The Lagos state government says most of the injuries sustained by protesters at the Lekki tollgate were from machete cuts and stampede. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, head of service, stated this on Tuesday, when he appeared before the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality to represent the state government. Muri-Okunola came toContinue Reading
The United Nations Fund for Population Affairs (UNFPA) has said that an estimated 64 per cent of married women in Nigeria are unable to enforce their sexual and reproductive health rights. It said that only about 46 per cent of married women in Nigeria between the age of 15 andContinue Reading
The Federal Government has said that about 4,683 Nigerians have received their second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, no fewer than 1, 929,237 Nigerians have taken theirContinue Reading
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is handling the problem of insecurity in the country. He said the insinuation in some quarters that the government was clueless was unfounded, adding that the result of government’s efforts would soon be evident. AContinue Reading
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Thursday evening, made his first public appearance after the death of his 42-year-old son, Pastor Dare Adeboye. The general overseer featured on Thursday at the Holy Communion Service of the May Edition of the church’s HolyContinue Reading
Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Enoch Adeboye, is dead at the age of 42. He was said to have died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa-Ibom where was a pastoring a church. The Assistant Pastor in chargeContinue Reading
THE Rivers State Executive Council has said the police authority or men of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad involved in brutality and other human rights violations should compensate their victims. The decision was taken after the five-man committee set up by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to formulate a draftContinue Reading
The Nigeria Government is now determined to ensure efficient service delivery to all Nigerians at home and Diaspora, including foreigners, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said. The minister made the promise last Monday while delivering a remark tagged: ‘Doing better through self- appraisal’, when he chaired the maidenContinue Reading
For the first time in months, pub gardens, shops and hairdressers are reopening in England, as rules are also eased in the rest of the UK. Some pubs and salons opened at midnight, with one landlord saying there was a “sense of celebration”, and shoppers queued outside Primark stores. PrimeContinue Reading
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has refused to grant Abdulrasheed Maina, a former Chairman of defunct Pension Reformed Task Force Team (PRTT) bail. Recall that the court, on November 18, 2020, revoked Maina’s bail and ordered his arrest after he jumped bail. The court also granted the EFCC’s request thatContinue Reading
