The convener of Concerned Nigerians, and human rights activist, Prince Deji Adeyanju, has on Tuesday apologized to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu over the statement he made against him.

The police on Tuesday arraigned three men, Alabi Tayo, 40, Olufemi Sangokeye, 37, and Lekan Lawal, 28 before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. They were arraigned for allegedly hitting  two of the staff of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC)  while on official duties  with moulded block. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not provided, are […]

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Federal Fire Service has expressed its preparedness for the safety of lives and property during the Yuletide, explaining that its Controller General CG, Liman Alhaji Ibrahim “has placed on alert all the 12 Federal Fire Service Zonal Commands and the FCT Command for quick response in case of any emergency”. […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Mr. Clement Voule, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly and association urging him to “publicly express concerns about the growing human rights violations and abuses in Nigeria and call on the authorities to end violent attacks on peaceful protesters and to take urgent measures to respect and protect the rights of all Nigerians to protest anywhere in the country.”

The Federal Road Safety (FRSC) Command in Plateau says it has secured the conviction of 93 motorists at mobile courts over road traffic offense. Mr. Andrew Bala, the state FRSC Corps Public Education Officer disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos. According to Bala, the mobile court […]

Nemanja Matic is backing Manchester United team-mate Marcus Rashford to develop into “one of the best strikers in the world”. Rashford has netted 10 and provided four assists in 16 league outings so far this season and has been particularly impressive in recent weeks. ALSO READ: Leno reveals four demands Arteta has placed on Arsenal At […]

Nigeria’s debt-GDP ratio, very low, Presidency allays fears By Omeiza Ajayi Elder statesman and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, has advised the National Assembly (NASS) to shut down the $29.9 billion loan request from President Muhammadu Buhari if its repayment plan is solely based on revenue from crude oil sales. While […]

Bernd Leno has revealed the four demands Mikel Arteta has made since coming in as the new Arsenal boss. Arteta, who rejoins the club where he ended his playing career, has no managerial experience and his first game at the helm will come in the Boxing Day clash away to Bournemouth. ALSO READ: ‘Mahrez is a […]

By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria earned N5 trillion from oil in 11 months ending November 2019, representing 1.2 percent decline, year-on-year, YoY, from N5.1 trillion earned in the same period of 2018. However, total federally collected revenue rose by nine percent YoY to N9.4 trillion during the 11 months ending November 2019, from N8.6 trillion in […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta No fewer than twenty-three persons on Monday sustained various degrees of injuries in multiple accidents across the Ogun State road corridor. This was disclosed by the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Road Corps, Ogun State Command, Clement Oladele in a statement issued in Abeokuta; the Ogun State capital and […]