The Presidency has frowned at threats by a group, Niger Delta Avengers, to bomb nation’s oil installations unless their demands including restructuring of the federation were met by the Federal Government within 90 days. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, condemned the...
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) is neither planning to go on strike nor planning to shut fuel stations nationwide, its National President, Alhaji Sanusi Fari, said on Monday. He said in a statement issued in Awka and signed by the association’s National Secretary, Mr Chidi Nnubia,...
U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, on Sunday spoke with the Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdouk, on achieving peace and implementing political, security and economic reform in the Sudan. A statement by Ned Price, Spokesperson for the US Department of State, said they also discussed regional stability, implementing...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The French international Non-Governmental Organization (iNGO), ACTED has said that it organized a shooting training for its staff in Borno state in order to get them prepared for safety emergencies they may encounter in the course of executing their duties. ACTED in a statement,...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Professor Iyorwuese Hagher, lamented at the weekend that the citizens were crying so much that the tears had obscured their ability to see and build a better future. “There has been too much bloodshed in the country recently. It...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday announced that it has registered 2 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 167,467 confirmed cases. As at Sunday, 27 June, 2021, the public health agency recorded no...
At least 15 people were burnt alive or shot dead in a horrific attack in central Burundi after armed men blocked off a road and started killing travellers, security sources said Sunday. The ambush on Saturday night took place in Muramvya province, mirroring similar attacks staged here last year....
By OLA MODUPE, Ibadan – The management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan has directed the resumption of normal social activities in line with existing laid down procedures. The Registrar of the institution, Mrs Modupe Fawale, announced this in a statement to newsmen in Ibadan. According to the statement, the management...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days cloudiness and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted partly cloudy to sunny skies over the Northern region on Monday. It further predicted chances of isolated thunderstorms over Kaduna, southern Borno, Adamawa, Gombe,...
The Ekiti State Police Command have launched a manhunt for the safe rescue of the abducted monarch in the state. The traditional ruler of Eda-Ile Ekiti in Ekiti East LGA, Benjamin Osho was kidnapped on Friday when gunmen laid siege on his farm and seized him alongside his wife....
Portugal have crashed out of Euro 2020 following a 1-0 defeat to Belgium on Sunday evening, ending the defending champions’ hopes of another continental triumph. Thorgan Hazard’s first-half goal gave Belgium a tense win over the holders to set up a quarter-final tie against Italy at Euro 2020. Belgium...
Use opportunity of constitution review to address insecurity in Nigeria – Speakers urge stakeholders
Use opportunity of constitution review to address insecurity in Nigeria – Speakers urge stakeholders
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has called on stakeholders to use the ongoing constitution review to profer solutions to the security challenges bedeviling the country. This was part of the communique issued at the end of the second quarter meeting of...
Tens of thousands of migrant workers fled Bangladesh’s capital Sunday on the eve of a tightened lockdown that will curtail most economic activity and confine people to their homes as coronavirus infections soar. Restrictions on activities and movement have been in place since mid-April as cases and deaths jumped....
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have averted an attack by armed bandits in Gidan Zaki, in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this to newsmen, said that the armed bandits invaded farmlands in the...
The police authority in Ogun State have arrested three tricycle operators for allegedly conspiring together to steal 300 bags of cement from the warehouse of Sandtrust quarry company. The suspects identified as Lawal Bidemi AbdulRaheem, Olalekan Azeez, and Opeloyeru Kayode were arrested following a report lodged at Awa Ijebu...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has lamented that the introduction of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system (IPPIS) by the Federal Government has mutilated their salaries and made them poorer. The National President of SSANU, Mohammed Haruna Ibrahim, stated this...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia to “issue provisional measures to urgently stop the Nigerian government and National Assembly from supporting and pushing through two bills to gag the media,...