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The Federal High Court, Abuja has halted moves by the National Assembly to take over the affairs of the Edo State House of Assembly. Justice Taiwo Taiwo ordered parties in the suit challenging the alleged plans by the federal legislature to ...

Democracy Watch Africa has demanded the expulsion of Amnesty International from Nigeria for allegedly sponsoring the RevolutionNow protests. The group, which claims to consist of over 30 civil society organisations in West Africa, described the protest as a grave offence ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) and the police have foiled the planned RevolutionNow protest in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Ten police and one DSS patrol vans were used to barricade the Isaac Boro Park in Port Harcourt ...

The Police in Cross River State have arrested some persons, including the correspondent of The Nation newspaper, Nicholas Kalu, for covering the RevolutionNow protests at the Cultural Centre in Calabar. The managing editor of an online medium, CrossRiverWatch, was also arrested alongside some ...

The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) has called on the National Assembly to domesticate the nation’s building code to check the frequent collapse of structures nationwide. Its President, Kenneth Nnabuife-Nduka, submitted that the rampant caving in of houses was due ...

The SING Foundation has condemned the recent invasion of Azagbena Community in Ekeremor Local Council of Bayelsa State by the army. The non-profit and non-governmental organisation, peopled by rights activists and professionals in diverse field, also alleged that the military ...

Ahead the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Governor Seriake Dickson has said that his successor should be principled, bold and courageous enough to protect the collective interest of the Ijaw nation at all times. During a media ...

Labour unions at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University (COOU), Anambra State, may soon begin industrial action over an alleged debt of N4.6 billion. The unions, including National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and Senior Staff ...

No fewer than 73, 504 lives were lost to 3,075 road accidents that occurred in Nigeria between 2016 and 2018. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Taiwo Salaam, disclosed this at a media briefing in Lagos to commence ...

Abductors of the traditional ruler of Obom–Agbogugu autonomous community in Awgu Council of Enugu State, Igwe Sunday Orji and his wife have asked for N50 million ransom for their release. It was learnt from one of the sons yesterday that ...