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Nigeria’s Secret Programme To Lure Top Boko Haram Defectors
Malam Aliyu* lives in a neat, two-bedroom house in Nigeria’s northern city of Kaduna. Squeezed into the small living room is a large, brand-new sofa set, still in its plastic.…
Crisis rocks Ife/Modakeke, five killed, attack on Ooni’s palace repelled
There was palpable tension between residents of Ile-Ife and Modakeke of Osun State on Friday, following the killing of five farmers from Modakeke along Toro Road in the early hours of…
Dangote, MTN others to build 794km road with tax credit – FG
The Federal Government says about 794 kilometres of road have been prioritised for construction by eligible companies through Road Infrastructure Development and…
Warri agog as new Olu Emiko is crowned today
All eyes are on Delta State on Saturday as the people of Warri Kingdom crown Prince Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko as the 21st Olu and occupant of the revered throne that has spanned…
Why FG won’t try repentant Boko Haram terrorists – Lai Mohammed
Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed has said Nigeria will not prosecute repentant terrorists “because there are international conventions” that must be…
Igboho’s stay in Benin prison blessing in disguise — Lawyer
One of the lawyers of embattled Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, Olusegun Falola, has said his client’s stay in Benin Republic detention is…
CBN asks banks to block accounts of 18 companies
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks to place a post-no-debit on the bank accounts of 18 companies. A post-no-debit means that all debit transactions,…
How to hide chats in WhatsApp without archive
Almost all WhatsApp users have been in a situation where they have looked to hide some of their chats yet it is not always as straightforward as it seems. Until now, WhatsApp would…
Stop negative narratives on surrendered insurgents – FG warns
The Federal Government has admonished fifth columnists and naysayers to stop spewing negative and false narratives around Boko Haram members who are surrendering in droves in…
BREAKING: Buhari reappoints Oloyede as JAMB Registrar, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday reappointed Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for a second term of five years. The President also approved the…
We have agreed on seven out of 10 requests made to Twitter, says Lai Mohammed
Nigeria expects to lift its ban on Twitter before the end of the year, Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, told Reuters on Thursday, adding that the government was awaiting a…
Ganduje gets award on COVID-19
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has been honoured with the Most Outstanding Governor of the Federation in the Management of COVID-19. The award was presented by…
Stop Disturbing Obasanjo, Elders, With Your Problems – Bode George tells Secondus
Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said embattled national chairman of the party, Uche Secondus should stop…
2019 audit report: N4.9trn not missing from federation account — auditor-general clarifies
Adolphus Aghughu, auditor-general for the federation (AuGF), says no money was missing from the federation account, clarifying his statement on the 2019 audit report. Aghughu…
Police Service Commission Sets Up Fresh Panel To Probe Abba Kyari
The Police Service Commission says it has set up an in-house panel to study in detail the documents presented by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation…
BREAKING: EFCC arrests ex-Abia gov, Orji, at Abuja airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,…
BREAKING: INEC obeys court order, lists Soludo as APGA candidate for Anambra guber
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published a new list of candidates for the Anambra governorship election. In the list released on Thursday, the…
JUST IN: IOCs owe NDDC more than $4bn – Akpabio
International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria owe the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) more than $4 billion, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator…
IPOB denies involvement in killing of Imo oil workers
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied involvement in the killing of oil workers in Etekuru community and Asa in Ohaji council of Imo State. The group, in a statement…
BREAKING: Fawehinmi’s late son, Mohammed died from COVID-19 related complications — Family
Mohammed Fawehinmi, the first son of the late human rights lawyer Chief Gani Fawehinmi, died from COVID-19 related complications, the family has clarified. The Nation reports the…
Sporadic gunshots in Ibadan as Immigration officers slap LG chairman (Video)
There was sporadic gunshots at Agodi-Gate area of Ibadan on Wednesday after some immigration officers allegedly harassed a local government chairman and some of his aides.…
Treat Repented Boko-Haram/ISWAP Fighters Like Brothers, Train Them – MURIC tells FG
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has joined Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State in appealing to both the Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria and the Nigerian…
Photos: Buhari meets service chiefs in Aso Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Also present at the meeting is the Vice President, Professor Yemi…
PIA: Buhari, Sylva are no longer welcomed to Niger Delta – Ijaw Youths
Ijaw Youths from the six states of the Niger Delta region have declared that President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva…