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Most of the Nigerians deported from the United Arab Emirates according to National Emergency Management Agency are those stranded and have not been able to get work permits due to the new policy by the government. PUNCH paper reported that 542 Nigerians were evacuated from the UAE and arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has arrived at the Court of Appeal in Abuja to begin the battle against the judgement that set the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu free from terrorism charges slammed on him. The government is asking the Appellate Court to stay the execution […]
The Department of State Services has urged Nigerians to stay alert and assist security agencies with information on suspicious criminals in their neighbourhoods. This is coming after the United States of America Embassy in Nigeria issued an Advisory to its citizens on terrorists’ plan to carry out attacks in some parts of the […]
The Presidency yesterday challenged states to give an account of how they spent amounts in excess of one trillion naira, allocated to them from the Ecological Fund to tackle floods and other ecological problems. This came as the Federal Government said yesterday that the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroun […]
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, had on Thursday confirmed give deaths recorded in the state due to the ravaging flood. Okowa disclosed this when he visited IDP camps and assured the victims of the government’s continuous support. With the increased level of the flood, Ijaw Women in America have […]
The judgment given by the Appeal Court in October to discharge and acquit the leader of Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been challenged by Federal Government to a Supreme Court. The notice of appeal dated October 18 and was signed by the Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed Abubakar, Senior […]
President Muhamadu Buhari has sacked Effiong Akwa, the Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Akwa was appointed in October and reasons for his termination were not given. According to a statement released by the Director of Press, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Patricia Deworitshe, the President also announced the constitution of […]
In another development to mark the second anniversary of the #EndSARS shooting on October 20, 2020, a memorial procession is ongoing as announced by Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, also known as Falz. According to a shared flier, the procession cars will pass through the toll gate, waving the Nigerian flags and chanting #EndSARS. An […]
October 20, 2020, two years ago the nation Nigeria was thrown into mourning following shootings in the Lekki Tollgate allegedly carried out by the Nigerian Army to stop the youths protesting against police brutality. It will be recalled that Nigerian youths across the country had in October 2020, staged a nationwide protest over extrajudicial […]
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has declared a 7-day mourning in honour of the Speaker, Mr Funminiyi Afuye who died at the age of 66. Before the death of the Speaker on Wednesday evening during a brief illness at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, he was representing Ikere constituency 1. In a statement […]
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