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The federal government has accused the Eastern Security Network (ESN), an outfit of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), of “beheading two police officers”. Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, said this in a statement on Monday, adding that the attack occurred on Saturday. The Anambra police command had said two […]

Lionel Messi has beaten Robert Lewandowski to claim a record seventh men’s Ballon d’Or award. The award ceremony, which returned after a year’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was held at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris, France on Monday evening. The Paris Saint-Germain forward ended his long wait for a […]

The federal government says it will release a new travel protocol on Tuesday as a proactive measure to prevent the Omicron COVID variant from entering Nigeria. Mukhtar Muhammad, the national incident manager of the presidential taskforce on COVID-19, said this on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja. The index case of […]

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter, says he has resigned from his role at the company. Dorsey announced his resignation in a Twitter post on Monday. not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter pic.twitter.com/G5tUkSSxkl — jack (@jack) November 29, 2021 In his exit note, Dorsey […]

The Kaduna government says it will begin a transition to a four-day working week in the state from December 1. The state government says public servants, except those in schools and healthcare facilities, will “in the interim” be permitted to work from home for one day per week. Muyiwa Adekeye, special adviser […]

Seplat Energy Plc says it is currently in talks to acquire ExxonMobil’s shallow-water oilfields in Nigeria.  The company said this on Tuesday in a statement issued on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).  Emeka Onwuka, chief financial officer, Seplat Energy, said the company was looking to acquire the asset in partnership with an […]

The Ugandan government and Chinese embassy in the country have denied viral media reports that China has taken over the Entebbe International Airport. Media reports have claimed that Uganda has “surrendered” its only international airport and other assets in the country to China over an unpaid loan deal. The Ugandan government […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says placing travel bans that target Africa owing to the Omicron COVID-19 variant will affect global solidarity. South Africa announce the discovery of the new variant on Thursday, and it was subsequently designated a variant of concern by the WHO. In a statement on Sunday, the WHO said […]

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the federal government cannot declare judicial panels on police brutality illegal after setting them up. Adegboruwa said the #EndSARS panels were established by the directive of the federal government through the National Economic Council (NEC) led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The report of the […]

The federal government says Twitter has agreed to all its conditions for suspension to be lifted. Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, spoke when he featured on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme. In June, the federal government suspended Twitter in Nigeria days after a tweet by the president on the […]