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Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says fake news has adverse effects on society, including ruining homes and leaving many depressed. Speaking on Tuesday when he received a delegation from The Guardian Newspaper in Abuja, Mohammed said fact-checking, for which some media houses now have dedicated desks, including TheCable, will address the menace of fake […]

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Brisk Capital Limited, Joshua Dominic, has been arrested by operatives of the police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos State for allegedly defrauding over 500 investors of over N2bn. Punch gathered that the 21-year-old Dominic was arrested following petitions to the unit by several investors and verified intelligence gathered on his […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria officially devalued the naira to 410.25/$ after the country’s currency defied all interventions to retain its value. However, experts have said that the last resort employed by the CBN to adopt the NAFEX Investor & Exporter forex window rate of N410.25 as its official exchange rate to the dollar would […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has raised alarm over fraudulent recruitment activities by one Jesustofunmi Nifemi Alabi to dupe unsuspecting members of the public. Public Relations Officer, DSS National Headquarters, Abuja, Dr Peter Afunanya, said Alabi had created a Facebook group to deceive gullible job hunters. Afunanya said the Service is not recruiting and […]

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday read for a second time a bill that seeks to repeal the law which grants pension and other emoluments to governors and deputies after leaving office. Affected by the bill are former Governors Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola, Akinwunmi Ambode and others. Current governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will also be […]

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State said he is the only Nigerian governor who does not receive a monthly salary. The governor explained that after his tax has been deducted from his salary, he sends the remaining balance to homes of destitute for their upkeep. He added that he has been rendering self-service for the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the loss of military officers, especially at a time the country is facing a serious security crisis, stating that last Friday’s air crash had worsened the nation’s predicament. Receiving yesterday at the State House, Abuja, a delegation from the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) that were on a condolence visit over […]

The house of representatives is considering a bill seeking to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The constitution alteration bill seeks to repeal section 315 (5)(a) of the 1999 constitution which establishes the NYSC and its enabling act. The NYSC scheme was set up in 1973 during the military regime of Yakubu Gowon […]

The race for the replacement of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has started 48 hours after his death. Attahiru and others died in a plane crash involving a Nigerian Air Force aircraft in Kaduna on Friday and were buried on Saturday. Few hours after the burial, there were insinuations that Maj.-Gen. […]

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and other South-West leaders have warned the self-acclaimed Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho and other secessionist to desist from their agitation. They gave the warning at a meeting which held in Lagos House, Marina, on Sunday. At the meeting […]

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (task force) has announced that motorists caught driving against the traffic will now face up to a year in prison if convicted and their vehicles will be forfeited to the government. The task force said this in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, Femi Moliki, […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a suspect, Ejiofor Enwereaku, with 36 blocks of cocaine weighing 27.95km with a street value of over N8bn. Enwereaku was said to have been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Friday. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed […]

A law to prohibit the importation of rice into the country, is underway in the House of Representatives. A Bill exclusively obtained by Vanguard, is entitled: ”An Act to Provide for the Prohibition of Importation into Nigeria of Rice and the Penalty for the Contravention of the Said Prohibition and other related Matters”. The Bill […]

The North Korean dictator has outlawed mullets and skinny jeans in an attempt to cut off “decadent” western-style fashion trends, according to a report. The tubby tyrant has approved only 15 official “non-socialist” haircuts — and the long-in-the-back look isn’t up to snuff, according to The Daily Express. He also ordered a bizarre crackdown on ripped […]

George Olufade, the father of Flt Lt Alfred Olufade, the pilot of the ill-fated aircraft that killed 11 military officers, including the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, said only prayers could sustain him as George was his only son. He also decried the state of military aircraft in the country and called […]

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) says 50 doctors have died of coronavirus within one day. The association disclosed this its recent update, adding that over 200 doctors in India have died of COVID-19 as the country battles its second wave of infections. IMA said 736 doctors died of the virus during the first wave. The […]

The absence of President Muhammadu Buhari at the funeral of General Ibrahim Attahiru has set social media, especially Twitter, on fire. Attahiru and 10 military men died in an air crash that occurred in Kaduna on Friday evening. The deceased officers were laid to rest at the Military National Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. But […]

As the burial of General Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, and 10 others who died in a plane crash got underway in Abuja, many governors converged on Kano for the wedding of one the sons of Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. This triggered different reactions from Nigerians who felt […]