The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed says no amount of distraction and intimidation would make President Mohammadu Buhari resign because he has the overwhelming mandate of Nigerians over the affairs of the country. . The Minister who spoke at a press briefing on Thursday was responding to those calling on the President

The Senate on Thursday began moves to establish an agency that would see to the rehabilitation, deradicalisation and integration of repentant insurgents in the country. A bill, sponsored by Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe East senatorial district, was read for the first time on the floor of the Senate Thursday. Already a subject of fierce push

The 2019 governorship candidate of the Action Alliance in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has urged the immediate past governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha, to withdraw his application at the Supreme Court seeking for the review of the January 14 apex court verdict which declared Hope Uzodinma as the governor of the state. Nwosu said

A lucrative contract for the procurement of defence equipment for the Nigeria Police Force appeared to have triggered the raging confrontation at the highest levels of the Buhari administration, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Freshly obtained documents showed how the national security adviser, Babagana Monguno, tackled President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, for allegedly

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration has taken measures to strengthen anti-corruption agencies to ensure total fight against corruption in the country. Buhari said that the measures, including various national reforms and collaborative efforts with international organisations, were being made to strengthen the anti-corruption crusade. The President made the disclosure during the passing

Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Tuesday in Abuja said President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision of a unified, harmonious and purpose-driven country will be consistently followed, urging more understanding as the government tackles myriad challenges. The Special Adviser, who received a delegation from Unity, Honour and Glory Initiative (UHG) in his office

Umar Ganduje, governor of Kano, has appointed three senior special assistants to handle issues on streetlights in the state. In a letter dated February 13, the secretary to the state government notified Anwalu Salihu of his appointment as the senior special assistant, streetlights III. According to the letter, the appointment was based on his ”dedication

It has been revealed that much earlier in the days of her abduction by the Boko Haram terrorists, there was a spirited attempt by the Federal Government, acting through third parties, to pay a ransom in a bid to secure the release of Leah Sharibu. However, her abductors who had made the financial demand backed

Purveyors of fake and concocted Information are currently on overdrive, and Nigerians are urged to be careful what they consume as news, and also share with others, particularly from the social media. An unfounded information has been making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to travel to the United Kingdom for 20 days,

The founder and director of Adoration Ministry, Emene, Enugu, AMEN, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka has refuted a purported prophecy report in social media alleging that he predicted the new Bayelsa governor will stay only 2 months in office. The Enugu fiery priest denied the rumour during his Sunday sermon at the Adoration ground, Emene, Enugu.

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has said Nigeria does not have money.BMO Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, stated this on Sunday at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He stated that due to the situation, President Muhammadu Buhari was only implementing important policies that will positively affect the poor. Akinsiju said: “We have a

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday said the responsibility to ensure harmony amongst people of different religious and ethnic backgrounds in Nigeria and elsewhere depends largely on the contributions and sacrifices of faith leaders. Osinbajo said religious leaders should work towards harmonizing the Christian and Muslim communities in Nigeria. He spoke while receiving a delegation

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, said on Friday, the party has rejected the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare Douye Diri as the winner of the state governorship election. INEC had on Friday morning issued a certificate of return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate

The Federal Government has promised to give N36 million to any Nigerian scientist that could come up with vaccine to prevent the Coronavirus disease. The Minister of Science and Technology , Dr Ogbonnaya Onu made the promise in Abuja on Thursday at a Sent-off Ceremony for one of the ministry’s Directors, Engr A Oyefeso who

In a new video released, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, could be seen threatening to attack President Muhammadu Buhari if he visits Maiduguri, Borno State, again. Buhari had visited the troubled city on Wednesday to sympathise with the state over the killing of at least 30 persons on Sunday by terrorists in the town of

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Douye Diri cannot be sworn in on Friday as Bayelsa Governor because he did not meet the requirements of the Supreme Court. At an ongoing press conference, Oshiomhole declared that “Nobody will be

The house of former President Olusegun Obasanjo situated at the Ita-Eko area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has been gutted by fire. The fire reportedly broke out in the house around 10pm on Wednesday. Some eyewitnesses told our correspondent that the fire was caused by a power surge. It was gathered that residents of

A truck conveying chippings on Wednesday crushed a police officer on a stop and search duty to death along Owerri/Okigwe expressway in Imo state. The incident which occurred at Atta in the Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state caused panic in the area. When our correspondent visited the scene of the incident, other police

Terrorists now use social media to recruit new members and coordinate attacks, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has said. Pantami stated this yesterday in Abuja while delivering a lecture on leadership in counter-terrorism and counter violent extremism in Abuja. He said the rapidly evolving phenomenon requires the use of innovative

Lieutenant General and Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Yusuf Buratai says Nigerian Ruler, Muhammadu Buhari should not be pushed into sacking his service chiefs “because he knows where the problems are”. There have been calls by Federal Lawmakers and other Nigerians on the Ruler to sack the service chiefs following what appears to be the

A social commentator and a chieftain of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has lambasted Nigerian Ruler, Muhammadu Buhari over the release of 1400 repentant members of Boko Haram. The former Aviation Minister believes that only a wicked and cruel Ruler can take such action at a time the terrorists group

Assaulting an Amotekun officer will attract a fine of N250,000 or a prison term of one month or both. However, an Amotekun officer cannot be sued for whatever he does in the course of duty but only what he does in his personal capacity. This is according to the Ekiti State Security Network Agency Bill

