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Justice Inyang Ekwo of Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to immediately release the international passport of the former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili. Delivering the Judgement on Monday,…

United Kingdom has advised its citizens in Nigeria to avoid traveling to 12 states in Nigeria, saying Boko Haram insurgents were likely to kidnap foreign nationals. UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) announced this on…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 125 COVID-19 infections were reported across the country on Sunday. The agency in its update for October 17, 2021 said the infections were recorded in nine states and in the federal capital…

Nigerian Air Force has on Sunday dismissed a report claiming that it it paid N20m to armed bandits operating in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun allegedly seized from the army. A United…

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied reports that it ordered a three day-sit-at-home action to commemorate the first anniversary of #EndSARS protests. The reports claimed that IPOB declared Monday, Tuesday and Thursday as…

Organisers of #EndSARS protests have been advised to reconsider their plan to stage any protest in commemoration of one-year anniversary since the demonstrations were held in various parts of the country. National Economic Council (NEC)…

Federal Government have listed fresh conditions to inbound travellers to Nigeria after United Kingdom relaxed its COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated Nigerians. In a statement on Friday, Secretary to the Government of…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has released Nigeria lockdown Data4COVID19 Africa Challenge. The data was released after the Results Dissemination Meeting, on Friday in Abuja. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Data4COVI19…

Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 19 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of Holy Prophet Muhammad. The permanent secretary, Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore,…

Federal Government says it will direct Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to compel public and private television stations to feature sign language interpreters during their major news presentations. Minister of Information and…

Governing Council of University of Ibadan has named Prof. Kayode Adebowale, the new substantive Vice Chancellor of the 73-year-old university. Adebowale, a professor of Chemistry and the current Deputy Vice Chancellor, administration was…

Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has on Thursday confirmed the death of Abu Musab al-Barnawi, leader of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadist group. ISWAP has not given any confirmation of al-Barnawi’s death…

U.S. Mission in Nigeria has on Thursday announced the arrival of 3,577,860 doses of Pfizer vaccine for the public health and benefit of the Nigerian people through COVAX. In a statement made available to journalists on its website, U.S…

Three abducted seminarians at Christ the King Major Seminary, St. Albert Institute, Fayit, Fadan Kagoma in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released. Bandits in large numbers had, on Monday night at about 8:00pm,…

Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that a total of 3,141,795 persons have been tested for the coronavirus infection since the disease broke out in 2020. This is less than 2 per cent of Nigeria’s estimated 206 million population.…