President Muhammadu Buhari and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Muhammed Adamu have been urged not to stop at dissolving the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) but to overhaul the police system. A… Read More »Party chieftain seeks police reform
Justice Kamorudeen Babatunde Olawoyin of an Ibadan High Court yesterday extended for another seven days his order restraining siblings of the late Temitope Issac Anthony Sugar from tampering with or… Read More »Court extends order on Sugar’s family
EU leaders have called for post-Brexit trade talks to continue beyond the end of the week – the deadline suggested by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. At a two-day summit… Read More »Brexit: EU Leaders Call for UK Trade Talks to Continue
The C-SPAN television network has suspended its political editor after he admitted to lying about his Twitter account being hacked last week. Steve Scully, tapped to moderate this week’s presidential… Read More »Top US Journalist Suspended After false Twitter Hacking Claims
Recent polls suggest Joe Biden has a significant and steady lead over Republican Donald Trump in this year’s presidential race in both national preference and key swing-state surveys. Due to… Read More »How President Trump can Still Win the US Election
US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden have batted away key questions during separate meet-the-voter TV events. Mr Trump, a Republican, declined to disavow a bizarre online… Read More »US election: Trump and Biden Deflect Key Questions in TV Grilling
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is holding a prayer protest on Friday. The protest tagged: ‘Redemption Camp Prayer Protest: A Peaceful Intercessory Movement’ is scheduled to hold at… Read More »RCCG Holds Prayer Protest
YouTube has become the latest social media giant to announce a sweeping crack down on content linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory. The company said it would ban material targeting… Read More »QAnon: YouTube Moves to Purge ‘Harmful Conspiracy Theories’
Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, has expressed her support for the protest against police brutality saying her brothers have been victims. The mother of one and wife to a wealthy politician,… Read More »My brothers have been victims of police brutality, says Regina Daniels
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have faulted the deduction of 0.5 per cent of revenue accruing to the Federation Account into the newly established… Read More »‘Deduction Into Police Fund Illegal’
Post Malone was the big winner at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, taking home nine prizes including top artist. Eight of his trophies were delivered in a cart by host… Read More »Post Malone Wins Nine Billboard Music Awards, Including Best Artist
Chairman of the National Union of the Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos State Council Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo) has described allegations he sponsored attacks on #EndSARS protesters at… Read More »MC Oluomo: I didn’t sponsor attack on Lagos #EndSARS protesters
Following the heightening protests against EndSARS police brutality across the country, the Nigerian Army has warned it is prepared to protect the country’s democracy at all cost. Apparently referring to… Read More »Army to #EndSARS protesters: ‘we’ll defend Nigeria at all cost’
The 2023 presidential election will hold on February 18, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed. Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Thursday. In his… Read More »INEC Announces Date For 2023 Presidential Election
Pope Francis has appointed a new chief of the Vatican’s sainthood department, a post left vacant three weeks ago by the resignation of disgraced Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Italian Bishop Marcello… Read More »Pope Appoints New Chief Of Vatican Sainthood Department
After publicly identifying with the EndSARS protesters, governors on Wednesday intervened in the unabating protests despite government’s concession. They met on Wednesday in Abuja with Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu… Read More »Governors, IG Parley On Raging EndSARS Protests
President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has declined to say whether a president can pardon himself. But in a Senate hearing to decide whether she will be… Read More »Amy Coney Barrett: Trump US Supreme Court Pick grilled on Presidential Powers
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra State on Wednesday celebrated 12 of its serving corps members who got married in the state. The couples, all of 2019 Batch… Read More »12 NYSC Members Marry In Anambra
Australian police say they will not prosecute a journalist for his reporting on alleged war crimes by Australian soldiers. The coverage by Dan Oakes for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)… Read More »Australian Police Drop Case Against Journalist Who Reported ‘War Crimes’
US President Donald Trump’s 14-year-old son Barron contracted coronavirus but has since tested negative, First Lady Melania Trump revealed. Mrs Trump said her “fear came true” when Barron tested positive… Read More »Covid: Trump’s Son Barron Had Coronavirus, says First Lady
Idris Elba and his wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, have said individuals can make a difference in tackling climate change. The couple were speaking to Liz Bonnin for Radio 5 Live’s… Read More »Idris Elba: We can all Help Solve Climate Change
Thailand has issued an emergency decree banning protests as it clamps down on largely peaceful pro-democracy rallies that have also targeted the monarchy. In a televised announcement the government said… Read More »Thai protests: Large Gatherings Banned Under Emergency Decree
Accountant with the Federal Ministry of Education, Matthew Inabo has been re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for his alleged involvement in diverting about N45million part of funds… Read More »Accountant Arraigned Over Alleged N45m School Feeding Fraud
Two persons were feared dead and many others injured on Wednesday as a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) ran into a crowd of protesters at Alagbado area of Lagos. Footage from… Read More »Two ‘killed’, Others Injured As SUV Runs Into Crowd