Son of the late winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential Elections, Chief MKO Abiola, Kola Abiola is preparing to …
Boko Haram: NNPC to construct Africa’s largest Gas-Powered plant in Maiduguri – Kyari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it will build a gas-powered plant in Maiduguri, Borno State to address …
Atiku not fit to contest for President in Nigeria, his parents are Cameroonians – Malami
Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has told a Federal High Court in Abuja …
Insecurity: Our refusal to speak truth, worsened our situation – Northern Elders
NORTHERN elders have blamed the festering insecurity in the country especially in the North East and North West geopolitical zones …
Nigeria, a nation of huge gas resources, little oil
President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured of his administration’s poise to fully utilise Nigeria’s abundant gas resources to expand the economy …
Ganduje is fighting corruption more than what you imagine – Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, has lauded Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State for strengthening anti-corruption …
Professor jailed for manipulating, falsifying election result for Akpabio
The Akwa Ibom State High Court 2 sitting in Ikot Ekpene, has found Professor Peter Ogban guilty of the case …
Bandits won’t surrender their arms until FG gives them amnesty— Sheikh Gumi
Bandits Won’t Surrender Their Arms Until FG Gives Them Amnesty— Sheikh Gumi An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has asked …
APC camped 200 gunmen in Abia to unleash mayhem – Gov. Ikpeazu raises alarm
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has raised the alarm over alleged presence of Gunmen brought in from outside the …
1,000 Boko Haram terrorists prosecuted, 500 jailed, says military
The military yesterday put the number of Boko Haram terrorists who have been prosecuted at 1,000 while 500 have been …
We will visit Asari Dokubo, Sunday Igboho very soon – Army
The army will soon move against separatist agitators such as Sunday Igboho and Asari Dokubo, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), …
Leah Sharibu gives birth to second baby in Boko Haram captivity
Three years and five weeks since her abduction in Dapchi, Yobe State, a United States-based group, US-Nigeria Law Group, has …
Buhari condemns attack on Ortom, says incident should not be politicized
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday described the attack on Benue State Governor as unacceptable, warning, however, that the incident should …
We have evidence that PDP defeated Buhari in 2019 – Bauchi Governor
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the 2019 presidential election. While Buhari …
We found gold along Abuja-Nasarawa highway, we wont allow bandits like Zamfara – FG
Gold deposits have been discovered along the Abuja, Nasarawa axis through the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project being undertaken by …
Army recalls 149 soldiers dismissed for fleeing over lack of equipment to fight
The Nigerian Army has recalled about 149 soldiers of the 153 Infantry Battalion, Marte accused of abandoning the Boko Haram …
Buhari approves $1.5bn for Port Harcourt Refinery rehabilitation
The Federal Government has approved the sum of $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery, which is the …
Strange disease: Three die, 284 hospitalized in Kano
Kano State government, yesterday, confirmed three people dead and 284 others infected in the outbreak of a yet-to-be-identified disease in …
Police redeploy Zamfara DPO for working with bandits
The Zamfara police command has redeployed its divisional police officer (DPO) in Kaura-Namoda following allegations of conniving with bandits terrorising …
Bandit: FG can’t secure all Schools – Education Minister
The Federal Government has emphasised the need for Nigerians to be vigilant to end attacks on schools and abduction of …
Shiroro LGA, Niger State paid spiritualists, vigilantes N14 million to fight bandits
The Secretary of Shiroro local government council in Niger State, Adams Kefas, has disclosed N14 million was paid to spiritualists …
FIRS budgets N1.4bn for refreshment
Civil society organizations have condemned the N1.4bn budget for meals and refreshments by the Federal Inland Revenue Service in the …
Funds meant for arms purchase ‘missing’ under Buratai, other service chiefs – NSA
The National Security Adviser, NSA Babagana Monguno, has revealed that funds given to former service chiefs for arms purchase not …
Anxiety in Nigeria as more European nations suspend COVID-19 vaccine
Anxiety as Nigerians came to learn, yesterday, that the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, currently being administered on citizens had been suspended …
BREAKING! Bandits abduct another set of Female students in Kaduna
An unspecified number of female students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in the Mando Igabi Local Government Area …
