The Rivers State Police Command says the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has redeemed the N100m bounty on the head of a notorious cult leader, Gift Okpara, aka 2Baba, who alongside …
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Couple buy baby from Lagos traffickers, arrested during naming ceremony
The Lagos State Police Command has rescued a two-month-old baby boy from a couple, Mr and Mrs James Uwam, during the naming ceremony of the child in the state. The …
Read More »Reps to seek Kyari’s sacking over Dangote refinery ordeal
The House of Representatives has vowed to call for the sack of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, if he continues to …
Read More »We’re not aware of directive to reverse electricity tariff hike – NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has explained why it has not reverted to the old electricity tariff as directed by the House of Representatives. On Tuesday, the House directed NERC …
Read More »S’East cleric, monarchs meet for Kanu’s release
The push to get President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has intensified in recent times with the visit of traditional …
Read More »Protesters should not violate people’s freedom of movement – Don
A human rights lawyer and Professor of Law at the University of Jos, Nnamdi Aduba, speaks to DANIEL AYANTOYE about the planned nationwide protest Some groups have scheduled a nationwide …
Read More »Porous borders, poverty hindering fight against insecurity – CDS
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has decried the extreme poverty in Nigeria and the porous state of the country’s borders, attributing them to the rising incidents of …
Read More »Dangote Refinery saga: Paradox of self-defeatism
THE travails of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, in the hands of government officials and international oil companies have cast a dark pall over the much anticipated $19.5bn refinery and …
Read More »My husband abandoned our baby and me because of spinal cord defect – Lagos homeless caterer
ANGELA ONWUZOO tells the story of how 36-year-old Lagos homeless caterer, Kehinde Folly and their 18-month-old baby were allegedly abandoned by her husband because he was born with spina bifida. …
Read More »N’Assembly loses five members in one year
The unfortunate loss of several members of the National Assembly has marked the last one year. The 10th Assembly has recorded the death of five members since its inauguration in …
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