NANS calls off planned June 12 protest for fear of possible hijack by politicians
June 11, 2021 The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest over concerns about safety of protesters and fear of ‘possible hijack by…
June 12 protests: We’ll not allow any protest to escalate to the level of #ENDSARS – Ondo Police
June 11, 2021 Ondo State Police Command has said that it will not fold its arms and watch any protest, under whatever guise in the state to degenerate to the…
Terrorism: W/African nations quietly back talks with Islamists
June 11, 2021 Two years after local emir Djibril Diallo fled his home in northern Burkina Faso following death threats from Islamist militants, he received an unexpected request to return…
One student killed, 10 kidnapped as gunmen attack Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in Kaduna
June 11, 2021 One student was killed and at least 10 persons kidnapped when gunmen raided a school in northern Nigeria, an official in Kaduna said on Friday. The gunmen…
Stop the killings, not all Igbos are IPOB, agitators have a right to speak – Onyeka Onwenu, group tell FG
June 11, 2021 By: Theresa Igata Following the wanton killings and destruction of properties across the country, many say Nigeria is at a crossroads and have called for all hands…
NBC directs all social media platforms, online broadcasters to obtain operating license
June 11, 2021 The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has directed all Online Broadcast Service Providers and Social Media Platforms operating within the country to apply and obtain a broadcast license…
FAO calls for the need to revive institutional systems for a functional food safety inspection in Nigeria
June 11, 2021 The Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria, Mr. Fred Kafeero, on Thursday identified enabling legal and political frameworks as some of the…
NYSC won’t be scrapped – House Committee assures
June 11, 2021 The Chairman House Committee on Youth Development, Mr. Yemi Adaramodu, has given assurance that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme would not be scrapped. Adaramodu gave…
SANWO-OLU HANDS OVER CRIME-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT TO POLICE, ASKS SECURITY AGENCIES TO CRUSH CRIMINALS
…Says we’re determined to stabilise the security June 11, 2021 Lagos State Government has tightened the noose on criminal elements, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu fortifies the armoury of the State…
NIDOA writes Buhari on ‘state of the nation’, proffer solutions
June 11, 2021 Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA), USA Chapter, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari on some issues affecting the country and suggested the way forward. In the…