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The Indigenous People of Biafra has faulted the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, over his remarks allegedly attributing the spate of kidnappings in the South-East to Igbo youths. The group accused Soludo of making inflammatory and baseless statements that could endanger the lives of innocent people in the region. Soludo, while addressing Anambra indigenes in […]

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS has announced plans to convene the seventh National Council on AIDS, which will focus on Nigeria’s HIV response in the context of evolving global aid dynamics. The agency made this known in a statement signed by the Chairman, Planning Committee, Dr. Daniel Ndukwe, today. The event, which is […]

The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has called for a comprehensive review and implementation of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act so as to combat the rising problem of substance abuse among Nigerians. She made this call on Wednesday in Lagos while speaking at the Anti-Substance Abuse Programme Stakeholders […]

The Senate on Wednesday launched a sweeping probe into the rise of Ponzi schemes in the country, following the catastrophic collapse of Crypto Bridge Exchange, a digital investment platform that allegedly fleeced Nigerians of over N1.3tn. The Ponzi scheme has been described as one of the largest financial scams in the nation’s history.‎‎They blamed the […]

The Federal Government has expressed concern over the recent decision by the United States to impose tighter visa restrictions on Nigerian citizens, describing the move as disproportionate, calling for “reconsideration in the spirit of mutual respect and cooperation. This came just as the United Arab Emirates imposed tougher entry conditions for Nigerian travellers, banning transit visa applications […]