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The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered police mobile force commanders to deal with political thugs, who may want to scuttle the November 6 governorship election in Anambra. The police chief, while reading riot Act to squadron commanders specifically said the thugs should be dealt with ruthlessly, vowing to deal with any commander who […]

Despite being vaccinated against the coronavirus disease, Nigerians may be required to take extra shots of the vaccine to stay safe. This is according to the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi. He made the remark on Tuesday during a briefing in Ikeja, the state capital. “So we know that the vaccine is […]

Chidinma Ojukwu has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga. The 22-year-old did so on Tuesday when she and one Adedapo Quadri, who are the key suspects in the murder case were arraigned before Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square. Both suspects […]

A human right organisation, Save the Children International, has said that child marriage kills over 60 girls daily. The organisation quoting a report said it had been estimated that 44 per cent of girls in Nigeria get married before their 18th birthday, one of the highest rate of child marriage globally. The organisation said these […]

The presidency has set aside a whopping N1.6 billion for purchase of vehicles and spares. This is contained in the budget proposal President Muhammadu Buhari presented to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. The N16.39 trillion budget has a deficit of N6.26 trillion. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, had said the […]

Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCG), Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to spearhead the change of the 1999 constitution.  He said the constitution is the harbinger of the problem confronting Nigeria, describing it as “a glorified death certificate.” Speaking in his state of the station broadcast, Bakare challenged […]

 Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the special counsel to the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Bi­afra, (IPOB), has cried out that the right of his client is being trampled upon. In a statement made available to SUNDAY IN­DEPENDENT at the week­end, Ejimakor lamented that the IPOB leader’s case was being unnecessarily delayed in court. He […]

President Buhari will spend a total of N12.5bn in terms of expenditure on the Presidential Air Fleet in 2022. This is according to the breakdown of the 2022 Appropriation Bill currently before the National Assembly. Buhari presented the fiscal document to a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday. The Minister of Finance, Budget […]

Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, says Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe ought to be cooling off in prison. Abaribe, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator from Abia State, stood as surety for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), before he jumped bail in 2017. Kanu […]

The Nigerian Army has said Nollywood Actor, Chiwetalu Agu, was arrested for soliciting support for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Daily Trust had reported how the veteran actor was arrested in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Wednesday. Reports of his arrest had triggered outrage on social media. In a statement on Thursday, Onyema Nwachukwu, army […]

The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued 187 kidnapped victims who have been eating grasses in bandits’ den for 52 days due to lack of food. The victims who were kidnapped in different parts of the state were reportedly left with no food by the bandits and they resorted to eating grasses in order to […]

Substitute Karl Namnganda’s 90th-minute goal put an end to the Super Eagles’ perfect start to their 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying campaign as the Central African Republic beat Nigeria 1-0 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos to earn their first maximum points of Group C. With the result, it’s the first time in 40 years […]

The Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria and economic experts on Wednesday expressed concern about the high deficit in the 2022 budget. MAN and experts including Prof. Pat Utomi in separate interviews with Punch warned both the executive and the National Assembly against endangering the future of the country. Federal Government had on Wednesday said it planned to […]

The Federal Government has said it is not foreclosing the possibility of declaring state of emergency in Anambra State. There has been widespread violence in the state in the buildup to the November 6 governorship election. Daily Trust had reported how politicians went into hiding following the activities of rampaging gunmen suspected to be members […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the readiness of Nigeria to extend a helping hand to South Sudan towards political and economic stability. The President spoke Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during a bilateral meeting with President Salva Kiir of South Sudan. Buhari assured the full support of Nigeria to all efforts to bring long-term stability […]

A former presidential spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe, has officially declared his intention to contest in the presidential election come 2023. He made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday. Okupe highlighted his 7-point agenda which include to reset, heal and reunite the nation. He promised to increase electricity generation to 30,000MW in three years; […]

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency has said Nigerians travelling to Britain will still be isolated for seven days as UK Government is yet to comprehensively review Nigeria’s vaccination certification programme. The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this on Tuesday at a briefing on the progress of COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria. […]