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Emirate officials resign over conferment of traditional title on Fani-Kayode in Zamfara
Three officials of Shinkafi Emirate Council in Zamfara State, Bilyaminu Yusuf (Sardaunan Shinkafi); Umar Ajiya (Dan-Majen Shinkafi) and Hadiza Abdul’a [...]
Nigerian journalists name building after late Isa Funtua
A joint body of Nigerian journalists has announced a decision to name the newly built headquarters of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism in Lagos af [...]
Nigerians protest against social media, hate speech bills
Some concerned citizens converged on the premises of the national assembly in Abuja on Wednesday to demand an end to the consideration of social media [...]
N700m project from NDDC could be executed by contractors with N10m – Ojougboh
The executive director of projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Cairo Ojougboh, says in the past, getting a contract at the agenc [...]
Teacher arrested for raping 10 year old in Yobe says she gave her consent
An Assistant head teacher working with Jajere Central Primary School, Abubakar Musa has been arrested by the men of Yobe state police command for rapi [...]
Boko Haram kill five humanitarian workers abducted in Borno
At least five humanitarian workers abducted in Borno state have been executed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The humanitarian workers were travel [...]
DSS boss flouts airport protocol, assaults FAAN official
The Head of the Department of State Services at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Safiyanu Abba, has allegedly breached security protocol at th [...]
US charges Chinese spies for global hacking campaign targeted at COVID-19 vaccine research
U.S. prosecutors have charged two wanted Chinese spies linked to Beijing for their alleged involvement in a global hacking operation that targeted hun [...]
US Secures 100m doses of potential coronavirus vaccine for $1.95bn
The US government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion (1.68 billion euros) to secure 100 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed [...]
Bill Gates Foundation donates $1 million to address COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
A UN finance support platform tagged “One UN COVID-19 Response Basket Fund”, says it has received additional one million dollars to help Nigeria to ad [...]