Nigerians are the greatest problem of Nigeria – Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said some Nigerians are the greatest problem …
No increase in petrol depot price this month, NNPC insists
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has insisted that there is no increment in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit …
Uzodinma: Senator Okorocha runs to Osinbajo for intervention
Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo, says he doesn’t want the “unusual situation” between him and Hope Uzodimma, his successor, …
Buhari gives bandits 2 months to surrender
President Muhammadu Buhari has given bandits in Zamfara two months to surrender, Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle said in a state-wide …
Akwa Ibom Senator suggests Sambisa forest for ranching
Senator Christopher Ekpenyong representing Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in Akwa Ibom State has recommended that the federal government should encourage …
Northern food traders not asking for too much compensation, N4.75bn – Yahaya Bello
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday met the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as part of ongoing …
Oyo won’t provide land for ranching – Makinde
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said the state will not provide land for ranching as it believes …
We can’t depend on Buhari alone for Nigeria’s security – Femi Adesina
The presidency on Monday said Nigerians will be making a grave mistake if they believe that it is the sole …
Northern tomato farmers, traders lose over ₦10 Billion in one week, cry out
Following the blocking of foodstuff by northern traders to Southern part of Nigeria the traders have lost over 10 billion …
Despite FG’s N50bn monthly contribution, power system collapses lowest in 12 years
Nigeria’s power sector may have recorded the lowest decline in technical hitches and the negative indicator of power system collapses …
No food supply to South-West until Fulanis are safe – Miyetti Allah
Coordinator of the Kwara State chapter of Miyetti Allah Association of Cattle Breeders, Aliyu Mohammed, has said that the blockage …
Nigerians will benefit from N37bn allocated for national assembly renovation – Fashola
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says despite the recent outcry on the huge sum of money allocated for …
Over 30 million poor Nigerians now on register for cash transfer – FG
The Federal Government has said the number of poor persons on the National Social Register used for the implementation of …
Bandits kill 22 gold miners in Zamfara
Gunmen on Thursday evening killed at least 22 people in a raid on a gold mine near Sabuwar Tunga village …
Kwara approves wearing of hijab in public schools
Sequel to recent developments in our state over the status of the hijaab in public/grant-aided schools, the state government has …
Leader can be called upon rule again after losing elections – Goodluck Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has given reason a politician could be called to come back to lead the people after …
Minister of information, governors now speaking for terrorists – Aisha Yesufu
Aisha Yesufu, popular activist, has accused state governors and Minister of Information of speaking for terrorists. Yesufu, a co-convener of …
Killer herdsmen are ethnic militants at war, not bandits – Sheikh Gumi
Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, yesterday, insisted that the armed Fulani herdsmen are not bandits but militants fighting for …
Governor Bala Mohammed is a Fulani terrorist – Ortom
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Monday accused Bala Mohammed, Bauchi State governor, of being a terrorist. “I am beginning …
Nothing wrong in dialoguing with bandits – Lai Muhammed
The federal government has maintained that there is nothing wrong in dialoguing with bandits. Last Wednesday, gunmen suspected to be …
Officers on crashed flight were on mission to rescue kidnapped students
The Nigerian air force personnel who died in a plane crash were en route Niger state to rescue students abducted …
Three Fulani herdsmen arrested in Ogun with bloodstained cutlass
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the operatives combed the Igboaje bush where the herders were …
Zamfara to spend N200million on ‘repentant’ bandits in 2021
The figure was contained in the budget details passed by the Zamfara State House of Assembly in December 2020. In …
Peace of Niger Republic must matter to Nigeria – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, said the peace of Niger Republic must matter to Nigeria, being …
Insecurity: We couldn’t defeat Boko Haram because of problematic 1,000 forest reserves – Ex-Service Chiefs
All the immediate past Service Chiefs who appeared on Thursday for screening as non-career ambassadorial nominees were united in their …
