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Mike Ozekhome, senior counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has told the supreme court that he is scared that his client might die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Speaking on Thursday during the hearing of Kanu’s case, Ozekhome told...

An NGO, Society for the Youth and the Downthroden, SOYD, has condemned very strongly the recent demolition exercise carried out by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA at Kabusa Area of Abuja saying that it was conducted without due diligence where many residents were affected. In a press release issued...

One hundred and thirty-five Nigerians evacuated from war-torn Sudan arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Thursday. The commission in a statement via its Twitter handle said that the 135 made up the 12th batch of evacuees, bringing to a total of 2,119 evacuees that arrived in...

The Department of State Services (DSS)has unveiled its gender mainstreaming policy outlining a homegrown comprehensive framework for the integration of gender perspectives and inclusiveness in the agency’s policies, programmes and procedures. This is a key component of the Service’s commitment to promoting gender equality in line with the UN Sustainable...

By Paul Williams Plateau State Governor Elect, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang on Thursday said his administration will collaborate with PAN Nigeria Limited and its Training School to provide modern skills to auto technicians (Mechanics) in the state. Mutfwang stated this when received in audience, the Management of PAN Nigeria Limited led...

* N107bn for Ogoni remediation  By Rhoda Matthew The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Wednesday approved N3.4 billion as post contract consultancy fee for the construction of a Second Runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja. Briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting presided over by Vice...

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has has emphasized the need for Commanders at all levels in the Nigerian Army (NA) to carry out periodic sensitization exercise to educate personnel on the consequences involved in consuming and peddling of hard drugs. The Army Chief made the...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it would ensure that Nigerian students evacuated from war-torn Sudan are integrated into the nation’s universities. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with the head of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa. In...

Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has said it is investigating the remote cause of a fire incident at its Base in Abuja. The incident which happened on Wednesday morning, involved a Jet A-1 fuel dump located at the NAF Base in the nation’s capital. Responding in a statement, NAF Spokesman Air...

We are in possession of information that last weekend’s commissioning of some judiciary buildings in Rivers State by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on the invitation of the state governor, Nyesom Wike, has more to it than meets the eye. Contrary to the notion that the Rivers State governor invited Tinubu...