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Thomas Olamide, one of the protesters arrsted at Lekki tollgate in Lagos, on Sunday, has raised an alarm over alleged theft. Recall how some of the protesters who converged on the Lekki tollgate in commemoration of the shooting by soldiers on October 20, 2020, were arrested. Young persons protesting against police brutality had called for […]

The United Kingdom has deported 44 Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers. According to UK Guardian, the number is the highest ever in a single flight. The move comes barely 48 hours after Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, agreed a deal to deport migrants arriving in the Chagos Islands in small boats to St Helena, a […]

The Nigerian Army has refuted claims circulating on social media platforms alleging that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, passed away due to cancer in an undisclosed hospital overseas. The reports, which originated from an X (formerly Twitter) user named Jackson Ude, suggested that Lagbaja’s death had been kept under wraps for […]

The national assembly has proposed a five percent excise duty on telecommunications services, gaming, betting, and lottery activities. On July 6, 2023, President Bola Tinubu signed four executive orders, including the suspension of the 5 percent excise tax on telecommunication services to ameliorate the negative impact of tax adjustments on businesses and households. According to […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared winner of all contested positions in the Saturday Local Government Elections in Kogi State. APC won all 21 Chairmanship and 239 Councilorship positions. The outcome of the election was declared on Saturday night by the chairman of the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission, KOSIEC, Mamman Nda Eri, […]

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticized former President Goodluck Jonathan for his recent comments on the judiciary and the removal of Iyorchia Ayu as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking at a luncheon organized in honor of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Rivers State in Port […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos have arrested two businessmen for attempting to import and export cocaine pellets and parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis through the airport. The businessmen: Ihejirika Okechukwu Emmanuel and Iwuagwu Ikedi Victory were arrested as well […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has addressed concerns surrounding Visa-On-Arrival (VOA) applications, prompted by recent payment platform upgrades by Nigerian financial institutions. The NIS Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap said this in a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Kenneth Udo on Saturday in Abuja. Nandap assured the public that all NIS platforms […]

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has awarded N70 million against the Nigerian police for firing a stray bullet that killed a nursing mother in a landmark judgement that caps over 20 years of litigation. Justice G. Olotu, on Friday, ordered the police to pay N10 million as general damages, N50 million as […]

The National President of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Mrs Amina Agbaje, has enlisted the support of religious leaders in taming the increasing violence against women and girls in Nigeria through effective strategies. Agbaje spoke in a message to the two-day annual dialogue on GBV with the theme, “Engagement, coordination and sharing of lessons […]

The NNPC Limited –Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture (NNPC-CNL JV) has announced a major oil discovery through the successful drilling of the Meji NW-1 well. Located within Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) 49 in the shallow offshore area of the Western Niger Delta, this discovery marks a significant boost to Nigeria’s energy sector. The area falls […]

The Department of Development Control of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished several structures in the Sabo Lugbe area of Abuja as part of its renewed fight against land grabbing activities in the city. On Thursday, FCTA officials, accompanied by joint security personnel, stormed the Sabon Lugbe Southwest area, which is part of […]