Tribunal receives five petitions against Obaseki

The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin has received petitions from five political parties and their candidates, challenging the declaration of Governor Godwin Obaseki as the rightful winner…

African speakers seek debt relief for Nigeria, Ghana, others

Speakers and Heads of African Parliaments have commenced deliberation on ways by which African countries can get debt relief for the external loans taken by them. They also resolved to…

Nigerian named finalist for $1m Global Teacher Prize

A Nigerian teacher, Olasunkanmi Opeifa, has been named a top 10 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize 2020. Now in its sixth year, the US$1 million award was established by…

#EndSARS: Answer Nigerians’ cries, Kanye West urges FG

US rapper and presidential candidate, Kanye West, has appealed to the Federal Government to yield to the demands of youths protesting against police brutality and extortion in the country. He…

Military laying siege to Nnamdi Kanu’s hometown – IPOB

THE leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra has alleged the military laid siege to Isiama Afaraukwu community in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, hometown of…

Cassava theft: Rivers woman stripped naked, brutalised by vigilantes

A 27-year-old woman identified as Comfort Eze, who was stripped naked and brutalised by members of a local vigilante in Ovogo community, Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State for…

Ensure 2023 Igbo presidency, forget restructuring, group tells Buhari

The Chancellor, Nigeria Presidential Project 2023, Walter Obiora-Oji, on Sunday, urged the President, Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to forget restructuring and creation of additional state in the zone, but ensure…

RMAFC recovers N474m excise duty from Guinness

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission on Monday said it had recovered over N474m excise duty from Guinness Nigeria Plc. The Chairman of the commission, Elias Mbam, said the…

Power, fuel, VAT increments caused tariff hike – DSTV

MultiChoice Group, owners of the DSTV, has blamed the recent hikes in its subscription tariffs on high cost of production, especially the increment of Valued Added Tax and poor power…

PDP, others demand police overhaul, President pledges deep reforms

Police beat female protester, others, hoodlums attack police station Sanwo-Olu meets Buhari today, IG promises new cops for new squad PDP, others demand police overhaul, President pledges deep reforms The…