The Federal Government on Thursday assured Nigerians that the hate speech bill was not aimed at “muzzling the media.” Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, explained that the hate
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Israel and the militant group Islamic Jihad have begun a ceasefire after at least 34 Palestinians were killed in the heaviest fighting in months. Almost half of the dead were
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has disqualified the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), David Lyon ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The
Lanre Arogundade, the director of the International Press Centre, says the attempt to establish a commission for the regulation of hate speech is a waste of Nigeria’s resources. Arogundade, while
The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming governorship election Engr. Musa Wada has tasked electorates in Kogi State not to be deterred by the alleged threat
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has clarified that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole did not facilitate his emergence as governor. Obaseki, who is
Good Morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Several persons were reported dead and many others injured in a clash that ensued between supporters of the Peoples Democratic
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the violence and killings that marred the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) rally in Nembe, Bayelsa State, on Wednesday. The APC absolved itself
The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the Editor of NewsDigest, an Abuja-based online newspaper, Gidado Yushau and a student journalist, Alfred Olufemi before a magistrate court in Ilorin Metropolis. They
Three days to the Kogi State governorship election, the Nigerian Senate has approved the refund of N10bn loan to the state. President Muhammadu Buhari had in late October sent a
The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on Wednesday affirmed the victory of Governor Udom Emmanuel of the PDP in the March 9 gubernatorial elections in Akwa Ibom State. The
I have been editing this. Why do you keep sending that way? (The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is the counsel to the publisher of SaharaReporters publisher.} The Department of
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC has added a new twist to the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC’s short knicker furore, berating the scheme for allegedly sacrificing morality on the altar
The statement credited to the former governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje that there is a dispute between Bauchi and Gombe states over the ownership of Kolmani oil wells
Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the National Assembly against stifling freedom of speech with its proposed hate speech bill. The legislative arm is in the process of
A non-governmental organization, the Centre for Law and Civil Culture, has called on President Muhammad Buhari to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,
The Senate on Wednesday approved the refund of N10.069 billion to Kogi State government ahead of governorship election slated for Saturday. The approval followed a report by the Senate Committee
Two persons were reportedly killed and 10 injured when a police patrol vehicle chased a tipper which rammed into eight tricycles. The horrific accident occurred on Jimeta bridge linking the
The Senate under the leadership of Ahmed Lawan has been criticised over the hate speech bill sponsored by Senator Sabi Abdullahi. DAILY POST had reported that Senator Sabi Abdullahi representing
The Rivers State Police Command has deployed 2,000 personnel to complement other security agencies in the Bayelsa State governorship election. The personnel were seen at the Command Headquarters, Moscow Road,
