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Nnamdi Kanu
1 day ago
The President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA), FCT, Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, has revealed that Nnamdi Kanu is optimistic
1 day ago
The Coalition of Civil Rights Organisations, known as the Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness (CCLCA), has demanded an immediate and in-depth investigation into serious allegations against the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. These claims were made by George Nwaeke, the former Head of Service of Rivers State, during a press briefing in…
3 days ago
An emotionally distraught woman, Mrs Chigozie Akamnonu, has petitioned the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, over the sudden disappearance of her husband, Reverend Pastor Eric Akamnonu
Governor Peter Mbah has approved the sum of N80,000 as the minimum wage for Enugu State workers with immediate effect
16 Mar
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has commended the Department of State Services (DSS), whose operatives arrested five high-profile kidnappers operating in forests across the state. Acting on credible intelligence, DSS operatives last Wednesday traced them to their hideouts in two separate locations in Enugu State. The suspects are believed to be part of a…
13 Mar
Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of deliberately shooting to kill peaceful protesters during demonstrations between 2014 and 2024, resulting in the deaths of over 190 people. The global human rights organisation stated that security agencies, including the police, military, and Department of State Services (DSS), consistently used excessive force, arbitrary arrests, and torture…
Buhari and El Rufai
13 Mar
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari is aware that he has left the All Progressives Congress (APC), a party of which he was a founding member. The former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister announced on his social media page that he has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP).…
[files] Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a. Sunday Igboho)
12 Mar
Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has approached the Supreme Court, Abuja, to seek the reversal of the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which set aside the N20 billion exemplary and aggravated damages awarded to him against the Federal Government. It is recalled that operatives of the Department of…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the leadership of the National Assembly to disclose their running cost or face lawsuit
12 Mar
A judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Yusuf Halilu, on Wednesday fixed March 21, 2025, to begin a definite hearing on a case of defamation filed by two officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The DSS officers had, last October,…
7 Mar
A Federal High Court in Kano has adjourned a ₦1 billion lawsuit filed against the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) over the arrest and detention of six activists during last year’s #EndBadGovernance protest. The case, marked Suit No: FHC/KN/CS/41/2025, was brought before the Justice of Federal High Court 3 on…
Tinubu
3 Mar
A group, the Concerned Nigerians, has raised concerns about an alleged plot to frustrate the supply of crude oil to domestic refineries, including the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria. The group called on President Bola Tinubu and the Department of State Services (DSS) to ensure that no one undermines the achievements recorded in the oil sector.…
3 Mar
Sir: There is something strange and very disturbing about the republic. The citizens of Nigeria surrendered their power to bear arms to the government under the bogus 1999 constitution in exchange for security guarantees by the government. 
Nnamdi Kanu
1 Mar
Mr Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, SAN, a former Attorney-General (A-G) and Commissioner for Justice of Imo, has called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ume, who called for political solution in the matter, urged President Tinubu to use his good office…

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Kylian Mbappe was on Friday among three Real Madrid players fined by UEFA for "violating basic rules of decent conduct" during their Champions League last 16, second leg win over Atletico Madrid. France forward Mbappe was fined 30,000 euros ($33,000), with German defender Antonio Rudiger getting a 40,000-euro fine and midfielder Dani Ceballos 20,000 euros.…
7 mins ago
Nigerian musician Chinagorom Onuoha, popularly known as African China, has intensified the ongoing 30 Days Rant Challenge with more videos and documentaries. The 30 Days Rant Challenge which was initiated by a NYSC corps member, seeks a redress on the nation's economic challenges. African China contributed by releasing a new song titled Photocopy, which critiques…
8 mins ago
Republican senators scrambled Friday to pass a budget plan that will unlock trillions of dollars for US President Donald Trump's vision of radical tax and spending cuts. The Trump-backed blueprint has sparked bitter clashes over how deeply to wield the knife among Republicans in Congress, already wary of public anger over sweeping cuts to federal…
10 mins ago
Kenya can try Meta, parent company of Facebook, over allegations the social media platform failed to stop the spread of hateful content during a civil war in Ethiopia, a court said Friday. Two Ethiopian citizens and a local NGO accuse Facebook of promoting harmful content during the 2020-22 war between Ethiopia's federal government and rebels…
19 mins ago
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing fresh legal woes as federal prosecutors filed two additional criminal charges against him, just a month ahead of his scheduled trial in New York. The updated indictment, filed on Friday March 4, 2025, brings the total number of federal charges against the entertainment executive to five. The superseding…
27 mins ago
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that three towers were affected by the tripping of the Ikeja-West/Osogbo 330-kilovolt (kV) transmission line.Resulting in a load loss of 165 megawatts (MW). TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, who disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, noted that the incident had resulted in a…
36 mins ago
A business owner and founder of Essence by RJ, Mrs Orume Oghenejode has lamented the impact of high exchange rate on home fragrances and natural skincare business in the country. Speaking at the Bi-monthly PR Tea Party organised for Small and Medium Scale businesses by Hustle Africa, in Ikeja, Lagos, Oghenejode stressed that the impact…
50 mins ago
Founder of Brenda's Books Limited and registered architect, Brenda Onu, has lamented the impact of high cost of printing on publishers in Nigeria She called for government's intervention in terms of import duty waivers to protect the industry. The company, which she said, was a one-stop shop for all publishing needs, has however shouldered the…
1 hour ago
The Kano State Government has announced the resumption dates for schools in the state for third term of the 2024/2025 academic session. This is contained in a statement by Balarebe Kiru, the Director, Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Education, on Friday in Kano. According to him, public and private boarding schools will resume on April 6,…
1 hour ago
The Abia Commissioner of Police, Mr Danladi Isa, has warned policemen in the state against taking cases to court without conducting thorough investigations. This warning was issued in a statement by DSP Maureen Chinaka, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, in Umuahia on Friday. The warning was given by Isa during a conference with officers at…