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The Northern Governors Forum on Monday expressed support for proposals to regulate the social media to check the spread of fake news in the country. The Forum expressed its support in a communique issued by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong. This followed the governors meeting in Kaduna, which was attended by […]

Pastor Tunde Bakare, founder, The Citadel Global Community Church, on Monday said there is no going back on his plan to vie for the 2023 presidency. Bakare had said in September 2019 that he would be crowned the next president of Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari. “Take it to the mountain top if you have […]

The federal government says Egyptian authorities have decided to deport seven #EndSARS protesters earlier arrested in the country. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) said they are being  deported for not having resident permits and visas. “The Egyptian authorities have said that Seven out of the eight Nigerians who protested in Egypt on 18 October, […]

A group of #EndSARS protesters, including the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore, yesterday blocked the entrance to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The group was demanding release of many protesters arrested for alleged involvement in the looting of COVID-19 palliatives and other private assets. Sowore, also in a tweet, confirmed the presence at […]

No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general elections in the United States. Running mostly on the platform of the Democratic Party, the candidates are bidding for different offices at the federal, state and local levels. Besides the presidential election, governorship polls are holding in 11 states and two territories, […]

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has advised hospitals to seek alternative sources of funding to ensure quality health service delivery. He gave the advice at the weekend while inspecting facilities at the National Hospital, Abuja. He said additional resources from partnership with the private sector and others would help in service delivery. He also […]

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instill family values in their children as a way to save the country from degeneration. The minister made the call on Saturday in Kaduna during a stakeholders’ engagement with 77 district heads, religious and community leaders from the 23 Local Government […]

The Nigerian Army says it will not disclose the identities of its men who were sent to Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. Soldiers had dispersed #EndSARS protesters who prevented vehicular movement along that axis for two weeks. The incident had triggered different reactions, within and outside the country, as the military and the federal […]

The Federal Government says it has no intention of shutting down social media.It said its plan is to regulate social media to be responsible and refrain from being a purveyor of fake news and hate speech. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the clarification on Saturday in Lagos when he inspected […]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown across England, a dramatic shift in strategy following warnings hospitals would become overwhelmed within weeks under his current system of localised restrictions. Under the stringent new rules set to come into force from Thursday, people must stay at home except in cases where […]

A Naval Special Warfare group in the United States, popularly addressed as SEAL Team Six, has rescued a U.S. citizen, Philip Walton, held hostage in Nigeria. Mr Walton was reportedly kidnapped in Niger and rescued in a neighbouring town in northern Nigeria. The mission was undertaken by elite commandos as part of a major effort […]

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state with immediate effect. This was contained in a press statement by the Lagos Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, on Saturday. Sanwo-Olu had announced the imposition of the curfew on Tuesday, October 20, in the wake of the unrest in the state. […]

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, yesterday reiterated Europe’s support for the bid of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to become the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). On the same day, the Nigerian government announced that it was reaching out to the United States and other members […]

On his sixth attempt, Wavel Ramkalawan, an Anglican cleric has become Seychelles’ president, ending decades in opposition. This was his sixth attempt at the presidency, a journey that began when he first contested the role in 1998. There was only the merest hint of triumphalism in President Wavel Ramkalawan’s acceptance speech as he addressed an […]

The federal government has approved the resumption of the collection of Service-Based electricity Tariffs (SBT) from next week, after sealing a deal with organised labour. The government was forced to suspend the implementation of the new electricity tariff regime in September, following a threat of industrial unrest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), its affiliates […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has asked the personnel of the force to protect themselves against attacks. He said the men and officers have the right to defend themselves in case of physical danger. The IGP spoke on Friday during an assessment tour of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja, where he also […]

The Federal Government  on Thursday announced a two-day total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State for a concrete work on some sections. The Federal Controller of Works in the state, Mr Olukayode Popoola, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the closure would begin from midnight of Oct. 30 […]