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Headies Disqualifies Portable Over Death Threat, Criminal Activities

Organisers of the Headies Awards have disqualified singer, Habeeb Okikiola, AKA Portable, from the list of nominees. Portable was disqualified for threatening to kill his co-nominees. Recall that on the 25th of May 2022, Portable had threatened to kill, or cause harm to the…

27/07/2022

Elites Daring Nigerians With Pictures Of Their Children Graduating From Foreign Universities — NLC

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, Tuesday, said the elites in Nigeria are daring the masses by posting pictures of their children graduating from foreign universities on social media while universities have been closed in Nigeria for over…

27/07/2022

Why We Scaled Down Peacekeeping Operations — COAS

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has said the ongoing counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations across the country had made the Nigerian Army to scale down its participation in peacekeeping operations across the world. Gen. Yahaya made this known at the…

27/07/2022

NLC To Fed Govt: Ignore Protest, Face Nationwide Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has asked the Federal Government to end the ongoing strike by the university-based unions. The Congress warned that should the government fail to end the strikes, it would embark on a three-day warning strike. President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba,…

26/07/2022

Appeal Court Seeks Support Over Post- 2023 Elections Disputes

The Court of Appeal has urged donor agencies and institutions, including the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) to assist the country in conducting safe and credible elections next year. The court’s President, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, said: “Indeed,…

26/07/2022

Bwari Attack: Military Confirms 3 Casualties, Denies Abduction Of Soldiers

The Nigerian Army has confirmed three soldiers were killed during an attack on Troops of 7 Guards Battalion on Sunday by suspected terrorists along Kubwa-Bwari Road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. While there were conflicting reports about casualties in the attack,…

26/07/2022

PVCs: Kaduna Govt Declares Three Days Public Holiday

The Kaduna State Government has appealed to residents of the state to register to vote before 31st July 2022. To this end, the state government has also declared 27th – 29th July 2022 as a public holiday to enable more citizens to…

26/07/2022

FG Procures Six Attack Helicopters From Turkey

The Chief Executive Officer of TUSAS, a Turkish aircraft manufacturer, Mr Temel Kotil, yesterday announced the sale six of T-129 attack helicopters, to Nigeria. The announcement followed a deal reached with the company by the federal government. Kotil made the announcement on his…

26/07/2022

LAWNAC Calls On Bencher’s Chairman, Chief Olanipekun SAN To Step Aside

The Lawyers Network Against Corruption has called on the extant Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN to step aside. This call was made in response to a petition filed by the NBA to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC)…

26/07/2022

ASUU Strike: Labour Begins Protest Today, To Commence 3-Day Warning From Thursday

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is pressing ahead with its nationwide protests in solidarity with university unions to force the Federal Government to meet their demands. It insisted that the protests would hold in states today as planned. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said the…

26/07/2022

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