The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on Thursday, rejected the United Kingdom’s offer of asylum for its members.
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Buhari refuses to sack Pantami as minister, dismisses critics
President Muhammadu Buhari blasted campaigners for the sack of communications and digital economy minister, Isa Pantami, calling them “cancel campaigners”.
Read More »Buhari recycles another threat to killer bandits, terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari has issued yet another hollow threat against rampaging terrorists in Nigeria’s Northwest, ordering the security agencies to step up their acts.
Read More »Buhari meets northern governors over insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met behind closed door with some governors from the Northwest and North central states suffering from the menace of banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes.
Read More »Gunmen attack Kaduna hospital, abduct two nurses
Barely 24 hours after gunmen abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna state, two nurses who worked overnight at the General hospital in Idon of Kajuru Local Government Area of the state were abducted by gunmen
Read More »Nigeria bleeding under insecurity, says Defence Minister
The Federal Government, yesterday, acknowledged the nation’s precarious security situation and came up with a grim verdict: Nigeria is bleeding.
Read More »Gunmen abduct 18 passengers in Oyo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers Thursday hijacked a 18-seater passengers commercial bus in Ibarapa geo-political zone of Oyo State.
Read More »Pantami: DSS disowns ex-director, Dennis Amachree
Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Service (DSS) has asked Nigerians to disregard reasons adduced by its former official, Dennis Amachree, for its alleged failure to reveal alleged link of Malam Isa Pantami, the Minister
Read More »Again, FG denies printing money to shore up state allocations
The National Economic Council (NEC) has said that there was no printing of N60 billion or any other amount whatsoever to shore up federal allocation to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory for the month of March as claimed
Read More »Cash crunch: Governors beg FG to postpone $2.1bn loan repayment
State governors on Thursday at the monthly meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) appealed to the Federal Government to postpone the repayment of the $2.1bn budget support facility to states which was scheduled to
Read More »AstraZeneca vaccine: Lagos investigates cases of suspected blood clot
The Lagos State Government said it was investigating two cases of suspected blood clot following vaccination with AstraZenca vaccine in the state.
Read More »Senate issues six-week ultimatum on local production of syringes
The Senate on Thursday directed the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire to put together a policy to compel all government hospitals to procure locally manufactured syringes.
Read More »2023: Falana, 21 parties, groups form political movement
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has revealed that 21 political parties, civil right groups and labour organisations, have agreed to form the people’s alternative political movement, which he said would lead to the formation
Read More »Senate moves to upgrade YABATECH, Ilaro Poly to universities
The Senate, Thursday said it would upgrade the Federal Polytechnics, Ilaro and Yaba College of Technology, Yaba to universities of technology as well as grant legal status to the Nigeria French Village, Badagry.
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