Rejection Of Gender Bills By Lawmakers A Setback For Democracy – Wike
A file photo of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says the rejection of five gender bills by the National Assembly is a major setback…
Alleged N135bn Debt: Court Fixes May 24 To Arraign Ifeanyi Ubah
A file photo of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed May 24, for the arraignment of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and his firm Capital Oil…
Russia ‘Restricts Access’ To Twitter Amid Invasion Of Ukraine
Twitter says it is working to restore its operations in Nigeria. Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor “restricted access” to social media network Twitter after blocking Facebook in the country, Russian news…
Alleged Sexual Assault: Baba Ijesha Testifies, Describes Princess As A Jilted Lover
The trial of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, resumed on Friday at the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja with the defendant telling the court…
Tesla Finally Gets Green Light To Start Production In Germany
In this file photo taken on February 10, 2022, Elon Musk speaks during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas. JIM WATSON /…
Police Inspector Kills Two Colleagues, Injures Father In-Law, Others In Maiduguri
Map of Borno State. A Police Inspector referred to as Inspector Bello Abdullahi has reportedly shot dead two of his colleagues while four others including his father-in-law were injured at…
Obasanjo At 85: Former President Participates In Novelty Match
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has participated in a novelty match played at the 5 Aside football pitch of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.…
Police Permit Women Officers To Wear Stud Earrings, Headscarf
A file photo of the IGP, Usman Baba. The police on Friday said it has approved a new and improved dress code for women officers. According to a statement signed…
Redline Rail Mass Transit: Lagos Govt To Divert Traffic At Muritala Mohammed Way/Yaba Axis From Monday
The Lagos State Government will divert traffic on Muritala Mohammed Way in preparation for the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Project (Oyingbo to Agbado), from Monday, March…
Second Batch Of Nigerians From Ukraine Arrives In Abuja
The second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in Abuja. An Air Peace flight carrying the 183 evacuees, (180 adults and three children) touched down at the…
BBC Says Pulling Its Journalists From Russia
Demonstrator’s protest outside the Russian Embassy in London, on March 4, 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Western leaders Friday strongly condemned a Russian attack on Europe’s largest nuclear plant,…
US Senator Calls For Putin’s Assassination
File photo of US Senator Lindsey Graham and Vladimir Putin Senior US senator Lindsey Graham called in a televised interview Thursday evening for “somebody in Russia” to assassinate President Vladimir…
Microsoft Suspends New Sales Of Products, Services In Russia
A Microsoft logo is displayed at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona on March 2, 2022. The Mobile World Congress, where smartphone and telecoms companies show off their latest…
Buhari Returns From Kenya, Heads To London On Sunday
Buhari on arrival from Kenya, Friday, March 04th, 2022. Twitter@ BashirAhmaad. President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria from Kenya where he attended the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) at…
Thai Man Jailed For Putting Sticker On King’s Portrait
Thailand Flag A Thai man was sentenced to two years in jail on Friday for violating the country’s tough royal defamation laws by putting a sticker on a portrait of…
Russian Invasion: US Senator Calls For Putin’s Assassination
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the head of Russia’s Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, a big business lobby group, at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 2,…
Melinda French Gates Criticizes Ex-Husband Bill For Epstein Meetings
In this file photo taken on September 26, 2018, Bill Gates and his ex-wife, Melinda, introduce the Goalkeepers event at the Lincoln Center in New York. Ludovic MARIN / AFP…
As Ukraine Pushes Oil Over $100, Nigerians See Mixed Blessings
A motorist fill his tank with fuel bought with a jerrycan to avoid long queues formed during a fuel shortage in Lagos and neighbouring Ogun State, on March 3, 2022.…
WCQ: Onazi On Standby, Ighalo Returns As Nigeria Name Squad For Ghana Clash
(Top L-R) Nigeria’s goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, defender Kenneth Omeruo, forward Taiwo Awoniyi, midfielder Joe Aribo, defender William Troost-Ekong, (bottom L-R) forward Kelechi Iheanacho, defender Ola Aina, defender…
At Least 30 Dead In Suicide Attack On Pakistan Shiite Mosque
Relatives mourn the death of their relatives outside a hospital following a bomb blast at a mosque in Peshawar on March 4, 2022. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP) At…