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Turji, Zamfara Notorious Bandit, ‘Relocates’ Amid Intense Air Strikes
Bello Turji, a notorious bandit operating in the North West, has reportedly relocated from Zamfara owing to intense military operation. Daily Trust had reported…
Oromoni: Lagos chief coroner fixes Jan 15 for inquest
Lagos State Chief Coroner, Justice Mojisola Dada, has fixed January 15, 2022, for the commencement of inquest into the cause of death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of…
Lekki port ready for deliver as it reaches 80 percent completion
THE promoters of the Lekki Deep Seaport yesterday said that the port project will be delivered on schedule as construction works reaches 80 percent, a development that will change the…
Many prophets going after Buhari are tricksters, swindlers – Presidency
The presidency has said many so-called prophets predicting doom against President Muhammadu Buhari are tricksters, artificers, swindlers, charlatans, scoundrels.…
2023: Northern Elders, ACF, Against Nnamdi Kanu’s Release – Ohaneze
Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has accused the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, and the Northern Elders Forum of being the reason behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to release Nnamdi…
IPOB’s cow ban, declaration of war, says ACF, Ohanaeze seeks peace
The pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Thursday said that Indigenous People of Biafra’s banning the singing of the National Anthem and the…
Magodo: Details Of The 38-Year-Old Land Tussle That Pitched Sanwo-Olu Against The Police
Beyond what trailed the exchange of words between Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) at the disputed Magodo Estate Phase Two, was a land dispute that…
Gunmen Bomb Imo Police Division, Release Detainees
Gunmen stormed Ideato South local government area of Imo State yesterday and bombed the Police Headquarters in Dikenafai. They also released detainees in the facility. An eyewitness said the…
Oromoni: Protesters Oppose Reopening Of Dowen College
Members of the Ijaw Youth Council, Lagos State chapter, on Thursday staged a protest in front of Dowen College, Lekki Phase 1, demanding justice for the death of 11-year-old Sylvester…
Joining APC Offers No Immunity From Corruption Trial – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed insinuations that joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) offers members immunity from corruption trial or prosecution. President…
COVID-19 Kills 27 Nigerians In 5 Days
The latest epidemiological data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows that 27 persons died of COVID-19 from January 1 to 5, 2022, bringing the death toll from the pandemic to…
How Buhari Compensated Old Allies With NNPC Board Appointments
Some of the persons appointed into the Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) are allies of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Femi Adesina,…
Growing Anxiety in Aviation over 5G Wireless Technology
The aviation industry is troubled over the introduction of 5G wireless technology in all parts of the world, especially in the US. The worry stems from the fact that the new system could…
Age is telling on me — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he looks forward to finishing his tenure as “age is telling” on him. The president said this on Thursday in an interview on NTA. When asked about…
No controversy over Lekan Balogun becoming Olubadan — he’s next in line, says Ladoja
Rashidi Ladoja, the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland and former governor of Oyo, says the controversy over the successor to the throne of the Olubadan is unnecessary. The royal stool became…
No Plan To Sack Government Workers, Says Finance Minister
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says there are no plans to sack government workers. The minister made this statement on Thursday during an interview…
Nigeria Customs Service generates N2.241trn in 2021
The Nigeria Customs Service generated the sum of N2,240,880,308,195.77 in 2021. The amount generated is over the target of N1,678,715,016,014.00 set for the year. It is also over the…
Senate digs into $679m unremitted revenue from ports concession
THE Senate has uncovered how the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE) failed to remit $679.4 million realized from the concession of various ports to 23 companies. The Senate Committee…
FG posts N7trn deficit, elated over N1.trn independent revenues
The federal government recorded a budget deficit of N7. 052 trillion as at November last year, in the implementation of the 2021 budget. The aggregate 2021 budget deficit had been put…
Appointment of Doyin Salami a waste of time — APC doesn’t take professional advice, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the appointment of Doyin Salami as the chief economic adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari is “a waste of time”. On Tuesday, Femi Adesina,…
ZLP Hails Uzodinma For Not Naming Sponsors Of Insecurity In Imo
Chairman of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, had applauded governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma for not taking the risk of naming the sponsors of unknown gunmen…
DHQ Warns Against Use Of Campaign Posters In Military Camouflage
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has warned politicians using posters in military uniforms for electioneering campaign. The acting Director, Defence Information, Air Cdre Wap…
Political selection of Discos by Jonathan administration cause of sector failure – Buhari
President Buhari has berated the Goodluck Jonathan administration for the lopsided and non-credible selection process of distribution companies (Discos) attributing the failure to conduct a…
Security operatives burst illegal gold mining operation in Abuja
Security operatives including men of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command have stormed criminal hideouts in border towns between Abuja and neighbouring states and arrested 21 suspects…