At least two people were killed in a clash between Nigerian state security officers and a group campaigning for the secession of a part of southeastern Nigeria formerly known as Biafra, security services said on Sunday. The incident between Department of State Services (DSS) agents and members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) […]
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has urged the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to deploy more of intelligence in prosecuting the ongoing counter-insurgency in the North East. Buratai stated this while addressing troops deployed at Army Super Camp 3 Buratai, in Biu Local Government Area of Borno on Monday. He said that […]
Nigerian Government has appointed the Chairman and CEO of Channels TV, John Momoh, as acting chairman of the governing council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka. In a letter signed by the permanent secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, dated August 21, 2020, Momoh was directed to convene an emergency meeting […]
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s recent private visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reignited subdued conversation about the future of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sources disclosed that state governors elected on the party’s platform, particularly those expected to serve out their constitutionally stipulated two terms of office, are working underground to effect a change […]
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has dismissed the speculation that he is planning to run for the presidency in 2023 with former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Dogara dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in July and joined the ruling APC. […]
Residents are yet to come to terms with the bizarre incident of a breastfeeding mother, Mrs Chizoba Eke, who was found in a septic tank after three days in an uncompleted building at Iguwurita, Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State. The woman is currently struggling for survival as she has been transfused with a […]
CAN tasks INEC, others on violence-free exercise Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is strategising to hoodwink Edo people in the hinterlands and stir confusion in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Special Adviser to Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, told journalists in Benin City yesterday: […]
• Sultan, el-Rufai chart peace course • CAN charges Buhari to stop killings Armed bandits yesterday killed one person and abducted final year students of a Junior Secondary School in Damba-Kasaya community, Chikun Council Area of Kaduna State and other villagers. The gunmen were said to have arrived the community yesterday about 8a.m. on motorcycles. […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has canvassed avocado farming as replacement for oil as Nigeria’s major foreign income earner. The most populous black nation, according to him, could be largest producer of the crop by 2030 if farmers are well motivated. Obasanjo spoke when the Avocado Society of Nigeria (ASN) paid him a courtesy visit at […]
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have urged the Federal Government to discard the National Water Resources Bill currently before the National Assembly. At a media briefing in Lagos, the groups lamented that three years after their Nigerian zones […]