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2023: Zoning Or Not, I Will Run For Presidency – Says Anyim
Former Senate President, Pius Anyim has declared that he will contest for the office of the President in 2023. Anyim noted that his ambition would not be tied to zoning of the presidency to…
APC Very Corrupt, Lacks Leadership Capacity, Says Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria is on the edge of precipice as the country is going through the most trying and difficult period of its existence. He said…
Cooking Gas Price Indexed to International Pricing Model, Says NLNG
Following worries over the hike in the price of cooking gas, the Nigeria LNG has explained that the price of the domestic fuel is indexed to the international pricing model.…
Army Eliminates Four IPOB Fighters Who Killed DSS Officers in Anambra
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of four fighters of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militant wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who killed officers of…
Nigerians groaning under galloping staple food prices
Less than two years to the next round of the Nigerian general election, citizens are lamenting intense pressure of poverty and high cost of living. Six years after a change of…
Anger over raid on Justice Odili’s residence
• Malami Orders Investigation • Invasion, An Affront On Judiciary— NBA • Security Agencies Yet To Claim Responsibility Despite Contrary Evidence The Attorney General of the…
Move to declare “Biafra sovereignty” by BNG in Southeast fails
The move by a group, Biafra National Guard (BNG) to declare “Biafra Sovereignty” in the Southeast, yesterday, did not hold, even as residents defied an alleged order to observe…
Several bandits killed, others arrested by troops in Kaduna
A security report has revealed several bandits were killed and their camps destroyed during clearance operations by military Troops in Igabi and Chikun Local Government Areas…
101 robbery convicts, suspects, 23 rapists among Oyo fleeing inmates
About 101 accused who were arrested for alleged armed robbery are among the inmates that escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Oyo town, Oyo State. Twenty three others, whose details were…
Ayu for chairman, Arapaja as deputy… PDP elects new NWC
Iyorchia Ayu, a former senate president, has been elected as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ayu, who was earlier adopted as the consensus candidate…
FG extends NIN-SIM linkage till Dec 31 as enrolment hits 66m
The federal government has again extended the ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise till December 31, 2021. The…
South-east must play proper politics to have a shot at presidency – Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, says the south-east must play the “proper” kind of politics to have a shot at the presidency. Speaking on the clamour for the south-east to…
Pandora Papers: Inside the secret assets of a Nigerian lawmaker, and how he serially broke the law
With more than 20 years in the House of Representatives, Nicholas Mutu, 61, is the longest-serving member of Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber, the House of Representatives. But apart from…
#EndSARS: How Lagos panel awarded N410 million to 70 victims of police brutality
One year has gone by since thousands of Nigerian youth trooped out nationwide to demand a better policing system and the disbandment of a notorious police arm – the Special…
2023: Governors Can’t Decide On Presidential Zoning – Kwankwaso
A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Friday said he had not decided on the 2023 presidential election. Kwankwaso also said state governors could not sit in Lagos or…
Those You Trust Are Misleading You, Dalung Tells Buhari
A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has said his former boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, is having image crisis because those he trusts are not doing…
Abducted ex-senator regains freedom after 54 days in captivity
Nelson Effiong, a former senator representing Eket senatorial district in Akwa Ibom state, has been freed by his abductors. The police said Effiong was kidnapped “at a popular…
Dangote Cement records N405.5bn profit before tax
Dangote Cement Plc has announced that its profit before tax for the nine months ended September 2021 rose to N405.5bn from N271.96bn in the corresponding period of 2020. The…
We will not tolerate delay in power projects – FG warns contractors
The federal government has warned contractors handling projects in the power sector to desist from any form of shoddy performance. Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, and…
“The East Is Hot” – Anambra Residents Flee Ahead Of Election
Ahead of the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State, residents have begun to flee to other states. Speaking with FIJ, residents who have now taken refuge in other…
Defence Minister, CDS, Service Chiefs in Borno on assessment visit
The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Friday arrived in Maiduguri on an assessment visit, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor and…
Nnamdi Kanu: FG planning to kill lawyers, others — IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused the Federal Government of an alleged plot to kill the lead lawyers of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The allegation was levelled by the…
Supercop Abba Kyari Returns As IGP Lifts His Suspension
TRIXX reports that supercop, Abba Kyari has been reinstated back into the police force after he was suspended some months ago due to his activities with renowned…
Nigerians cry out to Buhari over high cost of cooking gas
• Many Households Turn To Charcoal, Kerosene Stoves • My Family Now Cooks Once A Day, Breadwinner Reveals • Food Vendors Hike Prices • ‘This Govt Derives Pleasure In Punishing…