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The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has sued Meta Platforms Incorporated, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, for showing unapproved advertisements to the Nigerian audience. In a statement on Tuesday, ARCON is suing Meta agent, AT3 Resources Limited before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The suit against Meta is the […]
Barring any last-minute change of mind, the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party will this week meet to deliberate on the crisis rocking the party. This is part of a larger plan to rescue the campaign of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, following the boycott of its campaign by some […]
Belief in the efficacy of a locally-prepared charm that could stave off gunshots has led to the death of a 12-year-old child in Kaiama in Kwara. His elder brother shot him dead while testing the efficacy of the charm with which the two of them had just “fortified’’ themselves. Police spokesman in Kwara, […]
The Federal Government has said that the second Niger Bridge will be ready for use by Christmas this year. Acting Controller of Works in Anambra, Mr Seyi Martins said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka. Martins said that the first phase of the Second Niger Bridge measuring […]
Charismatic Enugu Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has been transferred out from the Adoration Ministry. The Adoration Ministry, which was shut down three months ago, was re-opened yesterday, Sunday. However, in the place of Fr. Mbaka, another clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu, Rev. Fr. Anthony Amadi has been posted to take charge […]
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has alleged that about N17bn allocated to stop oil theft has been diverted. Falana, while delivering his goodwill message in Lagos State Thursday, also stated that the Ministry of Niger Delta ought to be under the NDDC, and not the other way around. He spoke an event organised […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has busted a mansion in the Lekki area of Lagos State where Tramadol was stored. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Spokesman in a statement on Monday, said the mansion belonged to a drug baron who is now in custody. He said the agency recovered 13 million pills of […]
The federal government has warned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) against ignoring the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) order to call off its industrial action. Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, said the union is misleading Nigerians with its claim of filing an appeal against the order. He called […]
The absence of the presidential candidate of the all progressive congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the peace pact on Thursday 30, September 2022 has stirred reactions. Tinubu was however represented by his running mate, Kashim Shettima, his absence sparked outrage, especially on Nigerian social media platforms. Nigerian human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, […]
The federal lawmaker representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has appeared in two campaign councils of different political parties. The lawmaker who was elected under the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is number 350 in the recently released APC Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, list. Reactions are trading from party […]
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