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An international humanitarian organisation, De Norsemen Kclub International has described the federal government’s indefinite suspension on use of Twitter social media messaging as an ambush on democracy. The group said it was appalled that a government that was enthroned through the democratic process, and prides itself as an upholder of democratic principles, could take such brazing unpopular decision without recourse...

The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) has said it will stop supply to southern Nigeria beginning from Monday if government fails to respond to their demands.   The demands is that its members who had suffered losses as a result of ethno-religious crises in the South be duly compensated. Others include restoration of law and order in those areas...

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, has threatened to institute a legal action against the Federal Government over the recent suspension of micro blogging and social networking site, Twitter, in the country. The caucus, in a statement by its leader, Kingsley Chinda, on Sunday, said the action, apart from been unconstitutional, also lowers the image...

Hoodlums have razed Ashaka Police Station in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State. The hoodlums, numbering over twenty stormed the station at the wee hours of Sunday, shot sporadically and set the station on fire.   Ashaka Police Station is the third that has been attacked in the state within the last one month during which a patrol van was...

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has said that the Christendom has lost a giant in the death of Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua. Akeredolu said the renowned man of God was a blessing to humanity and a great Ambassador of the Sunshine State whose Ministry was noted for charity. This was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Richard Olatunde...

A video making the rounds on social media claims that a helicopter was sighted delivering arms to Fulani herdsmen in a forest in Badagry, Lagos.   The claim that the helicopter supplied arms to non-state actors in Badagry is false. The Nigerian Navy has debunked it. The helicopter was deployed for training manoeuvres. Besides, an independent analysis showed that the helicopter...

The Synagogue Church of All Nations has confirmed the death of Pastor Temitope Balogun Joshua, its founder. Popularly known as T. B. Joshua, the pastor died at the age of 57. Reports on the death of Joshua started circulating in the early hours of Sunday but there was no confirmation. However in a statement on Sunday, the church said he died after...

The Police in Imo State have said they repelled an attack on the police headquarters in the State by hoodlums on Sunday, killing five of the attackers in the process.   It was the second time the Imo police headquarters in Owerri would be attacked by gunmen since hostilities against security agencies started in Nigeria’s Southeast region. Recall that on April 5,...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has criticised the Federal Government over the suspension of Twitter Operations in Nigeria. On Friday, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, had announced the suspension, saying government took the action over the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. But the development has been rejected by many...

The South Eastern part of the country is bleeding. The east  has not recorded such killings since the civil war ended in 1970. Residents are picked from the comfort of their homes and killed by both known and unknown gunmen while scores of unidentified corpses are dumped daily in the mortuaries. As indiscriminate arrests of innocents citizens are going on,...