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It was a routine crime in Ijora Badia, that swampy, high density Lagos slum. Five members of a killer cult, machete in hand, positioned themselves on a…

NLC, TUC to monitor situation •Ngige: how we brokered truce By Frank Ikpefan, Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja ; Emma Elekwa, Onitsha and Robert Egbe The Nigeria Labour Congress…

Gates Foundation earmarks $2.1b for gender equality in Nigeria, others Alao Abiodun By Robert Egbe The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday earmarked $2.1 billion for women economic empowerment, women and girls’ health and family planning, as well as accelerated women leadership in Nigeria and other countries. The foundation said the funds would be disbursed over the next five years as part of the Generation Equality Forum convened by the United Nations (UN) Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France. The forum is holding in Paris (France) – from...

Anger as Buhari suspends Twitter operations in Nigeria Alao Abiodun We’re investigating action against us, says company FG orders NBC to license all social media companies Just like Twitter, Facebook pulls down President’s post All the social media platforms operating in Nigeria are now to be licensed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) following an indefinite suspension slammed on Twitter by the Federal Government on Friday. Twitter said in its initial reaction to the clampdown that it was investigating the action against it. Nigerians in their thousands condemn...

By Robert Egbe The Managing Director of Emilinks Ltd, Solomon Nwadiogbu, is seeking N1.5billion from the Police and the Lagos State Ministry of Youth, Sport and Social Development, as compensation for alleged violation of his fundamental rights. Nwadiogbu told the Federal High Court in Lagos that the duo and seven others were part of an alleged ploy to take his two teenage children from him and award custody to his estranged wife, Mrs Adamu Cynthia Amos. He averred that on several occasions, policemen and Taskforce officials arrived at his home in buses and with Black Maria trucks, with which...