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Northern youths warn Obasanjo over attacks on Buhari
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has lambasted former President, Olusegun Obasanjo for his attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo recently advised Nigerians not to re-elect Buhari in 2019. But the group in a…
No plastic fish in Nigeria – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says there is no plastic fish in circulation in Nigeria. NAFDAC Management said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday that its finding followed “a thorough…
SPECIAL REPORT: Anxiety as Nigerian doctors leave country in droves
”I accidentally met over 200 young male and female medical doctors, including consultants in Hawthorn Hotel, Abuja being interviewed by some Saudi Arabian officials to be employed to work in Saudi Arabia.”At first, I thought it was a…
Nigerian man stripped naked while being arrested by Police in South Africa
According to reports, a Nigerian man was arrested forcefully and brutally by metropolitan police officers in South Africa over his driver’s license. The young Nigerian man was stopped by the police officers while driving and it was…
Offa bank robbery: More photos, video; How robbers blew up bank entrances
Ten persons have been confirmed dead after the Offa bank robbery in Kwara State yesterday Thursday. The dead included four policemen, about six other residents and bank customers. Armed robbers had invaded commercial banks in Kwara…
Eight Nigerian lawmakers in $96,000 foreign training scandal
A planned foreign trip for eight members of the National Assembly sponsored by the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) has continued to generate controversy, months after it was announced as cancelled.…
Buhari Clearing Mess, Impunity Of PDP Misrule You Spearheaded, Group Tells Obasanjo
Buhari Volunteers Movement, (BVM), says the misrule and impunity which characterized the 16 years the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was in power in Nigeria and for which the current leadership of the now opposition party recently…
Group hails Ambode on infrastructure
A group, Lagos Development Initiative, has endorsed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for second term, saying infrastructure development in the state under his watch is outstanding. The group Chairman, Alhaji Omolola Shittu, said the endorsement…
Critics of $1b security fund playing politics – Adesina
Presidential media adviser, Femi Adesina says those opposing or criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of one billion dollars for security funding are only playing politics with the lives of Nigerians. The Minister of…
PDP chief Filani dies at 71
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart from Ekiti State Chie Ishola Filani is dead. Filani, a former Publicity Secretary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the aborted third republic, dies at 71. He would have been 72 in…
Buhari delays trip to stop Oyegun’s ‘extension plot’
Proponents of tenure extension for All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun and others seem to be adamant, The Nation learnt yesterday. There is a plot to create a stalemate and dump President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
‘Black Panther’ will be first film shown in Saudi Arabian cinemas in 35 years
‘Black Panther’ will be the first film shown in Saudi Arabia cinemas in over three decades, bringing the country’s 35-year ban to an end. Marvel’s record-breaking superhero blockbuster, which has already amassed north of $1.2 billion…
Why I refused to sign ECOWAS’ Economic Partnership Agreement – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday in Abuja explained why he refused to sign Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) among ECOWAS countries. He said this was because of the need to protect the economy, especially the industries and…
You ruined Nigeria, your apology deceitful – Muslim group tells PDP
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described the recent apology by the Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, over past mistakes of the party as deceitful and should not be accepted by Nigerians. The…
Buhari breaks silence on allegations of religious bias
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, declared that the allegation that he is favouring one religion over the other is far from the truth. He said all through his public life, he had never contravened his oath of office. This was…
Nigerian teenager stabbed to death in London
An 18-year old boy stabbed on Wednesday, in Hackney, London, has been identified as Israel Ogunsola, a Nigerian. Ogunsola’s death is coming 10 days after Abraham Badru, son of Enitan Badru, a member of the house of representatives,…
FCMB partners Etihad, secures unbeatable fares for its customers
Customers of First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB) who plan to travel abroad for personal or business purposes at very affordable fares now have an opportunity to do so. This is because, the Bank and Etihad Airways have launched a…
We’ll expose our colleagues working against you – Northern pastors tell Buhari
The Arewa Pastors Non-denominational Initiative for Peace in Nigeria has vowed to expose the pastors working against President Muhammadu Buhari. John Richard, leader of the group said this when he led a delegation to the presidential…
Facebook reveals it has been spying on your Messenger chats
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook chief executive officer, has admitted that his social network scans the content of private messages. He said this on a podcast with Ezra Klein on the Ezra Klein show. “We detected that people were trying…
10 companies fail to meet NSE’s deadline for filing audited reports
First Bank Nigeria Holdings, Union Bank and Diamond Bank are part of the 10 companies that could not meet the March 31 deadline given by the Nigerian Stock Exchange for filing audited financial reports. In statements posted on the…
More trouble for Ibori as his lawyer loses conviction appeal
Bhadresh Gohil, a lawyer to James Ibori, a former governor of Delta state, has lost the bid to appeal his 2011 conviction. A UK court had convicted Gohil and Ibori of money laundering. In the latest edition of its monthly media…
It will be a great miracle if we pull through 2019 elections – Kukah
Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, says it will be “one of the greatest miracles” if Nigeria pulls through the 2019 elections successfully. Kukah said this in an interview published in the April edition of The Africa…
IGP reinstates Kogi police commissioner
Ali Janga has been reinstated as the commissioner of police in Kogi, William Aya, the state police command spokesman, has confirmed. Aya told NAN in Lokoja on Thursday that Janga returned to office on April 3 on the order of Ibrahim…