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The Nigeria Labour Congress has asked Nigerians to stock up on food as it will soon shut down the entire country. The NLC said this in a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council in Abuja on Tuesday. In the communiqué signed by the President of the NLC, […]

A married man, Ayan Olubunmi, was on Wednesday handed a two year jail term with a fine of N500,000 by a Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti for posting nude pictures of his ex-lover, Arare Monica, on Facebook. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that Justice Taiwo Taiwo who handed down the sentence, […]

Professional wrestler Roman Reigns, has announced that he is stepping away from the ring due to an ongoing fight against leukemia. Reigns, a former football player who has since become one of World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) most popular personalities, announced Monday that he had been living with cancer for 11 years and that it had […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday declared that it was working hard to come out with a policy that would limit the number of children that a mother could have in Nigeria. It stated that traditional rulers and other leaders across the country were being engaged as regards this, adding that the move was aimed at […]

The Israeli government has said there was no evidence of the appearance of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Nnamdi Kanu in Israel. The Israeli government said the pictures and videos showing Nnamdi Kanu praying in Israel could be old. Speaking during an interaction with some African journalists in Jerusalem, the spokesman […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world’s longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began. Including its access roads, the bridge spans 55km (34 miles) and connects Hong Kong to Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai. The bridge has cost about $20bn (£15.3bn) and seen several delays. Construction has […]

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has won a seventh term in office in polls marred by low turnout and voter intimidation, BBC reports. Biya, at 85 sub-Saharan Africa’s oldest leader, took 71.3% of the vote, according to official results. Opposition calls for a re-run of the presidential election were rejected by the Constitutional Council last week. Riot police […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said Nigerians who felt that they had another country outside Nigeria might choose to go. He said he and others who did not have another country would rather stay back and salvage it together. A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, quoted the President […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has on Monday ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N50 million to Charles Oputa. According to Mr Oputa’s lawyer, Inihebe Effiong, Justice John Tsoho also asked the police to publish an apology in two national newspapers to his client. Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, accused the […]

A Prince from Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State is set to wed two women next Saturday. Prince Monday Obukeni from the family of His Royal Majesty Edward Obukeni 1 (Jp) Ovie Of Igbide Kingdom in Delta State, will marry Miss Ufuoma Ozoro and Miss Oghale Andrew on Saturday, October 27th. The traditional […]

The self-exiled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says he has returned fully and is “coming back with hell.” “I have returned full-time and I am coming home and I will bring hell with me,” Nnamdi Kanu said in his first public statement on a live broadcast on Radio Biafra which commenced 6 […]

Self-exiled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, will work to remove President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019, one of his associates, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said. Mr Fani-Kayode, a former minister and vocal critic of Mr Buhari, said this in a tweet on his Twitter handle @realFFK on Saturday. “I just received a […]

Amidst the growing rage for the upward review of the national minimum wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, says employees cannot dictate to their employers what they ought to earn but an agreement must be reached collectively. A statement by the Director (Press) at the Ministry, Samuel Olowookere, said the minister […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has again praised his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, for peacefully handing over in 2015. Mr Buhari in 2015 became the first opposition candidate in Nigeria to win a presidential election after defeating Mr Jonathan. Since then, Mr Buhari has repeatedly commended Mr Jonathan for peacefully handing over. The president reiterated his stance Thursday […]

The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, on Friday gave reasons he believe Igbos should support their ticket. Mr Obi was recently named the running mate to ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar, who is the PDP presidential candidate. The former Anambra governor, spoke in Enugu when he was hosted by the […]