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In a jiffy, the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act amendment act on Thursday passed the second reading on the floor of the Nigerian Senate, during a plenary session presided over by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The debate, which ended with no dissenter, was followed by its transfer to the Senate […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it is exploring the implementation of a definitive policy that will involve all stakeholders and security agents to tackle the lingering herdsmen/ farmers clashes in the country. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, disclosed this in Abuja at the opening of a strategic stakeholders meeting on the […]

22-year-old Leigh-Anne Mahachi died following an incident in Sheffield on Tuesday, April 12. According to Sheffield Police, the 22-year-old was stabbed during an incident in Spotswood Close, Gleadless Valley, at around 8.15am. Leigh-Anne was taken to hospital but died a short time later. A post-mortem was carried out on Tuesday night found that she died […]

Kiki, the daughter of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, replied an internet troll who attacked her on Instagram on a selfie she shared yesterday April 13th. The troll went as far as saying it will not be well with Kiki’s dad. See a photo of the girl who attacked Kiki below: LIB

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has ordered the demotion and immediate transfer of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ikenne Division of Ogun State, Patrick Onwu, who beat up a female traffic warden, Anifat Bello, for stopping his private car at NNPC junction, on IBB Boulevard in Ogun state on Monday […]

As part of activities to mark the 2nd year anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok girls, members of the advocacy group, Bring Back Our Girls, staged a march to Aso Villa to meet with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. See more photos below:  

Funmi Iyanda shared a rare photo of her daughter, Mo, on Instagram. “Will miss this one who doesn’t like school. Takes a village. #superhero #baker #darklord #springbreak” she captioned the photo”. Mo turns 15 later this month. See new photos of the talk show host below: LIB

Nneoma Nwankwo is the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Student of the Year. She will graduate in May 2016 with a degree in political science in  the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Nwankwo is minoring in public and urban affairs and creative writing. She has maintained a 3.9 grade-point average while engaging in domestic and […]

Whether you choose to bath with her or not, Maheeda strikes on snapchat and it is her right to do so. LIB

In a reaction to President Buhari’s statement in China where he said his government will deal with pipeline vandals the way they deal with Boko Haram, Reno Omokri, has asked Buhari to deal with unruly Fulani herdsmen that have killed many Nigerians and destroyed many farmlands in some parts of the country, in the same […]

The chemicals found in makeup can cause them to hit menopause early, researchers warn even though makeup can make women look beautiful and gorgeous. Early menopause has been linked to a number of health problems, including osteoporosis, brain haemorrhages, stroke, and other heart problems. Researchers at Washington University, Missouri found that a group of chemicals […]

Nigerian government has expressed reservations about an article published by the Telegraph newspaper of the United Kingdom. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu in a statement on Wednesday stated that the write up betrays a shocking level of ignorance of Nigeria and the country’s ongoing war against terrorism by […]

Hundreds of millions of pounds of British foreign aid given to Nigeria to help combat Boko Haram terrorists is instead being used to fund a witch-hunt against opposition politicians, it is being claimed. Britain has committed to spending £860 million in foreign aid to Nigeria, which now boasts Africa’s largest economy, to help support the […]

A video purportedly showing 15 missing Chibok girls after two years in Boko Haram captivity has surfaced. According to CNN, the video tagged “Proof of life recording”, the 2 minutes video believed to have been shot in December last year, was obtained from one of the people negotiating for the release of the girls. The […]

The Federal Government has announced plans to commence the ‘pilot phase’ of the digital switch over by April 30. The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Lai Mohammed, gave the date on Wednesday at a meeting with members of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. “As you all know, […]

The Nigerian government says it cannot give a time frame for the return of the over 219 school girls abducted from a government secondary school in Chibok, Borno State in 2014. It, however, assured Nigerians that everything needed to be done to ensure the release of the girls was being done. Vice President Yemi Osibajo […]

L-R: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (3rd right), with former Judges of Lagos State – Justice Adesola Lufadeju; Justice Adebisi Kayode-Ogunmekan; Justice Titilola Ojikutu Oshode; Justice Olutawo; Justice Ayotunde Phillps, during a courtesy visit to him, at the Lagos House, Ikeja, on Thursday, February 18, 2016. L-R: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle), […]

Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday, constituted a 14-member State Executive Council and made history by bringing on board chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as part of 20 Special Advisers to consolidate on the achievements of his Restoration Government. This was the first time such gesture would be taking place in […]

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade, on Wednesday granted freedom to 153 awaiting trial inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum and Medium prisons. The inmates who have been awaiting trial for three years and above were released under the prerogative of power vested on her pursuant to provision of section 1(1) of the […]

I’ve been away from my preoccupation with the Nigerian tragedy for a little over a week. That is because the academic unit that I head at Carleton University, the Institute of African Studies, is preparing for one of the biggest annual events on its extremely busy calendar of activities. Once a year, we partner with […]