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The Federal government has announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria. Below is a statement released from the office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announcing the suspension; ”The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. …

The Police Council has confirmed Usman Alkali Baba as the substantive Inspector General of Police, almost two months after President Muhammadu Buhari approved his appointment in an acting capacity. Usman Alkali Baba was confirmed on Friday, during a meeting of the Police Council in Abuja presided over by President Muhammadu …

Britain’s leader, Queen Elizabeth will welcome US President, Joe Biden to Windsor Castle on June 13 for their first one-on-one meeting, Buckingham Palace have announced. Elizabeth’s meeting with Biden and first lady Jill Biden will come during the President’s visit to the United Kingdom for the upcoming G7 summit, his …

Former US president, Donald Trump has shut down his newly launched site where he posts statements just 29 days after it was launched. The website ”From the Desk of Donald J. Trump’ has been scrubbed from the former president’s website and instead the URL redirects users to a page to …

South East Governors’ Forum Chairman, Dave Umahi, has said May 30 would be set aside as a day to remember millions of Igbo that lost their lives during the civil war. Umahi’s comments comes days after the order by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) demanding residents of the South-Eastern states …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) cannot give a sit-at-home order in Rivers State as the state is not part of Southeast. The governor spoke on Monday evening while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) demanded residents of …

Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar has said that those behind calls for scrapping of the National Youth Service (NYSC) scheme do not mean well for the country.   The Monarch made the claim while hosting some selected members of NYSC Batch A stream 2 Corps members posted to Sokoto state in …

Vice President of Kenya, William Ruto’s daughter got married to a Nigerian man.   June Ruto and her Nigerian man, Dr Alexander Ezenagu had their wedding last Thursday, May 27, in an invite-only ceremony held at the Kenyan Vice President’s private residence in Karen.   During the ceremony, VP Ruto …

TENSION is mounting in the five states of the South-East zone of the country as the sit-at-home order issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), a self-deterrmination group, takes effect today. IPoB, led by Nnamdi Kanu, had issued the no-movement directive to mark what it termed the Biafra …

Ally to the installed Imo State Governor and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Gulak, has been shot dead by gunmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was reportedly shot dead by gunmen while returning to Abuja from Owerri. It would …