No more flogging in Lagos State: Government reiterates ban on corporal punishment in schools
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its stance against corporal punishment in public schools, emphasizing counseling as a more effective...
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Guinea-Bissau president seeks second term in office, reversing pledge to step down
Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Monday he would run for a second term in November, backtracking on earlier vows...
Trump suspends Ukraine military aid after White House showdown
The Trump administration has paused military aid to Ukraine following last week's highly publicized Oval Office confrontation between President Donald...
Ukraine vows to maintain US ties despite aid suspension, PM says
Amid the US decision to pause aid to Kyiv, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has reaffirmed his country's commitment to...
Concerned Nigerians push death sentence cannibals, ritualists
There have been growing concerns about the obnoxious increasing trend of ritual killings across Nigeria. The quest for quick wealth,...
Jigawa slashes working hours for civil servants as Ramadan hits day four
Governor Malam Umar Namadi has approved a reduction in official working hours for civil servants in Jigawa State throughout the...
Tinubu advocates for increased female representation in lawmaking amid Natasha Akpoti’s sexual harassment allegation
Nigeria’s first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has joined other Nigerian lawmakers in calling for 35 per cent affirmative action for women...
Smuggling continues post-subsidy as customs seizes 245,370 litres of petrol
The comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, says its ‘Operation Whirlwind’ intercepted 245,370 litres of petrol with a...
President Tinubu licences Minaret University Ikirun, 10 others to boost higher education in Nigeria
In a decisive move to expand educational opportunities, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted provisional licenses for the establishment of...
N1.38bn fraud case: Court adjourns Jude Okoye, ex-P-Square manager trial to April 14, grants bail
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has adjourned the trial of Jude Okoye Chigozie, older brother...
