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The Presidency yesterday claimed that a top security agency in the country had uncovered a plot by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to ignite a war in Nigeria, “using false allegations of prosecution against Christians.”   A statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, did not […]

Nigeria has recorded 260 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 12,486 the total number of confirmed cases in the country. Announcing this Sunday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Abia recorded 67 new cases, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) 40, Lagos 38, Ogun 19, Gombe 16, Edo 14, Imo nine, Kwara, Nasarawa, Katsina and […]

Disturbed by increasing cases of rape, especially of minors, the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, at the weekend, canvassed stiffer penalties for offenders. Aliyu, who spoke in Abuja shortly after distributing palliatives to the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and Nigeria Football […]

After calling and postponing the case over 10 times in open court and precipitating a strike by lawyers who joined the defence team to demand that their client be physically presented in court, Cameroon’s army on Friday finally confirmed that an English-speaking journalist, Samuel Wazizi died in detention since last year; accusing him of associating […]

By July 10 this year, Nigeria may lose 24 local councils, by way of ceding, to a new country to be known as United Nations Organisation (UNO) State of Cameroon at its borders with la Republique du Cameroun.   UN sources told www.www.aso.rocks search engine that any decision to this effect is incumbent on the […]

Busola Dakolo has disclosed that some unnamed individuals within the corridors of power are bringing pressure to bear on the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) “ to bury” her rape case against the Senior pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) Biodun Fatoyinbo, aka “Gucci Pastor” for […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has sought the support of the British Government to assist Nigeria in the repatriation of stolen funds stashed in the UK by those he described as disgruntled Nigerians. Speaking while receiving the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catrina Liang, and the Deputy High Commissioner, Gill […]

  Former Africa Union (AU) Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, has stated that the black race is the most disrespected on earth. She was reacting to the viral video of the gruesome murder last month of an African-American, George Floyd, who was pinned down and suffocated to death by the knee of […]

Justice Emmanuel O. Akhamiogie of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City yesterday adjourned the case for the determination of membership of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu if he is a bona fide member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to June 17, 2020.   The plaintiffs in the case – Pastor Kenneth O Asekhomhe, […]

Blaming the public’s disregard for interstate movement as responsible for the rising cases of COVID-19 figures in the Southeast region, Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has suspended all government activities for one week following the rising number of Coronavirus cases to 75 even, as some top government officials have been infected.   The state Commissioner […]

Confusion and constellation gripped Nigerian diplomatic missions across the world yesterday after President Muhammadu Buhari unceremoniously withdrew the federal government’s support for the candidacy of Ambassador Yonov Frederick Agah; and approved the nomination of former two-term Minister of Finance and former Managing Director (Operations) of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of […]