The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, died in a plane crash in Kaduna on Friday.
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It’s shameful Army failed to capture Shekau but ISWAP did–Aisha Yesufu
Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says it is shameful that the Nigerian Army failed to capture nefarious leader of terrorist sect Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, for years despite spending millions of dollars for the purchase of arms
Read More »Ohanaeze, IPOB fume as military resumes airstrikes in Imo
Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze, and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have kicked against the resumption of airstrikes in Imo State by security operatives.
Read More »Killings: Defend yourselves against Fulani militia – Ortom tells Benue residents
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Friday, reiterated his call to people of the state to rise and defend themselves from external attacks, particularly by militia herdsmen.
Read More »IGP alerts police bosses to imminent Boko Haram attacks in Abuja, Jos
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has put the commissioners of police in the Federal Capital Territory and Plateau State on the alert over imminent attacks by Boko Haram members.
Read More »15-year jail: National Assembly members will pay ransom if kidnapped — Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has described as stupid, a Senate bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined.
Read More »FG, States, LGAs shared N616.8bn in April — FAAC
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday said it shared a total of N616.886bn as April 2021 revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments as well as other relevant agencies in Nigeria.
Read More »Peter Obi to deliver Adada lecture on restructuring, security challenges
Former Anambra State Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Mr. Peter Obi will on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Princess Alexandria Auditorium Hall, University of Nigeria
Read More »Osinbajo calls for responsible use of social media
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, called on media executives to use their influence toward seeking ways of achieving a consensus on responsible use of social media.
Read More »Zamfara Cargo Airport to begin operation this year – Matawalle
The Zamfara International Cargo Airport will be completed to begin operation before the end of 2021, Gov. Bello Matawalle has said.
Read More »Alleged N10bn fraud: PDP state chairmen berate EFCC, back Secondus
The Forum of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Chairmen have berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for trying to usurp the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by inviting
Read More »Gunmen kill Catholic priest in Katsina, kidnap another
Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), on Friday, confirmed that unknown gunmen killed a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Alphonsus Bello, in Katsina, and also kidnapped another ...
Read More »Cross River: We’re not defecting with Ayade – PDP federal lawmakers, stakeholders forum
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) federal lawmakers and stakeholders forum in Cross River have pledged not to follow the State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Read More »Looters’ list: Court orders Lai Mohammed, FG to pay Secondus N20m
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has entered judgment against the Federal Government and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a defamation suit filed against them by the National
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