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The Lagos State government has shut down all branches of Chrisland Schools in various parts of the state over an alleged sexual abuse of one of its pupils. A statement from the government amid controversy over the issue, involving some pupils of the school taken on a trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), said […]
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed 10 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders, as well as over 100 terrorists during land and air clearance operations along the fringes of the Lake Chad Basin. The operation codenamed Operation Lake Sanity is a joint and combined operation involving […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday declared his intention to run for the presidential seat in the 2023 election, ending months of speculation over his interest in the post. Osinbajo joins the increasing number of high-profile Nigerians who have declared their interest in the country’s presidential post under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). […]
Over 72.77 million active telecommunication subscribers have been barred from making calls on their SIMs, following a directive from the Federal Government to telecommunication companies. On Monday, the Federal Government ordered telecommunications companies to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy by restricting outgoing calls on all unlinked lines as the deadline […]
At least 10 soldiers have been killed and some others injured by bandits proscribed as terrorists who attacked a military base in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident happened at about 6:30pm on Monday, security sources told Channels Television. However, the military authorities have yet to confirm the attack. Birnin-Gwari is one of […]
Grammy Awards 2022 || The Full Winners List. Here is a list of winners in the major categories for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Las Vegas. Jazzman and bandleader Jon Batiste led the night with five awards including Album of the Year. Best Global Music Performance […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended train operations along the Abuja-Kaduna route indefinitely. The NRC made this known in a post via its official Twitter handle @Official_NRC on Tuesday morning. In a terse statement, the NRC stated that the suspension was due to unforeseen circumstances. “Dear passengers, due to unforeseen circumstances, Train operations along the […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “widely publish the details of safeguards and mechanisms put in place to protect the privacy and security of election information and data in the custody of INEC, including in its servers, databases and […]
Nigeria Airspace Management Authority (NAMA) has announced that one of its staff was killed in the recent bandit attack on Kaduna airport. The agency said the staff, a security guard, was shot on Friday, March 25 while on duty at the Navigational equipment site (VOR) in the vicinity of Kaduna Airport and died on the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its warning strike by eight weeks, the union said on Monday. ASUU reached the decision after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the University of Abuja secretariat of the union following the expiration of its one-month warning strike. It hinged its decision on the […]
