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The umbrella body of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria has endorsed the protest against police brutality by youths in the country. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the president Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria(CBCN), Augustine Akubeze, on Saturday. According to the statement, “the Bishops gave full support of the ongoing action by Nigerian youths who […]

American woman Lisa Montgomery is expected to receive lethal injection on December 8, the Justice Department said. She would be the first woman to be executed by the US government since 1953 when Bonnie Brown Heady was executed. Lisa Montgomery was convicted of strangling a Missouri woman who was eight-months pregnant, then cut out and […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday apologised to the youths for keeping silent and having not done enough to stop police brutality in the country. This is as #EndSARS protesters held candlelight sessions for victims of SARS/police brutality in several cities like Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Ibadan. Osinabjo, in a Twitter thread, via his verified handle @ProfOsinbajo, […]

The Lagos State government said on Friday that one hundred and eighty-one students and staff of a private boarding school in the Lekki area of Lagos state have tested positive for COVID-19. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who broke the news yesterday, said 181 students and staff members of a private school located in […]

Nigeria is the only African country currently excluded from participating in the 2022 US diversity visa (DV) lottery. Online registration for the DV-2022 programme began on October 7, and will end on November 10, 2020. While the details of Nigeria’s current exclusion are not different from that of the 2021 US DV lottery released in […]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has warned all Police Officers across the country against the use of force on peaceful protesters. According to a communique by the police spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, the IGP noted that citizens have fundamental rights of freedom of expression, assembly, and movement which must always be upheld and […]

The police have said that no member of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) will be a part of the newly constituted Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. Following a very intense protest that has lasted for days, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, dissolved the infamous subunit of the force, SARS. Two days after […]

Nigeria recorded anther increase in Coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with Lagos taking a massive lead. In the last three days, the nation has recorded resurgence of Coronavirus infections, with figures taking an upward movement. From 164 cases on Monday, the nation’s infections jumped to 225 cases, with Lagos posting 165 new cases. Lagos has been raking […]

Nigerians have been told to brace for possible second wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. The red alert was issued on Monday in Abuja by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control), which plans to unfold the next steps in the national response efforts before this week. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that no life must be lost as youths continue to protest against police brutality. Jonathan said this in a Facebook post on Tuesday. He wrote, “No Nigerian blood needs to be spilled or life lost during a peaceful protest that seeks to advance our country. We may hold different […]

Lagos State Government announced in Ikeja on Monday that all schools, including daycare centres, pre-nursery and nursery schools, are free to reopen from Oct. 19. Schools in the state were closed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in March, but staggered resumption began with final classes in secondary schools in August. Commissioner for Education, […]

The public outcry and protest against police brutality and operations of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) continued on Monday with Nigerians making more demands. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu had earlier announced the dissolution of the F-SARS after days of protests across the country. The protest continues across the country continued on Monday […]

MultiChoice Group, owners of the DSTV, has blamed the recent hikes in its subscription tariffs on high cost of production, especially the increment of Valued Added Tax and poor power supply leading to provision of alternative power sources. The company also lamented increment of the pump price petrol and diesel with which it runs its […]

President Donald Trump said yesterday his doctors had found he no longer had COVID-19 and would not be a transmission risk to others as he returns to holding big rallies during the final weeks of the race for the White House. Trump’s physician said on Saturday that the president had taken a test showing he […]

The Presidential Villa has budgeted N4.85bn for the maintenance of mechanical and electrical installations and N5.3bn for the rehabilitation of office and residential buildings. This is contained in the 2021 budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari last Thursday. The item listed under the State House budget reads in part, “ERGP […]