Amaechi refutes interview on printing of money into economy
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has urged Nigerians to disregard the publications on social media saying the administration had been printing money since 2015. […]
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World Press Freedom Day: Don seeks enactment of Shield Law for journalists
A Don, Dr Sunny Mbazie, has call for the enactment of a Shield Act for media practitioners in Nigeria. This, he said, would ensure anonymity […]
Police say no attack on University of Abuja
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says there is no report of attack by bandits on the University of Abuja. The Police […]
Facebook, UNICEF partner to test effectiveness of immunisation messages in Nigeria
Facebook says it has partnered with UNICEF on an information campaign to amplify and test the effectiveness of vaccine messages on its platform in Nigeria. […]
Stop sharing photographs of “killed-in-action soldiers” on social media – Army pleads
The Nigerian Army has pleaded with Nigerians who share on social media graphic pictures of personnel killed in the cause of defending and protecting the […]
Soldiers killed-in-action: Army kicks against insensitive sharing of graphic pictures
By Chimezie Godfrey The Nigerian Army has condemned the indiscriminate sharing on social media of graphic pictures of personnel who paid the supreme price in the cause […]
EFCC Arrests Instagram Comedian, 34 others for alleged internet fraud
By Chimezie Godfrey Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an Instagram comedian and social media […]
COVID-19: SGF urges community stakeholders to mobilize members for vaccination
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) has urged community stakeholders to mobilise their people for COVID-19 vaccination. The SGF stated […]
Ogun School of Nursing forms not yet out- Official
The Ogun State Government has called on members of the public to disregard advertisements making rounds on social media on the sale of admission forms […]
Police deny arrest of DCP giving arms to kidnappers in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State has refuted a social media report that it arrested a Deputy Commissioner of Police for giving arms to kidnappers. […]
Easter: FRSC records 14 percent reduction in road crashes -Official
Following the just concluded 2021 Easter special patrol which lasted from 31 March, 2021 to 7 April, 2021, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has […]
Turkey denies it snubbed EU chief von der Leyen during Ankara visit
Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Ursula von der Leyen in line with demands and suggestions from the EU side, rejecting […]
Rochas Okorocha as the Sardauna of our time, By Mairo Muhammad Mudi
The first thing that came to my mind when the committee of Sardauna Of Our Time nominated Sen. Ethelbert Anayo Rochas Okorocha the recipient of […]
Official debunks reports on alleged domestic rift in Kogi Govt. House
The Kogi Government has described as “malicious” social media reports alleging that the governor’s wife, Rashida Bello, has moved out of the government house. Mr […]
APC’s Litmus Tests, By Salihu Moh. Lukman
Given that the term progressive is used loosely in Nigerian politics, it is important that APC leaders and members are able to functionally decide what […]
NAF faults Boko Haram’s video on missing Alpha Jet, says it’s false propaganda
After what appears like a preliminary review of the video by Boko Haram purportedly depicting the missing Alpha Jet, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has […]
Ekiti govt is not ceding land for ranching – Alawe
The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers has described as untrue the alleged plan by government to cede portions of land to some people for […]
Army hands over suspected kidnapper to police in Calabar
Nigerian Army troops attached to the Cross River security outfit “Operation Akpakwu” handed over a suspected kidnapper to the Cross River Police Command in Calabar. […]
Cyber-Spiritualist Bags Three Months for Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Office on Monday, March 22, 2021, secured the conviction of Shedrack Luke Greeson A.K.A Ifaokurola Babalawo, […]
Trump plans social media return with his own platform, adviser tells Fox News
Former U.S. President Donald Trump plans to launch his own social media platform in two to three months, one of his senior advisers told Fox […]
Facebook to label all posts about COVID-19 vaccines
Facebook Inc, on Monday said it had started adding labels to posts that discussed the safety of the shots and would soon label all posts […]
Court remands farmer over alleged $12,000 romance scam
A Kaduna High Court on Friday ordered the remand of an applicant, James Adaji, in a correctional facility over alleged $12,000 romance scam. The Economic […]
NAPTIP DG harps on aggressive awareness to curb trafficking
Mrs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has stressed the need for aggressive awareness […]
DSS releases Ganduje’s ex-aide, Dawisu
By Mahmoud Ndagi, Kano The Department of State Security Service, DSS on Monday released Salihu Tanko Yakasai, popularly known as ‘Dawisu’,a former, spokesman to the […]
Veteran Nollywood actor ‘Kanayo O Kanayo’ celebrates 59th birthday
Veteran Nollywood actor, Anayo Onyekwere, who is known in the movie industry as ‘Kanayo O. Kanayo,’ has celebrated his 59th birthday in a grand style. […]