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The Senate has introduced a  bill which seeks to establish a  federal government agency to check hate speech in the country. The bill, sponsored by a former Senate spokesperson, who is now the Deputy Senate Whip, Sabi Abdullahi,  passed first reading on the floor of the red chamber on Tuesday. It...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his administration will Support and fund the trans-Saharan highway project. At the opening of the 70th session of the Trans-Saharan Road Liaison Committee (TRLC) in Abuja with all the Ministers of Works from six member-states in attendance, President Buhari made this known.

Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted the security agencies and the general public on the secret release of about 100 awaiting trial inmates from Okaka Prison in the state capital, Yenagoa by the state government. The APC also exposed the plot by...

As Muslims in Nigeria join the rest of the world to celebrate this year's Eid Maulud, the National Inter-Faith and Religious Organisations for Peace, has called for fervent prayers for the Nigerian military. The group also eulogised the troops for sustaining peace across the nation. His Eminence, Archbishop Julius Ediwe,...

A United Kingdom based Human Rights Activist, Phillip Agbese has commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for taking a tough stance against violent-extremism in the country. The Middlesex University trained human rights laws expert and publisher spoke with a group of journalists at the Murtalal Muhammad International Airport, Lagos on the...

By Dan Abakpa In September 2014, the Jonathan Presidency served a pyrrhic victory to Nigerians over claims that it has killed Boko Haram’s most vicious leader, Abubakar Shekau. The public statement excited Nigerians, but sadly turned out to be a ruse like previous such claims in July 2009 and...

Pro-democracy group, National Democratic Front (NDF), believes Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana's recent attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari is a product of “intoxication with early wine". In a recent scathing onslaught, among others, the self-acclaimed human rights lawyer had insinuated that President Buhari is contemplating a third-term agenda in 2023.

The official trailer for Funke Akindele directorial debut “your Excellency” has been released. The release of the movie was scheduled for  December. The  trailer was released on Friday, November 8, 2019, on YouTube by EbonyLife Films, the production studio behind the film. ‘Your Excellency’ tells the story of...

By Timi Frank The reigning issue in Nigeria now is the signing into law on Monday of the amendment to the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act, Cap D3, Law’s of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), 2004, by President Muhammadu Buhari from his new base in London. Top functionaries of the...

Nigerian music icon Paul Okoye popularly known as 'Rudeboy' is celebrating his wife,  Anita Okoye 31st birthday. The mother of three marks her 31st Today Friday, November 8, 2019. The music star took to his Instagram page today and celebrated his beautiful wife. He also shared a photo of his adorable...