The Senate has commenced moves to make it mandatory for those seeking elective positions to participate in pre-election debates. The moves by the Senate followed the presentation of a bill […]
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Nollywood Actress Joy Anyim Remanded In Prison For Theft
Nollywood producer and actress, Joy Anyim is currently not facing the best of times after she got remanded in jail as the theft charges leveled against her remains to be […]
Breaking: 21 Chibok Girls Released By Boko Haram
Twenty-one of the more than 200 Nigerian girls kidnapped from a school in Chibok by Boko Haram fighters in 2014 have been released, a presidential spokesman has told Reuters news agency. […]
Iran Warns FG For Attack On Nigerian Shiite Muslims
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned deadly attacks on Shiite Muslims attending religious mourning processions in Nigeria, stressing the Nigerian government’s responsibility to ensure security for people. Following Wednesday’s attacks […]
‘Leave Justice Odili Out Of Rivers Election Verdict’
The Centre for Good Governance and Accountability, CGGA, has dismissed reports accusing Justice Mary Odili of influencing the Supreme Court verdict on Rivers State governorship election petition, describing it as […]
Newly Elected Hong Kong MPs Defy China During Swearing-In Ceremony
A swearing-in ceremony to kick off Hong Kong’s legislative session descended into a farce, as newly elected pro-democracy politicians intentionally mangled their oaths in a show of defiance against Beijing. The […]
Army Opens Fire On Shiites Religious Processions, Kills Many In Northern Nigeria
At least 13 people are reported to have been killed and a mosque torched in violence which has swept through parts of north Nigeria as Shia Muslims mark the martyrdom […]
8 Dead, 15 Injured As Boko Haram Bomb Maiduguri, Borno
A bombing believed to be the work of Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram has occurred in the heart of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Scores […]
Buhari Advises Nollywood Filmmakers To Stop Kissing And Touching In Movies
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian filmmakers against promoting violence and sex scenes in their movies. The president urged movie practitioners to endeavour to always project the country in a positive […]
Recession: I am Afraid 15 Million People May Rebel Against My Husband – Aisha Buhari
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, yesterday blamed the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on ‘strangers’ around her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview she […]
