“But thank God when they were going, somehow 15 of the kidnapped persons escaped, 25 of the worshippers are still in captivity without any word from their abductors” he stressed.Meanwhile, he said efforts are being made to get in...
The presidential election petition tribunal has adjourned its sitting to Wednesday, May 10, matters brought before it challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.This was disclosed in a tweet on Monday by one of the spokespersons for the...
The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) have rejected the planned sale of the 600MHz spectrum by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The NCC had in March announced the availability of frequency slots in...
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is facilitating the empowerment of women and strengthening the fight against gender-based discrimination through policies and programmes.The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mr Sidie Mohamed Tunis, said this at the...
David Nwamini, the would-be kidney donor in the organ trafficking case that sent Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, to jail, has said he wanted to remain and work in the UK, as “they could arrest me or kill me in...
LGBTQ tourists can now visit Saudi Arabia, according to the kingdom’s official tourism site.The shift follows a series of social and economic changes that the kingdom has made in recent years. Homosexuality, however, remains illegal in the country, though...
The Federal and State Governments in the country have been put on notice, to either stop the increase in tuition fees in all tertiary institutions across the country or face the hardest-ever student uprising.The declaration was made by the...
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday, May 4, 2023, passed a measure mandating life imprisonment without the possibility of a fine for those convicted of illegally making explosives in the nation, which is an important step toward reducing the use...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of operation Delta Safe have destroyed 41 illegal refining sites in the last two weeks and recovered over 1.06 million litres of crude oil, Musa Danmadami, Director of the Defence Media Operations said. He said...
The promotion of Assistant Superintendent of Corrections II James Benjamin to Assistant Superintendent of Corrections I has been approved by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Service Board for the gallantry displayed during the Kuje jail attack in...
