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Raining curses on someone online is criminal offence, punishable, says FPRO

The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has described the act of raining direct curses on individuals online as a criminal offence punishable under the...

National sports festival postponed until May

The 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games Ogun 2024, slated for January 12th, has been shifted and will now be held next year...

Appeal court sets aside order restraining release of funds to Rivers State

The Appeal Court Abuja has set aside all orders restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation from...

National grid collapses again

The national grid has collapsed for the 12th time in 2024. A tweet via the official handle of Nigeria’s National Grid confirmed that the grid...

Some states may not survive if tax bills are passed — Zamfara Gov

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State says some financially less-buoyant states may not survive if the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are...

Tinubu commissions immigration’s technology complex

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday commissioned the Nigeria Immigration Service’s Technology Innovation Complex at its headquarters in Abuja. The Data Complex comprises the Command and...

Defamation: Farotimi gets N50m bail, to submit passport

The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, granted bail to lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, in the suit filed by the Inspector...

Air force announces aptitude test date, recruitment centres

The Nigerian Air Force has published the list of eligible applicants for the Zonal General Aptitude Test for its Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC)...

Troops destroy bandits’ hideout, recover arms, vehicle in Taraba, Benue

Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have recorded another success the continuation of the ongoing military operations aimed at...

Ekiti pays N146m compensation for acquired farmland

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has presented cheques totalling N146m as compensation to 46 indigenes of Oke Ako Ekiti whose land was acquired...

Borno deputy gov, over 100 others escape plane incident

Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, and over 100 other passengers narrowly escaped a tragic incident when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine...