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The United Kingdom has said that all asylum and human rights claims from Nigerian nationals are considered on their individual merits in accordance with its international obligations. The British government states that it has a […]

Derek Chauvin, former Minneapolis police officer, has been convicted for the murder of George Floyd. The jury at a Minnesota state court found Chauvin guilty on the three counts of murder levelled against him. It […]

By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA The Presidency on Tuesday reacted to the growing wave of secessionist agitations in some parts of the country, stating that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot be intimidated or bullied into giving in […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed anger over a plan by the United Kingdom to offer asylum to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign […]

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) has impounded 81 motorcycles for plying restricted routes in the state. The 81 motorcycles were impounded at Jakande Estate, Isolo for plying restricted routes and endangering […]

The Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has announced the arrival of a contingent of 144 policemen and women from Nigeria to boost stabilisation efforts. The officers, including women, quietly departed Nigeria at the weekend. […]

Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide, David Oyedepo has revealed how two members of the church sowed seeds of N1 billion and $1 million to help in building the church’s 100,000-seater auditorium, called ‘The Ark.’ The […]

Within the last week a war of words has ensued over the management of the Nigerian economy with Gov Obaseki of Edo State firing the first salvo by accusing the FG of the catastrophic management […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that operatives of Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps are currently doing the work of Amotekun in the state. He spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics at […]

Muslim faithful in Nigeria have joined their brethren globally to observe this year’s Ramadan fast, as usual. Generally, Nigerians are known to be very religious, as worship places litter everywhere. But it has been equally […]

By Kingsley Jeremiah, Abuja As Nigeria continues to bill over five million electricity customers arbitrarily amid rising cost of electricity, some meter assemblers in the country have started exporting the facility to other African countries […]

The Federal Government announced, on Saturday, that it will rollout the Digital Switch-Over (DSO) in Lagos, on April 29, as the country transitions from analogue to digital broadcasting. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh […]

The Federal Government through the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has grounded a private chopper belonging to Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God at the Lagos Airport, investigations by Sunday PUNCH, has […]

A former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, on Friday revealed why northern governors of the Peoples Democratic Party worked against the re-election of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. He said they worked against […]

Bishop Wale Oke, the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government to stop hiding the truth about the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari. Bishop Oke noted that the president […]

By Dennis Agbo The National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, has asked the National Assembly to withdraw and suspend indefinitely its ongoing debate to delete the local government system from the 1999 constitution or […]

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, explained how his Ministry paid N151m to the Cartil Construction Nigeria Limited for the rehabilitation of the Ife-Ifewara Road. The Redeemed Christian Church of […]