Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday alerted the people of the state to a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, noting that in the last three weeks,
Students of Idogbo Secondary School in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State,last week, went on rampage, destroying cars, office equipment and buildings in their school. The vandalism was captured
At least 38 people have died in a huge fire that tore through an overcrowded prison in Burundi’s political capital, Gitega, Vice President Prosper Bazombanza said. The blaze that broke
Up to one million COVID-19 vaccines are estimated to have expired in Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses
Lending his voice to the pushback by Nigeria against discriminatory travel rules by the UK, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, on Tuesday waded into the ongoing
The NembeSe Congress is calling on the Bayelsa State Government to liaise with the Federal Government and officially designate the oil-spill impacted areas of Nembe a major disaster area. At
President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan has given assurance that the National Assembly would provide resources in 2022 budget for the battle against COVID-19 pandemic while insisting on judicious
As global outrage continues to trail recent travel ban placed on Nigeria and some other African countries by the United Kingdom (UK), a development which has been described as racist
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The Lagos State Government has released the two volumes of the report of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI), detailing the fallout of the #EndSARS protests in October last year.
The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of University of Abuja Governing Council, Modibbo Mohammed has disclosed that the university has mounted 24 hours security patrol not only within the campus but within
Outrage, anger, and disgust were some of the responses of security experts and civil society organisations (CSOs) at the weekend following a report by the Inter-governmental Action Group on Money
In a policy many have described as racist, misguided and discriminatory, Britain’s ban on Nigerians from travelling to the United Kingdom (UK), while allowing many western countries, where Omicron is
The British High Commission says it will pause “making decisions” on visitor visa applications from all red list countries, which includes Nigeria. The decision was announced in a statement issued
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana says the white paper on the report submitted by the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality is illegal. Citing a section of the Tribunals of
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The Nigerian Army Saturday urged the public not to panic after terrorists linked to the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fired bombs at some areas in Maiduguri, the
Terrorists have released 70 abducted persons, including 61 members of the Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The victims were said to have been released
Following the 21 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 reported in England, which are linked to travel from Nigeria, the United Kingdom has announced a temporary measure to prevent further
With the global surge in COVID-19 and its new Omicron variant, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday emphasised the urgent need for world leaders to work together and reinforce partnerships to
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