MIFFED by the persistent attacks by Boko Haram insurgents on soft targets, President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered an aggressive battle against the sect. He said the battle soon to be launched will rout the terrorists once and for all. Reacting in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, […]

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on Sunday said courtesy demanded that the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole should notify him whenever he intended to visit home. The former governor, who was in Benin at the weekend for a funeral, was booed at the airport by youths. His convoy was pelted with water […]

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday said customers can deposit dollar into their domiciliary accounts but are not allowed to transfer it to another party. In a statement, CBN, Corporate Communications Director, Isaac Okorafor, said the apex bank had not prohibited the acceptance of foreign currency cash deposits by Deposit Money Banks (DMBs). […]

Nasarawa State has been selected as one of the agro industrial zones by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Governor Abdullahi Sule stated this at the weekend during the 2019 Banker’ Committee dinner and award night in Lafia. Sule said officials of the bank have confirmed that Nasarawa is among the six states selected to benefit […]

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Pensioners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has kicked against the imprisonment of offenders with minor crimes to decongest the prisons. Programmes Officer Mrs. Katumi Iboirien, who addressed reporters during PRAWA’s second coordination meeting yesterday, recommended that cases of minor offenders should rather be mediated out of court and resolved. According to her, most of these […]

GOVERNORS are worried about the depletion of the Excess Crude Account (ECA) and the resurgence of insecurity especially the upsurge of Boko Haram attacks, it was learnt at the weekend. Also of concern to the states helmsmen is the reluctance of the Federal Government to tinker with the revenue allocation formula which they believe is […]

One hundred and seventy persons in Modaji, Katsina Local Government Area of Katsina State enjoyed free medical outreach organised by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Medical Team/Red Cross Community Development Service. State Schedule Officer and Head of Corps Welfare Okoliko Daniel, who represented the State Coordinator, Yahaya Ahidjo, urged host communities to create the […]

The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected plan by former governor Ayodele Fayose and some elders in the party to pick a consensus candidate ahead of the coming congress slated for April 2. It was gathered that Fayose’s camp were making an arrangement to scheme in favour of anointed chairmanship […]

Mismanagement of resources meant to salvage critical public health burden has been responsible for persistent loss of mothers and newborn children in Kano State, a study has revealed. Besides, the outcome of the study presented to members of the public by Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civil Education (CHRICED) at the weekend in Kano, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the Boko Haram attack on Garkida in Adamawa State, extending his sympathy to families of the victims. The president, in a statement by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Piblicitu, Garba Shehu, last night assured the citizens that no part of Nigeria would be abandoned to its fate. President […]

Plain-clothed operatives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Lagos State police command are mourning the death of their colleague. The operatives are also seeking divine help to stop the cold hand of death from taking away officers in their unit. It was gathered that on Friday, a newly promoted senior operative of the unit, […]