An Ogun State High Court sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta, on Tuesday, sentenced one Olumide Adekanbi to death by hanging for armed robbery. DAILY POST learnt that Adekanbi had earlier pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery preferred against him. He was said to have committed the offence at Saraki-Adigbe area

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday corruption was deep-rooted in the country before he came to power in 2015. Buhari, who spoke at the launch of a book “One Step Ahead: Life of a Spy, Detective and Anti-Graft Czar” authored by a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, in Abuja,

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration was fully determined to combat and defeat terrorism, banditry and all forms of criminality in Nigeria.Buhari made the declaration while urging Nigerians to support and cooperate with security agencies, who are ready to defend and preserve the unity of the country. Speaking at a meeting with the

The Borno State Government has said about 1,400 repentant Boko Haram suspects have been released by the military and rehabilitated into society. The Borno State Commissioner for Information, Babakura Jato, told The PUNCH during an interview on Monday that 1, 400 had been released in three tranches since the ‘Operation Safe Corridor’ programme began. The

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured all children, as well as adults, held hostage by terrorists and other criminals in Nigeria will be freed. President Buhari gave the assurance on Monday at a breakfast dialogue with the theme: ‘Stop the war on children affected by Armed Conflicts, Dividend of Silencing the Guns’, on the sidelines of

The Abia State Police Command has warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra to steer clear of the burial of the parents of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ene Okon, said the police would not allow IPOB to participate in the burial. He added that if members of the proscribed

The Kano State Government has dissociated itself from the newly floated Northern security network version codenamed ‘Operation Shege Ka Fasa’. Governor Abdulahi Ganduje disclosed this on Friday while addressing State House Correspondents after leading a large number of Kano State eminent personalities on a courtesy visit on President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he is not responsible for a viral quote describing President Muhammadu Buhari as a religious bigot and an agent of destabilisation. According to the content being shared across social media platforms, in 2003, Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, described Buhari as “an

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will jet out of Abuja to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday (tomorrow). A State House statement by his media aide, Mr Garba Shehu, said on Thursday that Buhari would be attending the 33rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. The theme of

Minster of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the ministry has applied for 500 million dollar-loan to enable it to actualise the digitalisation of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) stations in the country. He said the fund, when approved and disbursed, would also be used to improve the creative industry in the country. Mohammed made this

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that he has not reneged on his promise to end Boko Haram and other forms of criminalities during his inauguration as President in 2015. He prided that the subsequent decimation of the terror groups has shown that he kept his word. According to the President, “I promised to put

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu has denied a statement alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari recruited bandits to oust former President Goodluck Jonathan. He said; “This statement was first shared in June 2019, and I released a disclaimer via my Twitter account on July 17. This is clear inanity and cheap blackmail”. “But to

The police have announced a combat operation that led to the killing of 250 alleged terrorists in Kaduna State. The daring operation in Kuduru woodlands, in the besieged Birnin Gwari area, came on Wednesday morning, lasting for several hours, chief police spokesperson Frank Mba said in a statement. Mr Mba said the 250 people killed

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted claims by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), that more Muslims are killed by Boko Haram. Atiku made his position known in a tweet on Wednesday. READ: Labour rejects FG plans to borrow N2trn from pension fund While

Nathaniel Samuel, the suspected bomber caught in a church in Kaduna state, says he never knew what he had in his bag was an improvised explosive device (IED). Speaking when he was paraded at the state police command, the suspect said he thought the items were fireworks. Samuel was arrested inside Winners Chapel, in Sabon

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday kicked against plans by the Federal Government to borrow N2 trillion from the Contributory Pension Fund of N10 trillion for infrastructural development. Its President Comrade Ayuba Wabba, who spoke while addressing reporters during the meeting of the National Administrative Council of the Congress in Abuja, said the National

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is an ongoing effort to improve the security situation in the country including plans to recruit more troops and officers to beef up the personnel of security agencies. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the vice president received at the Presidential Villa, clergymen

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described Nigeria as the freest country to live in the world. The Minister stated this when he received the Finland Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Jyrki Pulkkimen and his team, who were on a courtesy visit in his office on Monday. He also said that the

The Edo State Government on Monday demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, accusing him of constantly creating security breaches in the state and holding rallies in defiance of orders. The government said the former Governor has failed to obey lawful orders both

A mild drama, Thursday, played out at the Lagos office of the Embassy of the United States as the founder of Faith Tabernacle in Ota, Ogun State and Living Faith Church Worldwide, otherwise known as Winners’ Chapel International, Bishop David Oyedepo was denied visa. But an ace comedian, Abovi Ugboma, popularly known as Bovi was

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said on Thursday the statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari on the country’s security challenge was misconstrued. Buhari, who hosted some people from Niger State on Monday, had reportedly said he was taken aback by the new manifestations of insecurity in the North West.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has boasted that the speculated crises rocking the ruling party did not reflect in the party’s electoral victories in the polls conducted so far. The APC boss, who dropped the hint while playing host to Kano State chapter of the party recently, also joked that if

The National President of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Muhammadu Kirowa, says that the association have broken ties with the Yoruba nation for going ahead with their Amotekun Security Network. Kirowa speaking at Abuja says that the association and it’s affiliates will cease to support the political ambitions of the Yoruba people,

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has assured workers in the state of the resolve of his administration to commence payment of N30,000 minimum wage. He promised that the payment would commence as soon as the committee set up for that regard concludes its work. The governor assured them that civil servants due for promotion