AN ex-agitator in the Niger Delta, Pastor Reuben Wilson, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm retired Col. Milland […]
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Troubled Nigerian youth and increasing menace of rape, incest
ALTHOUGH high youth unemployment, police brutality, poverty are commonly listed as some of the problems of the Nigerian youth…
Ritual killings result from societal pressure — youths
WITH the incessant increase in ritual killings across the country, some youths in Lagos State on Friday gave an insight […]
Onisan emerges new Chair of Ekiti Council of Obas
THE Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has approved the appointment of the Onisan of Isan Ekiti, Oba Gabriel Ayodele…
Kogi VCDP donates rice processing centre, solar borehole, stalls to community
THE Kogi Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP-AF) on Friday handed over constructed projects of rice mill facilities…
NDDC: Youth begs FG to inaugurate Board
THE Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC) has urged the Federal Government to inaugurate the Governing Board of the Niger Delta…
Insecurity: Landlords urge support for govt’s efforts in Imo
THE Imo Landlords Association, an umbrella body of all property owners in the state, has urged residents to support the…
Rising cases of divorce reveal a society in turmoil
AS more and more couples head to the law court across the country for the dissolution of their marriages, the lack of trust, degradation…
Over 50 communities in Enugu State thrown into darkness by vandals – EEDC
COMMUNITIES in Enugu State and two communities in Ebonyi have been thrown into darkness following the vandalization…
Libyan coast guards arrest more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean
LIBYAN coast guards on Sunday arrested more than 700 illegal migrants in the Mediterranean and sent them back…
Cooperate with contractors on road projects- Official urges communities
THE Federal Controller of Works in Kogi, Mr. Jimoh Kajogbola, has appealed to communities, hosting various projects to…
Reps. committee flexes muscles at oil companies spilling oil
HOUSE of Representatives Committee on Host Communities says it is now poised to discharge its responsibility to…
Amnesty International condemns execution of nine people in Egypt
HUMAN rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), has condemned Monday’s execution of nine people in Egypt as “a chilling…
Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, says IOM
A shipwreck off the Libyan coast has claimed the lives of 130 people, despite SOS calls for help, the UN migration agency, IOM…
Viral video: I’m not behind distribution of rice — Tinubu
NATIONAL Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, has denied distributing bags of rice in some…
Bayelsa govt urges Isoni, Azama communities to co-exist peacefully
THE Bayelsa Government has urged the people of Isoni and Azama communities to co-exist peacefully as its mediatory committee…
FG enrols additional 33,000 less privileged families on CCT in Sokoto
THE Federal Government has started enrolling additional 33,000 beneficiaries on a monthly Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme…
Niger Delta not part of Biafra, Oduduwa agitations – Group
THE United Niger Delta Energy Development Security Strategy (UNDEDSS) says no individual or group should compel the…
LASG condemns arbitrary rent increase, urges victims to seek redress
THE Lagos State Government on Tuesday advised residents to speak up against extortion or arbitrary rents increase by landlords…
On Supreme Master TV: Renowned Spiritual Leader calls for prayer for World Vegan
TODAY’S society is evolving at an unprecedented rate with information being conveyed at blazing speeds and a global pandemic…
Parents, peer pressure, social media responsible for cultural decay – Institute
MALAM Ado Yahuza, the Executive Secretary/CEO of, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), has attributed the “decay…
Gov. Ugwuanyi condemns alleged stereotype, ostracism of village in Ishi-Ozalla Enugu
GOV. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Thursday described as a hoax the purported ostracism of the people of Edeaniagu…
Lagos CP plans to adopt rescued day-old baby
THE Commissioner of Police (CP), Lagos State, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, said he looked forward to adopting an abandoned…
Don canvasses dialogue, mediation in dispute resolution
PROF. Oyeronke Olademo, the Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS), University of Ilorin, has enjoined…
AIDO Network International Announces appointment of Bimbo Roberts Folayan as Adviser
AIDO Network International has announced the appointment of Bimbo Roberts Folayan, (MBCS CITP, FIIM), an Otunba, i…
IOM chief, Vitorino, says at least 20 migrants drown off Djibouti coast
António Vitorino, Director-General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has announced that at least…
UNN suspends lecturer over allegation of sexual harassment
CHIGOZIE Jude Odum, a university lecturer with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has been suspended on the…
UNHCR appeals for over US$220m in ‘crucial’ support for Burundi refugees
An urgent appeal for US$222.6 million was made on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency and partners to assist…
Borno clamps down on structures without legal documents
THE Borno Government has commenced sealing of offices and other structures of some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in…
NGO urges Nigerians to learn to coexist peacefully
THE Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has urged Nigerians to learn to coexist peacefully…
Jakande: Guild of Editors mourns its pioneer president
THE Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has said that on a day one legend of the profession was interred, journalism lost…
Group calls on Nigeria to work for national unity
THE Patriotic Action Nigeria (PAN), a Non-Governmental Organisation on Friday called on Nigerians to be in unity to have a truly…
Gender stereotyping: Journalists need to change narratives – NAWOJ ex-president
MRS. Ifeyinwa Omowole, the former President of, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), has urged journalists to change the…
Tony Momoh laid to rest at Grailland
By Paul Ukpabio NIGERIANS from all works of life, defied Thursday rain to be at Grailland in Iju, Lagos to […]
Rights body urges Botswana President to abolish death penalty
Amnesty International (AI) has condemned the execution of two people in Botswana after they lost their respective…
CLO hails Buhari for appointing new service chiefs
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing new service chiefs to oversee the security