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Popular Nigerian musician, Ice Prince has been arrested by the Lagos state police command, for assaulting a police officer. It was learned that at about 3a.m on Friday, the popular musician Oleku crooner was flagged down by police officers for driving without a license plate. The popular musician Oleku crooner Ice Prince who initially agreed to be taken to the …

According to the statistics, India, Nigeria and Pakistan have the highest figures for out-of-school children globally. Nigeria now has about 20 million out-of-school children, according to the latest global data on out-of-school children by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). UNESCO, which says a new and improved methodology was used to arrive at the latest figures, said there are …

The Controller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Ali, retd, has queried why the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, would allow the release of 98 million litres of petrol per day for local consumption, instead of 60 million litres admitted by its own computation. He wondered where 38 million litres were always taken. Ali, who couldn’t come to …

The Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, has given an insight into the type of leaders, Nigerians should  elected  as president in 2023. He said it was important for Nigerians to move away from voting based on ethnic, religious, or political sentiments and vote for someone who is capable of tackling the perennial challenges facing the country. Kukah, spoke …

The Nigerian Air Force yesterday said it conducted air strikes that killed 14 terrorists in Kaduna and Borno States. A war update issued by the Nigerian Air Force Headquarters in Abuja, said the Operation Whirl Punch conducted air interdiction missions on Tuesday, against identified terrorists hideouts at Alhaji Isiaka location and Kuduru in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. …

•He must go, Bode George backs gov •Atiku in dilemma Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has hit back at the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, accusing him of showing ingratitude and arrogance after he was assisted to emerge leader of the party. During the commissioning of Omerelu Internal roads in Ikwerre Local Government Area, yesterday, Wike …

A Bayelsa-born Legal Practitioner, Dortimi Tawari, has thrown his weight behind governors and the growing opposition to the contentious National Water Resources bill, describing the proposed legislation as a threat to the powers of the states and the nation’s fragile unity. Tawari, a lawyer with over 35 years experience, an environmentalist and a member of the Ijaw Community Law Review …

The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen has extoled the role of the youth to bring about the national development of the country.Tallen, who was represented by an aide, Mrs Angela Nkwocha, disclosed this in Abuja at a programme organised by Teens and Nubile Club (Teenub), an NGO. She stated that no nation can develop when a large percentage …

A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on Friday discharged and acquitted a former Governor of the state, Jonah Jang, over the N6.3 billion corruption charges levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission The court presided over by Justice Christy Dabup also discharged and acquitted a former cashier in the office of the Secretary to the …

Technology can help deliver aid and services more effectively – but can be harmful if users don’t know the risks. Many humanitarian organisations, including in Africa, are revolutionising their service delivery through new technology. This has become important in the context of rising migrant numbers, food insecurity and the impact of COVID-19. In 2020, the United Nations (UN) estimated that 3.6 per …