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Yearly Archives: 2020

#EndSARS: Answer Nigerians’ cries, Kanye West urges FG

US rapper and presidential candidate, Kanye West, has appealed to the Federal Government to yield to the demands of youths protesting against police brutality...

Nigerian named finalist for $1m Global Teacher Prize

A Nigerian teacher, Olasunkanmi Opeifa, has been named a top 10 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize 2020. Now in its sixth year, the US$1...

Former Zamfara senator Anka dies at 70

A former Senator from Zamfara West Senatorial District, Alhaji Yusha Anka, is dead. Anka died in a hospital in Abuja around 1am on Tuesday following...

2021 Budget: Buhari, Osinbajo to spend N4 billion on food, cars, travels

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo plan to spend N3.97 billion on food, cars, and travels in 2021, details of the proposed...

Labour, govt agree on three months subsidy on electricity tariff

The federal government and labour unions have agreed to use proceeds from Value Added Tax (VAT) to temporarily subsidise electricity tariff for consumers for...

UK unemployment rate rises to 4.5%

Britain’s unemployment rate has jumped to 4.5 percent as the coronavirus pandemic continues to destroy jobs, official data showed on Tuesday. The reading for the...

UPDATE: Police confirms arrest of 45-year-old ‘mentally challenged’ man who bludgeoned his parents to death with pestle in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 45-year-old man identified as Michael Ugwuanyi, who  smashed his parents to death with pestle at...

Rivers state government bans #EndSARS protest in the state

The Rivers state government has banned all forms of #EndSARS protest in the state. In a statement released this night, the state Commissioner for Information, Paulinus...

Real Madrid react to death of Totti

Real Madrid have reacted to the death of Enzo Totti, father of AS Roma legend, Francesco Totti. Totti passed away at the age of 76...

IG: training of new squad to start

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu said the training for a new police unit to take over from SARS will begin next week. Adamu...

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