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The Southern Senators’ Forum has thrown their weight behind the decisions reached by the Southern Governors who on Tuesday met in Asaba to discuss issues affecting their region. The Senators commended steps taken by state governors from the region to stem the rise in insecurity. Recall that the Southern Governors’ …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that a ministerial delegation be sent to Ghana to resolve the prolonged conflict between Nigerian traders and Ghanaian authorities. The conflict which revolves around over $1 million levy imposed on Nigerian traders and foreign investors by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre has seen businesses owned …

Former Presidential Spokesperson, Reno Omokri has said that he feels no sympathy for single mothers unless they were raped or widowed.   Claiming that the Black world faces a baby mama epidemic, Reno stressed that it must not be encouraged.   He tweeted;   Except she was raped, or widowed, …

Bishop David Oyedepo, the senior pastor of the Living Faith Church International (Winners Chapel), has adviced his members not to take the COVID19 vaccine.   The clergyman who has always expressed doubts about the COVID19 pandemic, said this during the 40th-anniversary thanksgiving service of the church in the Ota Cathedral …

Professor of political economy, Pat Utomi has countered the presidency’s claim of “disgruntled religious and past political leaders” working with “external forces” to overthrow the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.   Utomi in an interview described the claim as “silly”, and further alleged that people in power are the ones who …

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Muslims across the country to look for the new moon of Shawwal on Tuesday. The advice was contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Secretary-General, NSCIA, Prof. …

In the span of several weeks, the ‘joke’ coin has rocketed in value, with a little help from Musk and a whole lot of daytrader momentum. Dogecoin, the meme cryptocurrency known for its Shiba Inu dog face, has rocketed more than 13,000 percent between January 1 and its all-time high …

A federal grand jury has indicted Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers on charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights during the arrest that led to his death last year. Chauvin, 45, Tou Thao, 35, and J. Alexander Kueng, 27, were each charged with two counts of …

A former minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha-Jummai Alhassan, has died at the age of 61. Suleiman Dantsoho, her former media aide, confirmed the death, saying she died at a Cairo hospital on Friday afternoon. She was appointed minister in 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari to represent Taraba …

INEC had deregistered the political parties last year over their inability to win any election during the 2019 general elections Supreme Court on Friday upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which consented to the deregistration of National Unity Party and 73 others the Independent National Electoral Commission, …