The Chinese government is harvesting and selling organs from persecuted religious and ethnic minorities on an industrial scale, the UN Human Rights Council will be told. In a speech at the council’s headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday, lawyer Hamid Sabi…
Robust plans and initiatives to reverse the negative effects of climate change in Nigeria have been announced by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in New York, the United States of America. A statement by Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special…
Britain, France and Germany have declared that Iran “bears responsibility” for the attack on a Saudi Arabia oil plant this month.” Dpa reports that the world powers announced their position in a joint statement on Monday. “It is clear to…
Ms Leilana Fartha, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Adequate Housing, on Monday urged the Federal Government to impose vacant home taxes with a view to addressing housing challenges in the country. Fartha at a news conference in Abuja,…
Over 7,000 teachers in public primary and junior secondary schools in Kogi State have appealed to Governor Yahaya Bello to look into the issue of non-payment of their salary for the past eight to 39 months. The Kogi teachers made…
Hours after a former deputy spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) accused Prof. Osinbajo of mismanaging N90bn handed over to him by FIRS to finance APC’s campaign in the 2019 elections, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has denied…
Here is the moment Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi received his award for the FIFA Men’s Player tonight in Milan, Italy. However Liverpool’s Van Dijk’s reaction before and after Messi was announced as the winner is currently making rounds online. Web…
The Legal Battle Between The DSS And Sowore; Femi Falana and Activist Deji Adeyanju Arrives Court With Members Of African Action Congress (AAC) And Take It Back Group.
Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State on Monday enrolled his six-year-old child, Abubakar into primary one in Capital School Malali, Kaduna, a public school, in fulfilment of a promise he made in 2017.
Kenyan Government on Monday confirmed that seven pupils were killed and 57 others injured after a classroom at a primary school in Nairobi collapsed. Colonel Cyrus Oguna, a government spokesman said at a press conference that the classroom, at the…
THERE is disquiet at the Military Cantonment, Jaji, Kaduna State over the murder of a senior naval officer, Commander Oluwayemisi Ogundana. Her dismembered body packed inside a big sack, was found in a village shallow well close to the cantonment.…
Days after service chiefs failed to appear before the House of Representatives on Friday which led to the furious reaction of the speaker of the house, reports have it that heads of security agencies are currently appearing before the House…
A 39-year-old woman has been arrested by the Ekiti state police command for stealing a two-month-old baby in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti state. The suspect identified as Momoh lives in Edo state was arrested on Saturday at her residence…
Unity Bank Plc have announced a fire incident at its Head Office on Victoria Island, Lagos, on Monday, Concise News reports. According to videos online, parts of the building were on fire with the flames spreading to at least three…
JUNIOR workers in the employment of the Federal Government have started receiving the N30,000 minimum wage, Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, said at the weekend. Ngige, who spoke in Enugu, said the payment to levels 1 to 6 commenced last…
The Oyo State Government on Sunday declared that it has exempted some Mosques and Churches that are not making profit from payment of taxes and levies. Executive Assistant to the state Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, Rev. Idowu Ogedengbe, disclosed this…
Lagos state police command has arrested eight suspected cultists linked to a clash at a hotel in Itire area of the state. The clash occurred after a heated argument ensued between members of Eiye and Aiye Confraternity at the drinking…
The Nigerian Army has disclosed that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have busted and arrested 18 suspected cultists with 3 serving army personnel, who are allegedly involved in kidnapping and armed robbery in Maiduguri, Borno State. Deputy Director, Army…
Kano State Hisbah Board has destroyed over 196,400 bottles of beer in its bid to rid the state of consumption of alcohol. Speaking shortly after flagging off the destruction exercise at Kalemawa in Dawakin Tofa local Government Area, Governor Abdullahi…
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, and the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Zubairu Muazu, met over the security of state at the weekend. Adams, during a courtesy call to the CP’s office in Ikeja, disclosed that efforts…