Kaduna Government Receives #EndSARS Report, To Set-up White Paper Committee
The deputy governor who received the report promised that the state government will study the report and its recommendations and issue a White Paper in response. The Kaduna State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Acts of Police Brutality and Other Related Abuses have submitted the report from the EndSARS protest to the deputy governor of […]
Defence Chief Leo Irabor Orders 50 Generals To Exit Nigerian Military
The officials cut across the Air Force, Army and Navy; around 25 of the senior officers are in the Army. Fifty Generals in the Nigerian military have been ordered by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Leo Irabor to tender their resignation. They cut across the Air Force, Army and Navy; around 25 of the […]
Meet The World’s Shortest Woman Who Is Just 71cm Tall (photos)
She was recently given the Guinness World Record title of the shortest non-mobile woman in the world. Wildine Aumoithe who is just 2ft 4inches tall has been crowned the shortest woman in the world. Wildine who is from Miami, Florida, was recently given the Guinness World Record title of the shortest non-mobile woman in the […]
Akeredolu swears in son as DG, new Commissioners, Special Advisers
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday swore in his son, Babajide as the Director General, Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit, PPIMU, as well as 14 commissioners and seven Special Advisers into the state executive council. While urging the new appointees to see their appointments as a call to service, Akeredolu charged them to […]
Omicron deadlier, get vaccinated now – CACOVID begs Nigerians
The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has appealed to Nigerians to get vaccinated in the wake of Omicron. The variant, first identified in South Africa on November 24, 2021, has been labelled a “variant of concern” (VOC) by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The strain has been detected in 20 countries, including Belgium, Hong Kong, Israel, […]
COVID-19: EFCC unvaccinated staff denied access to office in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Kwara State on Monday prevented staff who are yet to collect their COVID-19 vaccines, from gaining access to the office premises along GRA, Ilorin. A statement by the Media Unit of the zonal command in Ilorin on Monday said the step was […]
Nigeria Police detain Fisayo Soyombo over story exposing corruption
Fisayo Soyombo, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) founder, is being detained at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja. Soyombo had on November 23, 2021, received a text message from the security agency. “This office is conducting an investigation in which your name and phone number featured, in view of this, you are to interview […]
Epidemic looms as refuse take over Ibadan major roads [PHOTOS]
Epidemics such as cholera and other diseases such as malaria, fever and diarrhoea are currently looming in some parts of Ibadan. Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, has 11 local government areas. Five of these local government areas are located in the urban area while six of them are in the rural area. Refuse have taken […]
Iniubong Umoren: Akpan’s claim of making confessional statement under duress, sloppy afterthought – Justice Nkanang
Justice Bassey Nkanang, the presiding judge in the case of Uduak Akpan, the suspected killer of Iniubong Umoren, has described the claims of the accused that he made his confessional statement to police under duress as a clear afterthought. It could be recalled that the Police Investigating Officer, Inspector Samuel Udo had on 16th of […]
Governor Sanwo-Olu, Whitemoney Cook At Lagos Food Festival, Nigerians React (photos)
The maiden Lagos State Food Festival kicked off on Sunday 13th December, 2021 with an unfamiliar chef – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. The Governor who was dreesed in a black apron set up the symbolic outdoor kitchen and prepared stir fried rice, the official meal of the occasion, in the full glare of […]
UAE Reportedly Bans Airlines From Flying Nigerians To Dubai
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly restricted some airlines from conveying Nigerian passengers into the country. Nigeria and the UAE have been in a diplomatic crisis regarding Emirates Airline and its treatment of Nigerian travellers. It was learned that the Middle East country has banned Egypt Air, Air France, KLM, Ethiopian Airlines, Rwanda Air, […]
COVID in Europe: UK reports first Omicron death as Austria eases lockdown
Europe is one again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the situation across the continent. In some parts, the increase has been compounded by the emergence of the new Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa. United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday that at least one […]