I have no reason to fake my attack, says Ortom after meeting Buhari
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, said he had no reason to raise a false alarm that he was attacked if such did not happen. While expressing sadness about those who doubted the incident, the governor…
CAF disqualifies Chad from AFCON qualifiers
Chad has been disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after the Government dissolved the Federation of Chad Football Associations (FTFA). The Group A…
Ekiti bye-election violence: Shot policewoman dies
A policewoman, Sergeant Bukola Olawoye, who was shot during the violence that led to the suspension of the Ekiti East Constituency 1 bye-election on Saturday, is dead.…
Buhari meets Ortom amid outrage over attack on governor
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, met with Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state. Ortom’s convoy was attacked by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen while on a visit to his farm on Saturday.…
Prove You Were Attacked By Fulani Herders – Arewa Youths Tell Ortom
The Arewa Youth Federation (AYF) has challenged Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to prove that he was attacked by Fulani herdsmen. On Saturday, gunmen had…
Biafra: Nigeria Will Suffer Heavy Defeat If War Breaks Out – BNL
The Biafra Nations League on Monday threatened to work with the indigenous people of Bakassi Peninsula to halt the plan of the Federal Government to get support from Cameroon to fight…
Military Has Prosecuted 1,000 Terrorists, Jailed 500 – Irabor
Speaking at a National Defence and Security Summit in Abuja on Monday, Irabor said the insurgents had been prosecuted since the inception of Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), saddled with the responsibility of deradicalising…
Manchester United offering me new contract for wrong reason – Eric Bailly
Eric Bailly believes Manchester United only want to secure him to a new contract in order to sell him. Over the weekend he told friends he believes he will never be a first choice defender for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer…
Herdsmen: Ortom Did Not Make Up Attack Story, Ready To Work With Police – Benue Govt
The Benue State Government has insisted that Governor Samuel Ortom did not concoct the story of his attack by Fulani herdsmen, adding that the governor is…
Uzodinma Revokes 49 Plots Of Land Belonging To Okorocha’s Sister
The governor made this known in a public notice released by the state Housing Corporation and made available to newsmen on Monday in Owerri, the state capital. The notice reads: “Having complied with all legal steps of…
Resign If You Can’t Tackle Insecurity – Afenifere Tells Defence Minister
The apex Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has the Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), to resign immediately if they can no…
MTN donates 300,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines to Nigeria
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said it received 300,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines from MTN Nigeria. Speaking at the National briefing, the Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the Government of…
Leah Sharibu Gives Birth To Second Child In Boko Haram Captivity – Report
Three years and five weeks since her abduction in Dapchi, Yobe State, a United States-based group, US-Nigeria Law Group, has revealed that Leah Sharibu has given birth to her second child in captivity of Boko Haram.…
Buhari to chair 12th Bola Tinubu Colloquium
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday 29 March, chair the 12th Bola Tinubu Colloquium, an annual high-powered policy roundtable. The roundtable will mark the…
I joined APC because it offers many options – Gbenga Daniel
Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of Ogun, says he joined the All Progressive Congress (APC) because the party “offers too many options”. Daniel spoke on Monday when he was received alongside Oladimeji Bankole, former speaker…
Boulder Colorado shooting: Gunman kills cop Eric Talley, nine others
The gunman who opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, killed 10 people, including a police officer, before being arrested. Among the victims was a 51-year-old…
Hold Ganduje Responsible If Anything Happens To Me, Daily Nigerian Publisher Writes IGP
Following what he described as renewed threats to his life, the Publisher of Daily Nigerian, Jaafar Jaafar, says the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, should be held responsible if anything happens to…
We’ll Kill All Non-State-Actors In The Forests, Says CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, says the military has concluded arrangements to neutralise non-state-actors and other agents of violence in the country. While speaking…
How Fans Wrecked P-Square – Peter Okoye
Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, has has blamed fans for the collapse of P-Square, the music group he started with his twin brother, Paul Okoye.…
Some Supreme Court Decisions No Longer Make Sense — Justice Rhodes-Vivour
Departing justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, has challenged judges not to rely so much on the doctrine of judicial precedents because some of them…
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, Shows Off His Dance Skills During Workout {video}
A video of Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, showing off his dance skills during his exercise routine has been shared online. The governor dressed in military camouflage pants, vibed…
NDLEA will use Immigration database to track drug barons – Marwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said it will make use of the Nigeria Immigration Service’s huge database to track drug barons and traffickers…
COVID-19: FG raises alarm over racketeering of vaccines
The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja raised alarm over reported racketeering of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines in some of the…
Strange Illness: FG Sends Rapid Response Team To Kano
The Federal Government has deployed the National Rapid Response Team to Kano State to unravel the mystery of a strange illness alongside managing identified victims…