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  The Lagos State Coroner has asked members of the public to come forward to identify persons who were declared missing between October 19 and 27, 2020.   This period covers the days before and after the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate in the state.   This request was made in an […]

Bandits who kidnapped six Assistant Superintendents of Police in northern Nigeria have demanded a ransom of N100m for their release.   They were kidnapped in Katsina State about a week ago on their way from Maiduguri in Bornu State to Zamfara on posting.   They were among nine newly promoted ASPs who were attached to […]

The Nigerian Government has dismissed CNN’s report of massacre of #ENDSARS protesters on October 20 by security agents, describing the incident as ‘massacre without bodies’   Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said this at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday.   He described the report, which has gone viral, as a piece […]

…blames resource control for EndSARS protests   Alhaji Danladi Pasali, National Coordinator of the Buhari Campaign Organization,   has declared that the gold deposits found in Zamfara State belong to Nigeria, and not the state, as has been claimed by the governor.   Pasali was reacting to claims by Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, who has […]

At least fifty persons are said to have died from a strange disease in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state.   The State House of Assembly has therefore called on State and Federal Ministries of Health to unravel the cause of the disease in order to forestall further deaths.   The House made the […]

The Nigerian Embassy in Germany has suspended a security staff over alleged sexual abuse and other criminal activities in Berlin.   A statement issued by the Nigerian Embassy in Berlin, Germany, said  the staff, name (withheld), was suspended following the allegation in a circulated material on social media that suggested the official was demanding favors […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, who is believed to have jumped bail in respect of his trial involving N2bn money laundering charges.   Justice Okon Abang made the order in Wednesday’s ruling in which he also revoked […]

Journalists read the memoirs of prominent government officials, seeking startling revelations and insights into how and why certain policy decisions were made. Amid the re-litigated debates and the recounting of episodes that are either already defined by history or too recent to judge, scoops are rare. But Susan Rice is different. In “Tough Love: My […]

Christian Obodo, a former Super Eagles player, was kidnapped on Sunday evening in Delta State by unidentified gunmen, who also promptly freed him.   Obodo was kidnapped along Refinery road in Effurun, Uvwie council area around 5 pm.   Confirming his release, Monday morning, a friend of the football star, Engr. Big Sam, said:   […]

The National Examinations Council  has released the 2020 National Common Entrance Examination results, with the national cut off mark put at 142.   The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Godswill Obioma, while presenting the results to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, Monday, in Abuja, said a total of 70,580 candidates sat […]

As calls for restricting get louder in Nigeria, Wole Olanipekun, a prominent lawyer, has declared that what the country needs is a only a brand new constitution that can address the multitude of challenges facing the nation.   The lawyer said that the 1999 constitution is unable to address  Nigeria’s peculiarities, explaining that what the […]

The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to sell Geregu, Omotosho and Calabar power plants for N434 billion next year, according to plans by the Bureau of Public Enterprises.   The government has also concluded plans to concession the National Stadium, Lagos, Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, Jos International Stadium and Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, […]