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The constitution alteration bill seeks to repeal section 315 (5)(a) of the 1999 constitution which establishes the NYSC and its enabling act. The NYSC scheme was set up in 1973 during the military regime of Yakubu Gowon as an effort to reconcile and rebuild the country after the civil war. The bill, which has passed…
The federal government of Nigeria has canceled visas for 27 Indians and placing 63 Nigerians of Persons of Interests for not complying with COVID-19 testing protocols and mandatory arrival quarantines for international travelers from India, Brazil, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates where the new but deadly variant of Corona virus is spreading. Mr Boss…
The protesters halted movement of traffic on the highway while burning tyres to create a scene. The community is protesting the abduction of some residents by gunmen. They said about 30 persons from the community are currently in kidnappers’ den, and that their abductors are demanding a huge ransom. The protesters said they embarked on…
Three persons on a motorcycle were crushed to death on Sunday night by a truck around Ago Oko in Abeokuta. The Spokesman, Babatunde Akinbiyi, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred at 8 p.m. He also stated that…
The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash with some of his aides. Gen. Attahiru was on a trip to Kaduna, Military sources said. According to the source, efforts were on to locate the wreckage of the plane and evacuate the remains of the victims. The late…
Granting Rufai bail is dangerous If he does escape to Nigeria, extradition will be extraordinarily difficult or impossible because of his ties to the Nigerian government The U.S Department of Justice (DoJ) has written a letter to the United States Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of New York, Ramon Reyes, on why it is…
Johannesburg – Today the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) will host a virtual dialogue with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) and support security and the openness of the COVID-19 School. For the first time, representatives from two…
The body of Alphonse Bello, Father Pastor, was found this morning, May 21, on the farm behind the Malumfashi Catechetical School in Katsina State. This school is part of the Sokoto Diocese under Bishop Matej Kukah. Mr Bello’s death was followed by an earlier report by Dean Malumfashi Dean Stephen Ojapa on Friday at around…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Bukhari has instructed the Nigerian Communications Commission to collect international Mobile Equipment identity (IMEI) from citizens within three months. Buhari’s policy to the NCC is included in the revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration. According to Bukhari, the directive must be fully implemented by the end of July 2021. The…
A police intelligence report shared with TheCable quoted top commanders of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, as saying Shekau blew himself up on Wednesday following a confrontation. The Boko Haram leader was said to have killed himself with a bomb “when he observed that the ISWAP…
