No discrimination against some regions from getting passports, claim entirely false – NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service has dismissed online reports alleging that a region of the country has been disqualified from obtaining passports, describing the claims as “entirely false” and “a gross…
Electoral Act: Credible election are bedrock for constitutional democracy – NBA
Demands mandatory electronic transmission of results. The Nigerian Bar Association has urged the National Assembly to pass a proposed amendment to the Electoral Amendment Bill that would compel the electronic…
E-transmission: INEC cautions Nigerians against ‘unnecessary tension’
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Nigerians against “unnecessary tension” following the Senate’s rejection of a proposal to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory in the ongoing…
Resident doctors raise alarm over misinformation on snakebite care
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has raised concerns over public discourse and medical misinformation surrounding the reported death of a young singer, Ifunaya, allegedly from complications of a…
NBA urges NASS to reverse on e-transmission of election results
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the National Assembly to vote in favour of the proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Amendment Bill, which seeks…
SAN cautions over false circulation claims on Ngwo status in Enugu LG, clarifies court position
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Anthony Ani has cautioned against spreading misinformation capable of causing communal tension in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State. The controversy bothers…
My thick-skin is weaker now – 2Baba
Veteran Nigerian singer Innocent Idibia, popularly called 2Baba, has reflected on personal and professional decisions he says he now regrets. The music star made the revelation during an appearance on…
NEDC condoles NUJ, Bauchi govt, others over journalists’ road accident
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has sympathised with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi State Chapter, and the Bauchi State Government following a tragic road accident involving journalists…
Attacks leave 30 dead in Benue
By AFP Two attacks in the space of a few days left 30 people dead in two neighbouring towns in Nigeria’s central state of Benue, long prone to inter-communal clashes,…
Trump refuses to apologise for racist clip of Obamas
By AFP President Donald Trump refused to apologise for a video posted on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, though he said he condemned the…