State Police will Tackle Nigeria’s Security Challenges, Atiku Insists
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his call for the establishment of the state police to improve the deteriorating security…
NDIC Asks EFCC to Return Funds Recovered from Banks’ Fraudsters
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has requested the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Prepare to Receive, Distribute 6,100MW of Electricity in Next Six Months, FG Tells Distribution…
The federal government has charged all the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) in the country to be ready…
Slain Soldiers: Military Relaxes Siege to Delta Communities, Indigenes Commence Gradual Return
The military high command on the trail of the killers of four officers and 13 soldiers in Delta…
Notorious Missteps of Cardoso’s CBN
When you want unvarnished truth, served with profound elan, brutal elucidation, and delivered with missile-guided robustness, the man you need is Marcel…
Don’t let Kanu die in DSS facility – Family begs Tinubu
The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has raised the alarm that their son is critically ill in the custody of the Department of State Services. The family claimed that he urgently…
Troops rescue 78, kill five terrorists in Borno villages
The Nigerian Army said the Combat Team of the 7 Division on Friday rescued 78 hostages comprising 35 women and 43 children during an aggressive clearance…
Retired Customs Officers move against ex-CG over benefits
Scores of retired Senior Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have threatened to take legal action against the Service Board if it…
BREAKING: 287 Abducted Kaduna School Children Regain Freedom After 16 Days In Captivity
Kaduna Governor Uba Sani reveals that the 287 Schoolchildren kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna, have been freed. About 287 Schoolchildren…
National Assembly Should Quickly Attend To State Police; Asking Governors To Submit Memorandum Is…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has described the submission of memoranda by governors for state police as a waste of time. The Oyo governor stated this in an interview on Channels TV on Friday, while faulting the 16…
The Army and the Okuama Killings
Come Wednesday, I will be in Asaba, Delta State as one of the faculties at the Nigerian Army Quarterly Media dialogue. With the theme, ‘The…
I am Victim of Misconceptions in Politics – Desmond Elliot
Desmond Elliot is a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, and politician who gained prominence in Nollywood with his captivating performances in numerous movies. He…
Dangote distributes one million bags of rice worth N5bn
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has launched a National Rice Relief Programme to combat food insecurity in the country. The initiative aims to distribute over 1 million 10kg bags of rice across all 774 local government areas in…
Electricity Act: Nnaji Canvasses Regional Power Projects, PPP Model
A former Minister of Power and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Geometric Power Ltd., Prof Bart Nnaji, has urged states to take advantage of the decentralisation of the…
Two students fake kidnap, demand $100,000 ransom
Lagos State Police Command has arrested two students for allegedly faking their own kidnap. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News…
OAU denies granting lease agreement to illegal miners in Ile-Ife
The Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State has denied the claim of issuing licences to some individuals, groups or companies to carry on mining activities on the University’s land. Recall…
“You’re ignorant, APC is nonexistent in Anambra” – APGA replies Ganduje
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has described Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as an ignorant politician. The party said Ganduje’s recent comment suggesting…
FULL LIST: 18 APC aspirants jostling for Ondo Gov ticket
Political gladiators are squaring up to participate in the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State. The Ondo guber race is drawing attention due to the large number of aspirants.…
NIN-SIM linkage enforcement plunges Nigeria’s mobile subscriptions to 218 million
Active subscriptions for mobile services in Nigeria declined by over 6 million in January this year to 218 million as telecom operators enforced the regulator’s directive of banning SIMs not linked with NIN. This was…
BUA Group to fund 30km dualization of three sections of Benin-Lokoja Highway under tax credit scheme
President Bola Tinubu has approved the funding of the 30km dualization of three sections of the Benin-Lokoja Highway by BUA Group under the tax credit scheme. Minister of Works, David Umahi, revealed this during a…
Ambush in Delta: Six policemen die, six missing; five suspects nabbed
The Nigeria Police Force, on Saturday, confirmed that six of its officers were killed in an ambush by kidnappers/criminals in Ohoro forest in Delta state, while six others were missing in action. “The bodies of six of the…
We didn’t post corps member to Oyo Amotekun — NYSC
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked a story trending on social media of a corps member posted to Amotekun Corps for a one-year mandatory youth service programme. Assistant Director, Press and Public…
Ex-Cameroon star discovers wife’s ex fathered twins he raised
Former Chelsea and Cameroon midfielder Geremi Njitap has filed for divorce after discovering that the two children he raised were fathered by his wife’s ex. The Sun reports that the couple’s twins were born after Njitap…
Terrorists behind Russian concert hall attack will face the music, Putin fumes
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish all attackers who carried out the assault that killed more than 120 people and injured 140 at Crocus City Hall, Moscow, on Friday evening. In a national address on…