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Federal Government has hinted on new moves to introduce censorship laws and regulatory framework for Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming services and content providers in Nigeria, saying that they can be used to “cause chaos” and undermine…

A former Nigeria’s Senate President in the second republic, Dr Joseph Wayas, has died in the early hours of Tuesday, at a London hospital at the age of 80. This is as the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has expressed regret at the…

World Health Organisation (WHO) says cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant have been reported in at least 23 countries in five of the six WHO regions. WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed on Wednesday in Geneva and…

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday, December 2 arrived in the United Arab Emirates where he will grace Expo 2020 Dubai. This was announced by presidential aide, Buhari Sallau on social media on Thursday. EXPO 2020 Dubai,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has received President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa at the State House in Abuja. The South African President, who is accompanied by a delegation of ministers and business leaders, is on a state visit…

Singer and activist Falz, comedian Mr Macaroni, singer Seun Kuti, lawyer Dele Farotimi and youth representative Temitope Majekodunmi have all rejected the invitation of Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to embark on a peace walk in…

Lagos State government has said the findings of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry that nine persons were killed at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, last year, is based on assumptions and not evidence. MDB earlier reported that the State…

Lagos State Government has released its White Paper on the report by #EndSARS panel that probed Lekki toll gate incident of October 20, 2020. According to the government, 11 out of 32 recommendations made by the panel, have been…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has on Wednesday morning confirmed the first cases of the Omicron variant in the country. This was contained in a press release issued by the centre and signed by the Director-General, Dr Ifedayo…

A total of 110 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Sunday in the country, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The health agency confirmed the figure in a Facebook post on Monday morning, amid the emergence of a new…

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality was “illegal and a waste of time”. He dismissed the #EndSARS panel set up by Lagos State Government and the report it…

Charity Maduka, wife of President and Chairman of the Coscharis Group, Cosmas Maduka, has passed on. The deceased, who was Vice President of the group, was said to have died in Nnewi, Anambra on Saturday evening after suffering a…

A tanker loaded with petrol on Sunday morning exploded around Oju Irin in Lafenwa area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to…

National carrier, Nigeria Air is expected to take off in April 2022, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has announced. This follows the approval of the outline business case for the establishment of the national carrier by…

A newborn baby was found abandoned on the altar of Holy Fountain Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Oda Road, Akure, Ondo State. It was gathered that members of the church heard a baby crying when they entered inside the building in the early…