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Mon, 24 May 2021 20:33:25 +0000
Nigerians Living In South Africa To Protest Against Extortion By Embassy’s Consul General
File photo used to illustrate story Nigerians living in South African will on Tuesday, 25 May, 2021 embark on a peaceful protest march at the country’s consulate in Ilovo. The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) disclosed this in a statement...

Mon, 24 May 2021 19:51:29 +0000
Nigeria’s Greatest Obstacle To Economic Development Is Bad Governance —Oby Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili has said Nigeria cannot experience any economic development that will help the populace if there continues to be bad governance from the political class. She disclosed that the monopolistic dem...

Mon, 24 May 2021 19:42:18 +0000
Appeal Court Dismisses EFCC's Seizure Of Ozekhome's Professional Fees Paid By Ex-Ekiti Governor, Fayose
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Judicial Division, has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's seizure of Chief Mike Ozekhome's professional fees. The EFCC had obtained an interim ex parte order of forfeiture to freeze the money ...

Mon, 24 May 2021 19:09:31 +0000
How Nigerian Footballer Was Nearly Killed By Hamas Rocket That Hit His Home In Israel
Israel-based Nigerian footballer, Ibezito Ogbonna has said he is lucky to be alive after his apartment in the Israeli city of Ashdod was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza last week. Ogbonna, who was a former under-23 striker was at home with h...

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:55:50 +0000
Nigeria's Constitution Hasn't Worked, Not Working, Cannot Work—Ann-Kio Briggs
  An environmental and human rights activist, Ann-Kio Briggs says Nigeria’s members of the Senate and the House of Representatives do not have the legitimate rights to disagree with the electorate that voted them into power. The Found...

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:45:31 +0000
National Shame: Nigerian Government Ignores Own Directive On 'Flying Flags At Half Mast' To Honour Army Officers Killed In Plane Crash
Nigerian government institutions and facilities have flouted the government directive that flags be flown at half-mast in honour of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attairu and 10 other military officers who died in a plane cra...

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:37:18 +0000
Why Nigerians Should Be Bothered That ISWAP, Not Military Killed Boko Haram's Shekau—Report
Shekau The death of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has raised concerns over the unending fights against terrorism in Nigeria. Shekau reportedly died after he was attacked by ISWAP militants last Wednesday after his bodyguards were overpo...

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:26:35 +0000
Nigeria Should Be Among 10th World Countries, Not Called Third World Country—Falz
Nigerian rapper, Mr. Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz says Nigeria does not deserve to be called a Third World or a developing countries.  According to him, the country is in a backward state which should make it be among the ten...

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:19:51 +0000
Presidency Knocks Southern Governors Over Ban On Open Grazing, Says Move Is Unconstitutional
President Muhammadu Buhari The Presidency on Monday criticised the Southern Governors’ Forum over its ban on open grazing in the region, saying their announcement “is of questionable legality.” The Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, i...

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:05:09 +0000
Lagos Police Debunk Claims Police Station Was Razed During Violent Clash
The Lagos State police command has debunked claims that a police station in the Ile-Epo area of the state was razed by hoodlums. Reports had swirled in some quarters that a police station in Ile-Epo bus stop, Oke-Odo, on Lagos-Abeokuta Expre...



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