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The Federal Government has approved 14-day paternity leave for serving male officers whose spouse delivers a baby. Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folasade Yemi-Esan, in a circular said the leave will take effect from November 25, 2022. She […]

A Labour Party’s women leader in Kaduna State, Mrs. Victoria Chintex has been shot dead by gunmen who stormed her house on Monday night. It was learnt that Chintex, was the Labour Party’s women leader of Kaura, Kaduna State. Her […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, committed the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Baba, to three-month imprisonment. The IGP was sentenced over his alleged refusal to obey a sister court judgment reinstating a police officer, Patrick Okoli. Justice […]

The Oyo State wing of the Southwest Security Network (Amotekun Corps) has recovered four AK-47 rifles, military camouflage and other items hidden in a forest in the state by suspected kidnappers. Commandant of the corps in Oyo State, retired Col. […]

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has told some Northern governors who are allegedly ‘planning’ to work for Atiku Abubakar to defeat Bola Tinubu to shelve the plan. The group in a statement issued on Tuesday, by its director Professor Ishaq […]

A small museum in south-east London has begun the official process of returning looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The Horniman Museum, which houses a collection of 72 treasured items that were taken by force from Benin City in 1897, officially […]

The Conference of Registered and Deregistered Political Parties (CPP) in Lagos State has endorsed PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) ahead of the 2023 general elections. Speaking, Dr. Akin Badmus, the Chairman of the CPP said that the endorsement […]

Chief Ayuba Gufwan, Director Mobilisation of the Directorate of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) of the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has slammed PDP for comments against Bola Tinubu. A chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was reported to […]

Bashir Sheriff Machina has once again defeated the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, in the battle for the APC ticket for Yobe North Senatorial District. The Court of Appeal in Abuja today upheld the judgment of the Federal […]

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has directed career heads of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Area Councils Development Areas (ACDAs) in the state to take control and charge of their councils from the sacked council chairmen and councillors. The directive […]