Senate Passes Bill Requiring Social Media Offices in Nigeria
A bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to mandate social media platforms to establish physical offices within the country, has passed second reading in the Senate. Leading a debate on the bill yesterday, its sponsor, Senator Ned Nwoko, argued that the bill is not an attack on social media platforms but […]
Tinubu Suspends Rivers Govt, Appoints Administrator
The political crisis in Rivers State has forced President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the State with effect from March 18th, 2025. President Tinubu who announced this in a nationwide broadcast yesterday evening, attributed the declaration to persistent political unrest that has disrupted governance and security in Rivers state, security concerns, […]
Flamingos Set to Face Algeria in Final Qualifier for Morocco 2025
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos will face their Algerian counterpart in the final qualifying round of Morocco 2025. The Flamingos qualified to the final round after a 5-1 aggregate scoreline over South Africa’s Bantwana, winning 3-1 in Pretoria and 2-0 in Ikenne last Saturday. Algeria booked their place in the round after recording a […]
Rwanda Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Belgium
Rwanda has severed its diplomatic relations with Belgium effective immediately, citing Brussels’ “pitiful attempts to sustain its neo colonial delusions. Announcing this in a statement, Rwanda foreign ministry said its decision was taken after careful consideration of several factors, and gave Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the East African country. Reacting, Belgium Deputy Prime […]
Newcastle Beats Liverpool to Win Carabao Cup
Dan Burn and Alexander Isak fired Newcastle to a League Cup final 2-1 victory over Liverpool last night. Although Federico Chiesa pulled one back for the Reds in stoppage time, the Magpies held on to beat Liverpool for the first time in 18 attempts. It is Newcastle’s first domestic trophy since the 1955 FA Cup. […]
Trump Mulls Travel Bans for 43 Countries
US President Donald Trump’s administration is thinking of a new travel ban that would affect citizens from 43 countries, divided into three categories of travel restrictions: the Red, Orange, and Yellow list. The red category of countries whose citizens could be completely barred from entering the United States includes Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North […]
House of Reps Recovers N28.7B from Oil Firms
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered $19,241,109.35 (N28.7 billion) from two oil companies indebted to the Federation Account. The panel has also successfully recovered N199.3 million out of an outstanding N6.8 billion, comprising excessive charges levied between March and October 2015 and unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT) on transactions processed via […]
Court Orders Arrest of VeryDarkMan
A Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of controversial blogger Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, over alleged criminal defamation of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo. The warrant, issued by Magistrate Emmanuel Iyanna on March 13, 2025, follows VeryDarkMan’s failure to appear in court after […]
Court Rejects Bid to Legalize Prostitution in Nigeria
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a lawsuit seeking to legalize prostitution in Nigeria. The suit, filed by a rights group on behalf of sex workers, asked the court to stop the FCT Minister and agencies from arresting or prosecuting them. Justice James Omotosho dismissed the case, calling prostitution immoral and alien to […]
UK-Nigeria Launch Creative Industries Working Group Under Trade Partnership
UK and Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) Launches Creative Industries Technical Working Group London, UK, 11th March 2025  In a major stride toward fostering innovation and collaboration, the UK and Nigeria have officially launched the Creative Industries Technical Working Group, marking a pivotal development in the UK-Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP). This partnership […]