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The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20, and Wednesday, July 21, 2021, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslim faithful and Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion.

The federal executive council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the formation of the Special Police Services. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, said the new unit will formalise the deployment of police officers as escorts to VIPs and as guards to big corporations. Speaking after the FEC meeting in Abuja, […]

The United Nations on Wednesday warned that public and private actors are intervening against online content in ways that curtail rights and muzzle criticism. “You see a digital world that is unwelcoming and frequently unsafe for people trying to exercise their rights,” said Peggy Hicks of the UN Rights Office in Geneva. “You also see […]

The Senate, on Wednesday, said that the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy will deploy the use of robots and artificial intelligence in combating crime and criminality in Nigeria. It said the Ministry had established a centre for artificial intelligence and robotics. A statement by Ezrel Tabiowo, Special Assistant (Press) to President of the Senate, […]

Usman Baba, inspector-general of police, says cars with factory-fitted tinted glasses are exempted from the ban on issuance of permits. On June 7, the IGP had ordered the suspension of issuance of permits for tinted glasses and SPY number plates for vehicles. Speaking during a virtual media interaction with journalists on Tuesday, Baba explained that the decision was […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he wonders why Nigerians accepted and voted for him “despite not being rich”. Buhari made the comment on Tuesday when he received the report of the National Security Summit held on May 26 by the house of representatives. The report was submitted by a team of lawmakers led by Femi Gbajabiamila, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said Nigeria is still a lucky country despite the challenges that could have torn the nation apart. He stated this in Abuja while receiving the report of the National Security Summit held on May 26, 2021, by the House of Representatives. The report was submitted by a team of House […]

A Chicago rapper Londre Sylvester, a.k.a KTS Dre was ambushed and shot dead as he walked out of Cook County Jail at the weekend. Sylvester, 31, was riddled with as many as 64 gunshot wounds to his head and other parts of his body. The attack happened in the Little Village section of Chicago on […]

Several people reportedly taking selfies near a historical fort in northern India were among nearly 80 killed by lightning strikes during the early stages of the annual monsoon season, officials said Monday. Deadly lightning strikes are common in the vast Asian nation during the June-September deluge, which bring respite from the summer heat across the […]

Lagos, the epicenter of Coronavirus in Nigeria, has slipped into the third wave of the deadly virus. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this at a press briefing in Lagos on Sunday. He said the state will do everything possible to prevent a massive outbreak, threatening imprisonment of travellers who fail to release number through which they […]

Nigeria posted 98 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with Lagos state topping the grim chart with 94. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC), said there was no death. The 98 cases contrasted sharply with the 186 reported from three states on Friday. Lagos which led the daily grim chart on Saturday had a respite […]

Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has gone back to school to pick a Masters degree in a university in the UK. Although Atiku had kept this under wraps for some time, the cat was let out of the bag yesterday by Dr Akinwumi Adesina, AfDB President. Adesina made this known while delivering the convocation […]

Days after Canada dropped its quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated Canadians entering the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected the idea that non-essential unvaccinated visitors will soon be allowed in “I can tell you right now that’s not going to happen for quite a while,” Trudeau said during a campaign-style stop in British Columbia on Thursday. Trudeau […]

The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has directed airlines to refund the full cost of travel tickets to passengers after two hour delay, among other consumer rights breaches. The minister stated this yesterday while fielding questions at a ministerial press briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sirika, who […]

Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as the third wave gathers pace on the continent, the World Health Organization said Thursday. “Africa has just marked the continent’s most dire pandemic week ever. But the worst is yet to come as the fast-moving […]

South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma handed himself in to police late Wednesday to begin serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court, his foundation said. “Please be advised that President Zuma has decided to comply with the incarceration order. He is on his way to hand himself into a Correctional Services Facility in KZN” (Kwazulu-Natal province), the foundation tweeted. The […]

Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated and his wife wounded early Wednesday in a gun attack at their private residence, tipping the impoverished and crisis-hit Caribbean nation into a renewed state of political uncertainty. Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph declared a national “state of siege” and said he was now in charge of the country, […]