A lawsuit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the federal government over the Twitter ban in the country, has been struck out by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday December 9. The group in its lawsuit…
The United States government has reacted following the conclusion of work by the Lagos State Panel for victims of SARS related abuses and other matters. After the panel chairman, Justice Doris Okuwobi (retired) submitted the report at the Lagos House,…
CNN reporter Katie Polglase has reacted to Lagos judicial panel’s report on the shooting at Lekki toll gate, which indicted the Nigerian army and police. Polglase who noted that the report vindicates CNN’s reporting on the massacre and…
A Nigerian lady has narrated how she was able to finish her university education in a Canadian university, 7 years after the Nigerian government stopped her scholarship. According to the Tik-Tok user who will be graduating this month, she…
Comedian and anchor of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for banning Twitter. According to Trevor Noah, what the ban meant is that when the most powerful person in a country is angry with…
Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, has said that Nigerians will regret it if the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, is removed from office because of his previous extremist views and comments. Calls for the sack…
Nigerian singer, 2Face has lashed out at the Nigerian government over the proposed regulation of social media. Speaking in a video he shared on Instagram, the singer said; if the Nigerian government was responsible, they you would have…
This is to notify the general public of the challenges being faced by passenger transport operators in Nigeria as a result of the multiple unfounded and unlawful taxes being imposed by the government at the federal, state and…
The Federal Government, on Thursday ordered the closure of all the 104 Unity Schools in the country from March 26 in order to prevent the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny…
American business magnate, Bill Gates, has said Nigeria still has some of the smallest tax-to-GDP ratios anywhere in the world. Speaking via a teleconference with select journalists, Gates said the government needs to gain credibility with the people to ensure…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has obtained orders for the interim forfeiture of some properties traced to the immediate past governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, and his wife, Nkechi which it suspects to be proceeds…
Omoyele Sowore’s wife, Opeyemi has decried the continous detention of her husband by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) after his arrest. Recall that the DSS secured a court order to detain the former Presidential…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Nigerian Federal Government to sue the South African government and demand compensation for Nigerian victims of the xenophobic attacks in the country. Falana, in a statement, titled: “Beyond the condemnation of xenophobic…
Usman Adamu, the Nigerien Man that made headlines after hanging on to the wing of an Azman aircraft that was preparing to take off from Lagos to Port Harcourt, has been deported to his country, Niger. The Nigerien at the…
A natural gas pipeline in Nigeria – P&ID agreed with the Nigerian government in 2010 to build a gas plant A British judge has ordered the Nigerian government to pay $9bn in assets to a small private…
Abike Dabiri, chairman of the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission has said the South African Police is being sued over the assault on a Nigerian resident in the country. Recall that ex-Big Brother Africa housemate and Nigerian model, Tayo…
2face Idibia has mocked the federal government over the poor state of Nigerian airports after he landed at the new International airport in Accra. “Shame no dey catch some people for that side”, 2face said in a video shared…
Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday announced that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN ) and the Generation Companies (GENCOS) were working to restore the technical hitches recorded in the national transmission grid. A statement…
The upcoming protest against the Federal Government to be led by musician 2baba Idibia from all indications is still going to take place. He recently gave his reasons why. Addressing why he is still leading the protests despite the…