Gbajabiamila Cuts Short Tanzania Trip To Address Attacks on Nigerians

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-Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has cut short his trip to tanzania to address xenophobic attacks on Nigerians. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that he would be cutting short his trip to Tanzania, where he is attending the 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Africa Region) conference holding in … Read more

Supreme Court Rejects Suit Querying Buhari’s Qualification

– A suit querying the authenticity of President Buhari’s academic has been disqualified by the supreme court – The suit was filed by Kalu Kalu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy El-Kuris – The apex court through its five-man panel, averred that the suit lacked the jurisdiction  The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit querying the authenticity … Read more

Election Tribunal Voids Osun PDP Rep Salami’s Victory

– Victory of PDP candidate, Bamidele Salam, has been disqualified by election petition tribunal  – Justice Eyo Ita ordered a re-run in the seven units of the federal constituency – Reacting to the judgment, Salam said he was not “moved” over the judgment The Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has … Read more

Breaking: FG Summons South Africa High Commissioner Over Xenophobic Attacks

– Federal government has taken a step further in finding a lasting solution to xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa   – The government in its action summoned the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Bobby Moroe, for questioning   – Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, vowed that the government would take definitive … Read more

Breaking: No Mosque Was Demolished In Rivers State – Northern Youth Groups

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– Alleged demolition of a mosque in Portharcourt by Governor Nyesom Wike has caused a lot of reaction  – The Coalition of Northern Youth Groups said the reports were orchestrated by politicians – The coalition said the politicians want the furnace of ethnic, religious or regional division just for self-serving and fiendish gains  The Coalition of … Read more

Foreign Minister Confirms Attack On Nigerian Business Owners In South Africa

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has confirmed the attack on Nigerians in South Africa as well as the looting of businesses belonging to them. Onyeama, who confirmed the development in a tweet, said the Nigerian Government will take decisive measures in dealing with the matter. He said, “Received sickening and depressing news of continued … Read more

10 Persons Feared Dead In Anambra Accident

An accident involving a truck and four other vehicles have killed 10 persons with many others severly injured. The incident occurred near Agulu lake, in Anaocha local government area of Anambra State. Anambra state Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, who visited the scene of the incident, promised to foot the bills of the injured. READ ALSO:Father, … Read more

Nigeria Must Not Let Families Of Ex-Servicemen Down- Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday made a case for the welfare of the families of ex-Servicemen who died in the course of serving the nation. The nation, the Governor said, must not shirk its responsibility in creating economic opportunities for the families of the ex-Servicemen who put down their lives for the … Read more

Insecurity: Yoruba’s In The Diaspora Afraid To Come Home

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday said many Yoruba people living abroad are afraid to come home due to the insecurity ravaging the South-west region. Mr Ogunwusi said this at a security summit, tagged, “South West Geopolitical Zone Security Summit”, held at International Conference Centre, the University of Ibadan in Oyo State. The … Read more

Accident Claims 3 Lives On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Three persons were confirmed dead in an accident involving a Toyota Sienna and a Mack tipper around Onigaari on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson for Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Monday. Mr Akinbiyi said the accident was caused by speeding and … Read more

Again South Africans Destroy, Burn Foreign Owned Properties

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South Africans on Sunday begun fresh attacks, looting and burning of properties belonging to foreigners in Johannesburg. Three people were killed in the renewed attacks, while an injured person is still receiving treatment for smoke inhalation, the President of the Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), Adetola Olubajo, said on Monday. Mr Olubajo said the attacks … Read more

APC Attacks Niger-Delta Governors Over Rejection Of Buhari’s NDDC Board Appointees

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the opposition of governors of Niger Delta to the reconstitution of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was shameful and disgraceful. In a statement by its National Vice Chairman (South South), Chief Ntufam Hilliard Eta, the APC asked the governors to concentrate on delivering the … Read more

123 Jigawa Men Detained In Lagos, Demand N1bn Compensation

The 123 men from Jigawa State detained by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences are asking the Lagos State Government and Commissioner of Police to pay them N1bn for their unlawful treatment. The men were arrested by the state’s security operatives and detained over the weekend as they made their way … Read more

Minimum Wage: NYSC DG Speaks On Corp Members Allowance

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The Director General (DG) of National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has assured corps members that their monthly allowance of N19,800 would be reviewed upward. Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, in a statement on Monday said Ibrahim, who gave the assurance while interacting with corps members during … Read more

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