Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has mandated the men of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, aka Amotekun, to go after notorious Fulani herder, Iskilu ...
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Herdsmen kill two, set Amotekun vehicle ablaze in Ondo
No fewer than two persons reportedly lost their lives when some suspected herdsmen attacked the Sanusi Village in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo ...
Read More »Organisers list reasons for fresh Lekki tollgate protest
Organisers of the planned protest at the Lekki tollgate have said the ban on cryptocurrency accounts among other reasons triggered their action.
Read More »FG, Police vow to stop Lekki protest
The Federal Government and the police on Thursday gave strong warnings to youths, who planned to protest at Lekki toll gate, Lagos on Saturday.
Read More »Bauchi governor defends gun-toting herdsmen, lambasts southern colleagues, Ortom
The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said Fulani herders carry AK-47 for self-defence because they are being attacked by cattle rustlers.
Read More »Boko Haram establishes bases in Yobe, Adamawa
There are intelligent reports from security sources of the alleged establishment of new bases by terrorists in some parts of Yobe and Adamawa states.
Read More »Buhari hasn’t done well on security, says Gov. Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has not done well for Nigerians in terms of security.
Read More »El-Rufai doesn’t understand issue of insecurity in northern region – Ganduje
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has alleged that his Kaduna Counterpart, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, is either misunderstood or ill-informed on the insecurity affecting the north.
Read More »Senate summons CBN governor, DG SEC over cryptocurrency ban
The Senate on Thursday, summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and Director General (DG) of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Lamido Yuguda, over the decision of the CBN
Read More »Fed Govt restates mandatory NIN requirement for bank accounts, voter registration
The National Identity Number (NIN) is mandatory for transactions such as the opening of bank accounts, payment of taxes, voter registration, the Federal Government said on Thursday.
Read More »Why we fought with MC Oluomo’s NURTW boys at Obalende – RTEAN
The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in Lagos has called on the state government to urgently intervene in the fracas between it and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).
Read More »Akwa Ibom senators withdraw petition against Buhari
The three Senators representing Akwa-Ibom State have withdrawn a petition challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of Mr. Lamido A. Yuguda as Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Read More »Ex-Lagos governor, Lateef Jakande, dies at 91
Former Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, is dead.
Read More »Imo govt seizes Eastern Palm University from Okorocha
Imo state government has taken over Eastern Palm University at Ogboko in Orlu, said to be owned by former governor Rochas Okorocha.
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