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Reps move to raise retirement age of police officers to 65

A bill seeking to raise the retirement age of members of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has scaled second reading in the house of representatives. Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, and Abubakar Yalleman from Jigawa, sponsored the bill which...

Israel recalls envoys after Spain, Norway and Ireland agree to recognize a Palestinian state from May 28

Spain, Norway and Ireland have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but damage relations with Israel. Palestinian statehood has been recognized by more than 130 out...

Only widows and physically challenged women should be helped by men without expecting nothing in return – Nigerian businessman says

A Nigerian businessman, Onyelike Darlington has said that men should only help widows or physically challenged women without expecting anything in return.  "A young girl wrote on fb. "Can a man help a lady without expecting anything in return". I...

Two friends allegedly missing after travelling from Port Harcourt to Abia to “see a man they met on Facebook”

Two friends, Celine Ndudim and Afiba Tandoh, a Ghanaian national, have been declared missing after they travelled from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Abia State on April 27, 2024.   It was alleged that the duo had gone to see...

The unwarranted visa ban on all Nigerians to the suspension of flights, have been nothing short of a blatant attack on the dignity of...

A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has kicked against the resumption of Emirate airline's operations in Nigeria. The airline had on May 16 announced the resumption of its operations in Nigeria from October 1, 2024.  Recall that in November...