COVID-19: NCDC records ADDITIONAL12 infections, 2 deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed on their website handle on monday morning, 12 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country…

My family’s experience during my parents’ funeral reNEW my reservations about Nigerian churches -Chimamanda Adichie

Popular Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, recently shared how the Catholic Church handled her parents’ funeral. She said the experience reaffirmed her reservations about the church. In her piece which was…

historians, Benin leaders: STOLEN ARTEFACTS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO WHERE IT RIGHTFULLY BELONGS

As the controversy over where thousands of artefacts taken from the palace of the Oba of Benin in 1897 by the Europeans should be domiciled rages, Senior Advocates of Nigeria,…

Activist cries threat to life over 14-year-old’s rape case in FCT school

A child and gender rights advocate and leader of the Coalition of Gender Based Violence Responders, Lemmy Ughegbe, has filed a formal complaint against the Deputy Commissioner of Police in…

Rep Okechukwu condoles with family of late Sedi MD, Prof Ndubuisi at his Enugu residence

….. describes his death as a fundamental loss  to the people The deputy  Minority leader of the house of representatives  Hon Toby Okechukwu  has decribed the death of the managing …

Widow of man tortured to death BY POLICE in Bauchi faints, hospitalised

The widow of Danladi Dauda, the 33-year-old man, who was allegedly tortured to death by policemen from the Yelwa Division, Altine Dauda, has been hospitalised after passing out. UGAMATV had…

REP CHINEDU: My Bill has nothing to do with jailing protesters

When Hon. Emeka Martins Chinedu, member of the House of Representatives representing Ahiazu-Ezinihitte Mbaise Federal Constituency of Imo State, introduced a Bill seeking to punish those who engage in mob…

NIA gets N4.87bn budget to track, intercept calls, messages

The National Assembly has approved a N4.87bn budget for the National Intelligence Agency to track, intercept and monitor calls and messages on mobile devices, including Thuraya and WhatsApp. The amount…

South-West govs propose six regions, demand LG autonomy, resource control

Governors in the South-West geopolitical zone have proposed conversion of the present six geopolitical zones into federating units, as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution by the…

Jega opposes Onochie as INEC commissioner

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has warned the Senate against confirming the appointment of a presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner…