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The star of a hit new Indian film tackling the oppression of marginalised communities was under armed police guard Thursday after threats of violence. “Jai Bhim” is a legal drama based on the true story of an activist lawyer fighting for a tribal woman whose husband was wrongly arrested and killed in police custody […]
The Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NURW) and the Senior Staff Association (SSA) have embarked on a three-day warning strike. Railways workers last Friday said they would embark on a three-day warning strike on November 18. The unions said the warning strike is to protest their “poor welfare”, adding that the strike will send […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and the Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development Initiative (CALDEV) a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), have pledged to raise awareness to find solutions to the plight of the Nigerian child. In a statement by Rep. Bamidele Salam, President/Founder CALDEV, on Wednesday, the duo will organise a […]
The death toll from the violent attacks on Sunday and Monday in Illela and Goronyo Local Government Areas of Sokoto State has risen to 45, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said. On Wednesday, Mr Tambuwal said he was briefed about the gravity of the attacks during a visit to the affected areas. On Thursday morning, […]
Nigerian music star, Davido has received over N140 million in donations from fans and friends in less than 24 hours. The popular singer had shared his bank account details publicly, leading to a massive influx of cash into the said account. The donations began like a joke, after the singer had taken to social […]
The Director of Planning Monitoring, and Information, Peter Nelson, on Tuesday said the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) will never go on break again. Nelson disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the final eight basketball men’s premier league at the package B of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. According to him, it […]
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has said the Federal Ministry of Finance and National Planning will commence the disbursement of funds to universities on Wednesday. The minister said the government is certain that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will not embark on the planned strike. He stated this when […]
Manchester City and French international defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with two additional counts of rape, prosecutors said on Tuesday. He now faces six counts of rape and one of sexual assault relating to four complainants aged over 16, with all the alleged offences relating to the period between October 2020 and August […]
Overland Airways, on Tuesday, commenced daily commercial flight operations to Osubi Airport in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. Both Abuja-Warri and Lagos-Warri flights touched down at Osubi Airport amidst cheers from management of the airline and passengers. Executive Director of Overland Airways, Mrs. Aduke Atiba, who led other top management staff of […]
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says more than three million eligible Nigerians have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Executive Director, NPHCDA, Dr Faisal Shuaib, said this at the bi-weekly briefing of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this represented […]
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