Insecurity: Poly students association distances self from protests, rallies support for Buhari,…
Nigeria's President Buhari
By Dave Iyima
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has distanced itself from a planned protest by some students against the…
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Boko Haram/ISWAP: It’s time to cheer military to final victory – Progressives Congress
Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Buratai
The Progressive Nigerian People's Congress (PNPC) has called on Nigerians to rally behind the military in its final push…
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Nigeria’s President Buhari approves monitoring body for NDDC
By Sam Tor
In line with the provisions of Part V1, Section 21 of Niger Delta Development Commission Establishment Act, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a…
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Coronavirus cases surge to 400 in Italy
The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has jumped to 400, amid international efforts to contain the spread of the deadly outbreak.
The rise in Italy, the main focus of infection…
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Insurgency: Actors Guild to release military advocacy film ‘Operation Last Dance’
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) is set to release “Operation Last Dance”, an advocacy film, which exhibits Nigerian military’s gallant fight against insurgency in the North East…
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PDP hails Supreme Court verdict on Bayelsa poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed Wednesday’s verdict of the Supreme Court on Bayelsa Governorship election.
The party gave the commendation in a statement by its…
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FEC approves N29bn for roads from Sokoto, Jigawa to Niger Republic borders
Minister of Works, Fashola
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N29 billion for the construction of roads from Sokoto and Jigawa to Niger Republic…
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Five-time major winner Sharapova retires at 32
Maria Sharapova retires
Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of the highest-paid sportswomen in the world, announced she was ending her…
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New Year in Kathmandu, Nepal
Tibetans, exiled in Nepal, dress in traditional costumes ready for a performance to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year. Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
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Set them free! The judge who liberates Nigerians forgotten in jail
Justice Ishaq Bello and a team from the committee at a prison in Anambra state, 2019. Photograph: Committee on Prison Reform and Decongestion
Ishaq Usman Bello is shaking…
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Aisha Buhari advocates for more concerted efforts towards ending Tuberculosis in Nigeria
Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Vice President, fourth left, represented First Lady Aisha Buhari
Nigeria's First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has called for more…
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Nigeria Army Chief, Buratai wins award as most-outstanding Chief of Army Staff
Brig-Gen T.O. Olowomeye, right, receives the award on behalf of Lt.-Gen. Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, has been honoured as the "Most…
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Kenya varsity’s rape memo sparks anger
The vice-chancellor said students should call the university's safety unit with security concerns
A top Kenyan university has apologised after blaming "reckless" female…
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Civil societies, NLC knocks Nigeria’s dismal 2020 financial secrecy index
By Dave Iyima
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, (CISLAC), and members of the Tax Justice and Governance Platform in Nigeria finds it worrisome that Nigeria has again…
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National Institute makes major appointments
NIPSS DG, Professor Habu Galadima
By Raymond Gukas, Jos
A new Secretary/Director of Administration and a new Director of Research have been appointed by the National…
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Nigerian students, stakeholders disown purported planned protest against service chiefs, says its…
Chief of General Staff, General Olonisakin
The Patriotic Students and Stakeholders Forum (PSSF) has distanced itself from a proposed protest against the nation's service…
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