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Security agencies prevented what could have been a bloodbath on Friday as protesters demanding the sacking of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, and those for him engaged in a free-for-all. First to…

A US based Nigerian from Abia, Mr. Victor Benjamin said his NGO, Victor Benjamin Foundation, is instituting a scholarship fund that would be used to train students in science and technology related fields. Mr. Benjamin made this known…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the list of areas for the November 30 Kogi West senatorial rerun. The electoral umpire made this known on Friday via its verified Twitter handle @inecnigeria. INEC said it…

The British Government said it supports the right of individuals to express opinions and peacefully challenge authority as an essential part of a free and open society, noting that it was following discussions around the proposed…

The United Nations has opposed the death penalty clause in the proposed National Commission for the Prohibition of Hate Speech Bill introduced by Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Sabi Abdullahi. The UN described the death penalty as barbaric,…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan says any request that comes from President Muhammadu Buhari will make the country a better place. Lawan said this on Thursday when he received Itse Sagay, chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee…

A Kano High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday nullified the four newly Emirates created in the state by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. Justice Usman Naába in his judgment averred that the creation of the Emirates and appointment of four first…

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has ordered the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Universities Commission to immediately stop undergraduate admission fees charged by Universities. In a resolution passed by the lower chamber…

Amnesty International has accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of employing security agents and the judiciary to persecute Nigerians. The global human rights organization said this while condemning the detention of Omoyele…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Wednesday rejected the proposed death penalty for hate speech in the bill at the National Assembly. The governors also expressed their readiness to conclude negotiations with labour unions on the…