COVID-19: PEC says over 600 journalists killed worldwide, calls for priority access to vaccines
More than 600 journalists have died of COVID-19 last year since March 1, a press freedom organisation said, calling for media workers to have priority access to vaccines. The Press…
NCC clears the air on speculations of impending mass disconnection of telephone lines
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cleared the air on speculations of impending mass disconnection of telephone lines. The NCC said the speculations arose as a result of numerous publications…
I sold 6,000 dead poultry meat to unsuspecting Borno residents for 5 years – Suspect confesses
A 33-year-old suspect, Hassan Ebere, has revealed how he sold 6,000 dead poultry to residents of Maiduguri for five years so as to raise money for his livelihood since he…
Alleged sexual molestation: Police commences probe of case involving Deeper Life School pupil
The police in Akwa Ibom State has commenced an investigation into the case of alleged sexual molestation and maltreatment of a JSS1 student of Deeper Life High School, Idoro, Uyo,…
Facebook hands Trump “a 24-hour feature block” as Twitter threatens a permanent ban over inciting messages
Facebook barred US President Donald Trump from posting Wednesday over messages it said were promoting violence as his supporters stormed the US Capitol — following a similar stand taken by…
World leaders express shock over U.S. political unrest
World leaders have expressed shock at the political unrest in the United States (U.S.) Wednesday, which saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington DC. Nonetheless,…
Gov. Bello vows never to negotiate with bandits, to deal ruthlessly with any village head harbouring bandits
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has vowed to deal ruthlessly with traditional rulers and other local collaborators conniving with bandits to wreak havoc on innocent citizens in the state. The…
Cocoa House elevator crash kills 1, injures 3 in Ibadan
One person died, three others injured as Cocoa House elevator suffered mechanical failure and crashed while some technicians were working on it on Wednesday in Ibadan. The faulty elevator of…
Scare in Orile Agege LCDA as Deputy Governor loses brother to Covid-19
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Wednesday mourned the death of his younger brother, Dr Haroun Hamzat who died of Covid-19. Until his death, he was…
Democrats take control of US Senate, win Georgia runoff elections
Democrats appear on the brink of taking control of the U.S. Senate with Raphael Warnock the projected winner over Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Jon Ossoff leading Republican Sen….