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A yet-to-be identified supporter of the Labour Party in Lagos State has had his hand amputated after the attack that rocked the grand finale of the presidential campaign rally of the party in the state last week. The Director General of Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, made this known on Tuesday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s The …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has approved the suspension of the ban on union activities across all state-owned tertiary institutions. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the lifting of the ban is due to the restoration of normalcy to the various tertiary institutions in the state, particularly the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. The …

By Isaac Eranga Akoko-Edo, Nigeria – BraveHeart Initiative for Youth and Women (BHI) has commended the Edo judiciary over the conviction of a 55-year-old man, Frederick Agbozuadu who deceitfully lured and severally violated an 8-year-old girl at Egbigere community in Akoko-Edo LGA of Edo State, Nigeria. This commendation was contained in a press statement signed by the organization’s Executive Director, …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden’s motorcade slipped out of the White House around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. No big, flashy Air Force One for this trip -– the president vanished into the darkness on an Air Force C-32, a modified Boeing 757 normally used for domestic trips to smaller airports. The next time he turned up — 20 hours …

Nigeria’s top three presidential hopefuls have made various promises on tackling the country’s gender-based violence crisis during their campaigns. As the country heads to the polls on 25 February, it remains to be seen if the candidate who is elected will take decisive action on GBV or whether the promises are all politically correct talks that end on the campaign …

Some customers of various banks have resorted to the use of Payment Service Providers (PSPs), for their electronic transactions due to epileptic banks’ networks. Some of the customers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that electronic transactions using PSPs were faster, more reliable and cheaper. Some of the service providers that bank customers had resorted to …

Phrank Shaibu said the threat by some APC governors to close banks if they refused to accept the old notes has emboldened rioters to burn down commercial banks. Phrank Shaibu, an aide to the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, says the inciting remarks made by some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are igniting violence …

The death toll recorded from mpox disease in Nigeria has risen to eight resulting from 789 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). According to WHO situation report, Nigerian now, has the highest number of mpox cases and deaths in the African continent. It also revealed that a total of 85,860 confirmed cases and 93 deaths have been …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tuesday insisted that in line with the directive of  President Muhammadu Buhari,  only the old N200 notes are to be reissued and circulated concurrently with the redesigned naira notes. The central bank,  therefore, urged members of the public to ignore a contrary report purportedly from the apex bank to the effect that the president …

The governor, who is a member of the PDP, was probably reacting to the possibility of being sanctioned by the PDP national leadership for being a part of the internal rebellion against the party and its presidential candidate, Atiku. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has taken his support for Peter Obi a step further, saying he was willing to …