Emeka Ejere || A bill proposed by Nigerian lawmakers to regulate non-governmental organisations (NGOs) threatens freedoms by handing the government sweeping powers over civil society, an array of groups said…
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Ebun Francis ||Unknown gunmen on Tuesday night invaded the home of Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The house, located on a farm…
Read More Gunmen attack Magu’s house, kill one policeman
A 10-year-old girl (name withheld) has said that her dad is responsible for her pregnancy. As the case came up before the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, the suspect,…
Read More My Dad is responsible for my pregnancy, 10-year-old girl says
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said it remitted N7.8 billion to federal government coffers from 2016 University and Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME. The board’s registrar, Is-haq…
Read More JAMB remitted N7.8 billion to Nigerian govt, not N5.2 billion – Oloyede
Ebun Francis || Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday said that the court of appeal decision dismissing most of the charges levelled against him by the federal government has vindicated…
Read More Court of Appeal verdict vindicates me – Saraki
