EndSARSMemorial: Pro-Buhari protesters storm Unity Fountain, Abuja
Some Pro-Buhari protesters are currently at the Unity Fountain, Abuja to stage a counter-protest again the #EndSARS memorial protest, The PUNCH reports. According to report, the…
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Politics
Adamu’s Candidate A PDP Proxy, Not Our Choice – APC Bauchi Stakeholders
It has become very apparent that part of the sentiment driving the strong rejection of Education Minister Adamu Adamu’s unilateral choice of State party Chairman Babayo…
Politics
Nigerian Senate Passes Climate Change Bill with key REDD+ and NCA provisions
The Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, read for the second and third times, the Climate Change Bill, and passed it. The Bill had earlier…
Politics
Bauchi APC Rejects Adamu Imposed Candidate, Opt for Zonal Election
A heated meeting of Bauchi State All Progressives Congress party stakeholders yesterday adjourned with the decision to allow State party Chairmanship aspirants from the Central Senatorial…
Politics
Edo: Inegbeniki cries for help over imminent Party collapse
Frontline aspirant for the Chairmanship position of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Francis Inegbiniki has called on the leadership of the party, ably led by…
Africa & World
How Lafarge Funded ISIS With $15.3m; Loses Legal Battle To Upturn Verdict of “Crimes Against Humanity”
Larfarge, a multinational French industrial company, operating in Nigeria and other countries has been accused of funding Islamic State (IS), a globally known terrorist organization to…
Abuja/FCT
Water Scarcity Looms As FCT Set To Shut Down Supply
The Federal Capital Territory Water Board has informed residents that it will shut down water supply in certain areas of Abuja. This was made known in…
World Food Day: Minister Empower IDPs, assured relocation to homes
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mahmood Abubakar has assured over 1700 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in new Kuchingoro of Federal Capital Territory of…
COP26: Summit will Improve Narratives on Climate Change – Abolo
With less than a month to the26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) Summit, the President/CEO, Ecologists Integrated Services Limited, Dr. Paul Abolo has…
Edo Pensioner Collapsed During Protest over non-payment of gratuities, Salary
A male retiree (name withheld) reportedly collapsed during a protest by the Edo Pensioners over their non-payment of their gratuities, salary and harmonization benefits by the…