Sit-at-home order in South-East counter-productive, you can’t punish same people you want to protect – Orji Kalu
Sept. 14, 2021 The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has described the sit-at-home order in the South-East by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as counter-productive…
Who is after Godwin Emefiele, by Ahmed Abdulkadir
September 14, 2021 Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in recent years always gets the denigration when the economy dithers. It’s becoming a pattern. And the man in the maelstrom of…
Youth group backs Akpabio for 2023 Presidency, Forensic Audit
September 14, 2021 A youth group under the aegis, Nigerian Youths Leadership Initiative (NYLI), has resolved to throw its weight behind the former governor of Akwa Ibom State and currently…
Court remands man, 41 for allegedly defiling 11-year-old girl
Sept. 14, 2021 An Ikeja Magistrates Court on Tuesday ordered that a 41-year-old trader, Oladeji Ojo, be remanded for allegedly defiling an 11-year-old girl. The police charged Ojo, who resides…
Taliban denies death of its deputy prime minister, speculation of internal divisions
Sept. 14, 2021 The Taliban has denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly…
NDA briefs Reps on academy attack as effort ongoing to rescue abducted officer
Sept. 14, 2021 Maj.-Gen Ibrahim Yusuf, Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), has briefed the House of Representatives Committee on Defence on the recent attack by suspected bandits on…
The 9th Senate is not a rubber stamp, robust synergy critical to solving Nigeria’s problems – Orji Kalu
Sept. 14, 2021 Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the National Assembly is not a rubber stamp, but would sustain its cooperation with…
Joe Biden to speak at UN General Assembly on September 21 – White House
Sept. 14, 2021 US President Joe Biden, whose international reputation has taken a hit after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, is upping the number of major diplomatic meetings this fall…
Cholera: Nigeria records 46 fatalities in one week – NCDC
Sept. 14, 2021 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 46 new deaths linked to suspected cholera cases have been recorded in the country in the past one week….
LASG BEGINS EVACUATION OF STREET BEGGARS, DESTITUTE PERSONS
Sept. 14, 2021 … Special Team Commences Operations, Rescues 128 persons The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has begun ridding the street of beggars and destitute persons….