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Despite the “total and indefinite strike” action declared by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), doctors in the nation’s capital Abuja were seen at work on Wednesday. The NARD had declared the strike following government’s failure to meet its demands. But when we visited the Kubwa General Hospital on Wednesday by 12 noon, doctors …

The Senate on Wednesday called for the extradition of Simon Ekpa back to Nigeria from Finland to face the full weight of the law over his antics which it said is corrupting the minds of youth in the South East Ekpa, a Nigerian who resides in Finland, has been calling …

The Federal Government has defended the recent school fees hike in Federal Universities in the country. Federal Universities across the country have increased their fees, some of them by as much as 400%, which has led to a public outcry among Nigerians. Members of the House of Reps had moved …

No less than one person was allegedly shot and killed by an anti-riot police squad who forcefully wanted to stop protesters at Ogbete main market in Enugu on Wednesday. Enugu residents were protesting against the seal of their shops by the state government for their compliance with last Monday’s sit-at-home …

Group Chief Executive Officer Of NNPC LTD, Mele Kyari Nigerian youths have commended the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mallam Mele Kyari, for promoting transparency, probity, accountability, and good governance in the Nigerian oil and gas industry vis-à-vis his handling of the …

Lamidi Apapa Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, the acting National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja, to compel the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police to eject the embattled LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, from the party’s national secretariat. Apapa, in a fresh suit filed before Justice Ahmed …

Photo: The Cable In a dramatic episode on Tuesday, operatives Department of State Services (DSS) rearrested the embattled Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, shortly after he was granted bail by a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos. The DSS reportedly battled operatives of the Nigerian Correctional Service …

James Ibori, ex-Delta State Governor These are not the best of times for former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, as a UK judge has ordered his defence lawyer and accomplice, Bhadresh Gohil, to return £28 million to law enforcers or serve another prison term of 6 years. The London solicitor, …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that it is gradually withdrawing old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes from circulation. The Acting CBN governor Folashodun Shonubi made the disclosure on Tuesday at the Monetary Policy Committee meeting. Ha also clarified that there are no plans to withdraw the new notes as being …

The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, has reacted to the planned protest by the Human & Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) if the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission do not revisit some high profile …