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No fewer than 43 Nigerian nurses in the United States are currently facing criminal charges over certificate forgery. This figure is among the 75 persons being probed by the Texas Board of Nursing for false educational credentials. According to information on the Board’s website about the probe, tagged ‘Operation Nightingale’,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in seven board members for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offences (ICPC). The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday. The reappointed ICPC board members sworn in by...

The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has ordered the State Government and the Nigeria Police to pay N5 million as compensation to an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, who was allegedly attacked, assaulted, and humiliated by officials of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency and the Nigeria Police Force during...

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has cautioned broadcast stations to adhere strictly to its broadcast code, the Electoral Act as well as other extant laws governing the coverage and reportage of the 2023 general polls. The Director General of NBC, Mister Balarabe Ilelah gave the warning on Wednesday during a...

The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) has cried out that the reports that the Oro Cult Festival will hold during the March 18 governorship election is an attempt to disenfranchise voters. Speaking on Wednesday, March 15, Rhodes-Vivour further described the reports as unconfirmed, unverified...

  The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has listed the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world. The GTI is a report published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). The index provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends...

The Federal Government has postponed the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 to May. Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed confirmed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu...

  recalls principal Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the State Ministry of Education to commence investigation into the complaint of a parent whose child was sent out of school for using the poster of one of the contestants in the last election to wrap his books. The incident...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday sought revocation of bail granted to a former Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, facing N338.8 million money laundering charges. Ikuforiji and his former personal assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi, are facing a 54-count charge before the Lagos Division...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to transit from fossil fuel to renewable energy to reduce cost of telecom services. The Executive Vice-Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, said on Wednesday at the 2023 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) in Abuja, that doing so...