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  Aside the main goal of ending open defecation across the country, the Buhari administration is prioritizing the Clean Nigeria Campaign as its success contributes to key initiatives including, enhancing social inclusion; poverty reduction; business growth, and entrepreneurship; greater access to quality education and affordable healthcare, among others. Vice President...

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday attributed the carnage witnessed in some parts of the country to fake news which trailed the End SARS campaign. The IGP made the claims in Akure, the Ondo State capital during his visit to the state Police Command to assess the...

A new report, the Global Terrorism Index, has ranked Nigeria the third terrorism most impacted country in the world. According to the report, which was released on Wednesday, the number of deaths attributed to Boko Haram in the country increased by 25 per cent from 2018 to 2019. This year’s...

The Rivers State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality on Wednesday heard the complaints of a 50-year-old man, Norde Sylvester, who shared the story of how his three-day-old baby was killed by a stray bullet fired by officers of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad in the state. Sylvester, a...

  Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has selected the University of Lagos, University of Abuja and 10 other Nigerian universities as the pioneer Centres of Excellence to define the path for transformation of tertiary institutions in the country. Speaking at the inauguration of the twelve maiden Centres of Excellence (TCoEs),...

The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed January 27, 2021, as the new date for continuation of the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The matter fixed for hearing today had both Kanu and his counsel, Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor absent in court. A...

The University of Lagos has announced the postponement of its 2020/2021 Post-UTME Screening exercise indefinitely. This was contained in a press statement titled ‘2020/2021 post-UTME: notice of postponement’ on Thursday. The university management earlier announced that the screening would hold between Monday, November 30, and Saturday, December 12, 2020. The...

The Navy Board has approved the promotions of 203 Naval Officers to various senior ranks in the Nigerian Navy. This was contained in a statement, Thursday, by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Suleman Dahun. A breakdown of the released promotion, showed that 122 Lieutenant Commanders were elevated to the...

  Brazilian football great Pele has mourned his fellow legend Diego Maradona who died at the age of 60 on Wednesday. Renowned alongside Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup-winning captain died of a heart attack, having undergone brain surgery earlier this month,...

  Diego Maradona’s coffin arrived at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires for a period of lying in state, TV reports showed, following the death of the Argentine football legend aged 60 on Wednesday. Hundreds of people were already lining up to pay their respects to Maradona, who died while...