Nastura Ashir Shariff, the man behind Katsina protest explains why they are fighting for the north. It’s no longer news that the leader of the peaceful protest in Katsina on Tuesday, the 16th of June 2020, Nastura Ashir Shariff, has been released after he was arrested in Katsina and taken to Abuja. Shariff and many […]

•Fake currency, victim’s cash recovered By Evelyn Usman It was the end of the road for five suspected fraudsters otherwise known as 419 who have been defrauding gullible Nigerians, following their arrest by the Area ‘B’ Police command, Apapa, Lagos. Their likes walk in a  group of two or three and are everywhere across the […]

By Tordue Salem – Abuja Rep. Adedeji Stanley Olajide representing Ibadan Southwest and Northwest Constituency of Oyo State, on Friday, pounced on and chased out journalists from a public hearing on COVID-19, held at the National Assembly. The Oyo lawmaker went berserk at the public hearing, organised by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee […]

By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro (FPI), Ogun state has listed conditions that must be satisfied before it lifts the suspension on the embattled President of the institution’s Students’ Union Government (SUG), Comrade Adegboye Olatunji, over alleged cultism. The institution stated that a letter of certification from the embattled […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the resumption of both public and private schools beginning from August 3, 2020, after over three months of lockdown due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Sanwo-Olu announced this while giving an update on the COVID-19 situation report in the stare, held at Lagos House, Marina, Lagos. According […]

By Dayo Johnson – Akure Ondo state Health Commissioner, Dr Wahab Adegbenro is dead. Reports from government quarters said he died of COVID-19. Family sources said the deceased commissioner had been battling with chronic diabetes before he now contacted the virus. Adegbenro was said to have died at the Federal Medical Center FMC in Owo […]

By David Royal Here are the highlights of the last presidential taskforce briefing that announced the reopening of borders, return of graduating students to schools among others. 1] The Federal Government extended the Phase Two of the eased lockdown by four weeks with effect from Tuesday, June 30, 2020, through Midnight of Monday, 27 July […]

The Federal government has announced the reopening of school for only students in Primary 6, JSS3, and SS3 to enable them to prepare for their national examination even as the inter-state lockdown was lifted.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, struck out a suit that accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state of engaging in certificate forgery. Justice Anwuli Chikere terminated hearing on the matter after the plaintiffs failed to appear in court when the suit was called up for […]

The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice on Sunday said it is not responsible for effecting whistleblower’s payment. The AGF office was reacting to a letter allegedly by one Aliyu Lemu, Esq. purportedly written on June 22 on issues revolving around payment of a whistleblower’s fees. According to a […]