Nigerian editors restate opposition to fake news, hate speech and censorship.
Editors under the aegis of the Nigerian Guild of Editors on Thursday expressed their opposition to fake news and hate speech. The Acting
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BREAKING! Gov.Ortom wins again at the Appeal Court.
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday upheld the election of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. A five-man panel led by
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BREAKING! Buhari represents 2016/2018 borrowing plan to NASS
President Muhammadu Buhari has represented to the House of Representatives the 2016/2018 external borrowing plan which was not approved by the 8th Assembly.
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Reps go after NDDC over illegal spending for 11 months
The Chairman, House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rep. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (APC-Ondo) has said that the Commission had been spending illegally
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Buhari, Speakers of Houses of Assembly meet in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari is about now meeting with the Speakers of the 36 State Houses of Assembly behind closed doors. The meeting started
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Queen Elizabeth sacks Prince Andrew from Royal duties
Queen Elizabeth has effectively sacked Prince Andrew from Royal duties after discussing the Epstein scandal with Charles and summoning the distraught Duke of
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Buhari signs Executive Order 009 to end open defecation
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed Executive Order 009 to end open defecation in the country by 2025. It is entitled “The Open
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Hate speech bill: Respect views of Nigerians, Governors warn NASS
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has advised the National Assembly to hold public hearing on the hate speech bill before it to ensure
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Boy, 17, kills own friend because of fried-rice cake
Officers attached to Gombe Division of Gombe State police command have arrested a 17-year-old Abubakar Abdullahi of Anguwar Idi in Gombe metropolis in a
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We won’t apologise to Madonna varsity —Parents of students detained for criticising school
The matter between the Madonna University, Okija and those allegedly detained by the university for 7 months for criticizing it on the social
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NYSC gets govt nod to establish FM Radio station in Abuja – NYSC DG
Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the Director-General (DG) of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says the NYSC is set to establish an FM station in
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BREAKING: Senate passes MTEF/FSP
The Senate on Thursday passed the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari
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Police arrest four for allegedly selling decomposed meat to public in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested four men for allegedly selling the meat of dead and decomposed animals to unsuspecting members
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EFCC arrests four INEC officials over alleged diversion of N84.7m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto Zonal Office, has arrested four officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for alleged
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Breaking: Supreme Court rejects suit seeking Sen. Bulkachuwa’s sack
The Supreme Court has rejected a suit seeking to sack Adamu Bulkachuwa, husband of the Court of Appeal’s President, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa. In
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Just in: New NHIS boss assumes office
The new Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, has resumed work on Monday. The handing is expected
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Gunmen kidnap Siasia’s mother
Gunmen on Monday abducted Madam Beauty Ogere Siasia, the mother of former Super Eagles striker, Samson Siasia demanding a ransom of N150m. The
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Earned Allowance: SSANU, NASU begin three-day protest at UI
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union, University of Ibadan branch on Monday began a three-day protest to
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Buhari, APC, INEC object to move by Atiku, PDP to play video at tribunal
President Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have objected to move by Atiku Abubakar and
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I slept with my brother-in-law in error – Woman tells court
A trader, Mrs Kuditat Ajayi,52, told an Igando Customary Court that she slept with her brother-in-law because she thought he was her husband.
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Breaking!: Obasanjo writes Buhari, warns Nigeria about to break up
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday wrote an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying, “Nigeria is on the precipice and dangerously reaching
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NUJ hails Gbajabiamila, Wase over appointment of her members as aides
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Correspondents’ Chapel has commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi
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Australian dies 10 days after he dared to eat gecko at a party
Australian father-of-three David Dowell was in “absolute agony” before he died, suffering from a salmonella infection potentially caused by a Christmas party dare
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Dead body of Stowaway falls from Kenya Airways plane few minutes to landing
A dead body of a stowaway on Tuesday fell from a Kenya Airways plane that was en route off from Nairobi to London’s
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Video: Plane with faulty wheel successfully lands in Israel
A major air disaster was averted yesterday, Monday as an Electra Airways Boeing 737-400 made a successful emergency landing at Tel Aviv Ben
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Killings: Benue Govt restrict movement of people on Agatu major roads
Benue State Government has imposed restriction of movement on Obagaji-Akwu Okokolo-Abugbe road and other areas in the troubled Agatu Local Government Area. The
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Just in: INEC blames insecurity for inconclusive 2019 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has blamed insecurity for majority of the elections declared inconclusive. INEC chairman, Prof. Mamood Yakubu, stated this during
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BREAKING: After 3 months, Kidnapped Daura District rescued in Kano
The District Head of Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar-Uba, who was kidnapped from his residence three months ago, has been rescued by security agents
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BREAKING: Lawan names principal officers for ninth Senate
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, announced the list of principal officers sent to him by the leadership of the
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PDP blasts Obaseki over silence on RUGA settlement
The Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of secretly conceding land to the federal government for a pilot
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