The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has condemned in its entirety, the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria by the Federal Government. The Caucus described the suspension as a clear violation of freedom of speech and other democratic rights and tenets as provided by the 1999 Constitution. In a statement issued today by the […]
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse the decision to ban the operations of Twitter in Nigeria. Governor Makinde made the call in a statement issued on Saturday, June 5, 2021. He said Leaders need to project beyond emotion in reacting to issues, but rather think more about […]
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, has ordered the nation’s Director of Public Prosecution to begin immediate prosecution of those who violate the Federal Government’s order suspending Twitter operations in Nigeria. Mr Malami’s Spokesman, Mr Umar Gwandu disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, June 5, 2021. The Federal Government […]
Imo State Police Command has arrested five people suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra (IPOB) over the alleged killing of a Police Sergeant, Mr Joseph Nwaka. This is contained in a release signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, and made available to Newsmen in Owerri on […]
Armed Gunmen has attacked the Amaekpu Ohafia Local Government area office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Abia State, setting the building on Fire. This is coming few days after some Police outposts and an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were also burned down by unknown gunmen. Confirming the incident […]
Seven children and a teacher have been killed in a shooting at a School in the Russian city of Kazan. More than 20 others, mostly children, were reportedly wounded. The attack happened 820km (510 miles) East of Moscow and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin spoke of “great sorrow”. The leader of Tatarstan said the attack was […]
The Presidency has confirmed an attack on the residence of President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari. The Presidential Spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu confirmed the attack on Monday night, May 10, 2021, on his verified twitter handle. Mallam Shehu said there was a ‘foolish’ attempt to burgle Prof. Gambari’s residence around 3:00a.m but the […]
A Coptic Christian monk, Wael al-Saad Tawadros, who was convicted over the 2018 killing of the Head of an ancient Egyptian desert monastery, has been hanged. Wael al-Saad Tawadros, who prosecutors say confessed to bludgeoning the Bishop over the head with a steel pipe while another monk, Remon Rasmi Mansour stood guard, was executed on […]
The Ministry of Finance has informed the Senate Committee on Army that the Federal Government spent ₦198.84 billion to fight terrorism from 2019 till date. The Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, in the Finance Ministry, Mr Aliyu Shinkafi, said all the funds appropriated for the war against insurgency had been released to the Military authorities. The Permanent […]
Borno State Governor, Mr Babagana Zulum has assured that the remaining School girls abducted from Chibok Town, as well as other abductees will be safely recovered. Governor Zulum said this in a statement seven years after the Chibok girls were abducted by Boko Haram Terrorists while they were preparing for their examinations at their Boarding […]
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