SSMPA effectively authorizes abuses against LGBT people

Nigeria’s Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013 (SSMPA) has made a bad situation much worse for Nigeria’s beleaguered lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, Human Rights Watch said in a…

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Christian groups call for rule of law in anti-corruption war

The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has asked state police commissioners across the country to ensure adequate security checks at key places during this Ramadan season. Mr. Arase gave the…

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Why I conceded to Buhari in 2015 election – Jonathan

The immediate past President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has given reasons why he had to concede victory to President Muhammadu Buhari, during the 2015 presidential elections, while the election results were…

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Recruitment: Police say no chance for people with tattoo

The Police Command in Enugu State has said persons with tattoo on their bodies would be disqualified in the ongoing nationwide recruitment into the force. The Public Relations Officer of…

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Saudi Arabia announces start of Ramadan on Monday

The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has announced that Monday June 6 is the first day of Ramadan. This is after it confirmed seeing the Ramadan crescent, the country’s foremost…

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Except Buhari, every Nigerian worker can be a ghost

The fall in oil prices alone is enough for the blind to see that Nigeria is financially down. President Buhari must therefore tighten government’s belt and block all leakages. In…

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You demoted me, Sen Tinubu accuses Saraki

ABUJA—FOR some minutes yesterday during plenary session, there was a mild drama as Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, APC, Lagos Central raised alarm that the Senate President,…

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Soldiers invade Kurutie, Tompolo’s real town

WARRI- SOLDIERS swooped on Kurutie (Little London), another community in Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, ‎in six gunboats at about 4.30 am, today (Monday) , hunting…

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Power supply: Ambode, Ajomale seek bilateral relations with Russia

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and the State Chairman All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Henry Ajomale, yesterday, said the country need to strengthen its ties with Russia to revamp…

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CBN indicates a helpless situation, absolves self .GDP decline projected at -1.5% by June .Inflation to exceed 15% for May

There are indications that further negative trend awaits the economy in the horizon as President Mohammadu Buhari enters his second year in office as a democratically elected president this week. Already…

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