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“They threw an explosive at the charge room which caused damage to the counter, chairs and benches.” There appears to be no slowing down in the ongoing attacks on police facilities in Nigeria, as some people suspected to be hoodlums on Wednesday attacked yet another police station in Abia State, in the country’s South-east region. […]
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has advised Nigerians, irrespective of party affiliations, to join hands in tackling the challenges facing the country. Obi who ran for Vice President in the 2019 general elections listed the challenges as insecurity, poverty, and unemployment. According to him, Nigeria is fast becoming a failed state, adding that […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the date for the 2023 general elections in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement on Wednesday during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organized by the Senate Committee on INEC. According to the INEC boss, the […]
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has called on the elites to rise up and speak the truth against forces of division in the country. He explained that this has become necessary to preserve the unity of the nation as Nigeria cannot afford a war. “We cannot afford a war in this country … it […]
A federal lawmaker on Thursday said the National Assembly will move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari if the Executive does not act on its security resolutions. The House of Representatives on Wednesday inaugurated a 40-man committee to find a solution to the country’s security challenges, including but not limited to an insurgency in the North-East, […]
Karim Benzema came to Real Madrid’s rescue again on Tuesday, his acrobatic volley earning them a 1-1 draw against an impressive Chelsea side in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. Christian Pulisic grabbed Chelsea an away goal in a soaking wet contest at Valdebebas but Madrid will be satisfied too, after recovering from […]
The Nigerian Army has condemned and threatened to sue those involved in sharing the graphic pictures of personnel who paid the supreme price in the cause of defending and protecting the country from its adversaries on social media. In a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, “This act is not […]
National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has suspended a Television station with a fine of 5 million naira for breaching the broadcast code. In a press statement signed by the Acting Director-General of the Commission, NBC, Prof. ARMSTRONG IDACHABA, he accused the station of allowing the guest speaker of allegedly make derogatory and misleading statements about the […]
Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer were on Monday named as the first players inducted into the official Premier League Hall of Fame in recognition of a combined 435 goals and seven Golden Boot awards. Arsenal’s all-time top scorer Henry won two Premier League titles under Arsene Wenger and was part of the “Invincibles” team that […]
The Nigerian government is expecting about 29.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, Dr Faisal Shuaib said on Monday. Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), disclosed this at the weekly media briefing of the COVID-19 Presidential Steering Committee in Abuja. He added that the […]
