the Flamingos, with Federal Government Savings Bonds worth β¦100 million each following…
Read full article βTinubu seeks Repsβ approval for β¦10.8trn external borrowing
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to approve the implementation of an external borrowing plan worth about β¦10.8 trillion under the 2026…
Read full article βBREAKING: Former Obidient Movement Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, Dumps Peter Obi, Accepts Role As Presidential Campaign DG For SDPβs Adewole Adebayo
BREAKING: Former Obidient Movement Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, Dumps Peter Obi, Accepts Role As Presidential Campaign DG For SDPβs Adewole Adebayo Tanko, who was previously a…
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