Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to work in unity and peace, saying that such is needed for the West African nation to overcome its present challenges. The former Bayelsa State governor said this on Sunday in his Easter message as shared on his official Twitter handle. “As...
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The Kaduna State Government has vowed to prosecute anyone caught negotiating with bandits or terrorists in the state. This is according to the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who made the government’s position known via a statement issued on Sunday. While noting that the government...
Tragedy struck on Sunday in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State as bandits attacked Katarma village in the Local Government, killing five people and injuring one other. Confirming the incident, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the bandits attacked the community...
The former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, met on Sunday to discuss and propose possible solutions to the security challenges in Nigeria. The meeting, which held at the residence of the former president in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, was part of...
The Anambra State Police Command have arrested five suspects linked to the abduction of the Commissioner for Public Utilities in Anambra State, Engr Emeka Ezenwanne, and the murder of three police officers in the state. Gunmen had on March 31 stormed a rally organised by ex-Governor of the Central...
Chief Ayo Adebanjo, one of the leaders of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, has finally commented on the secessionist agitation for the Yoruba nation by some activists in the southwestern region. In an interview with BBC Pidgin, Chief Adebanjo said the failure of the Nigerian government to protect the...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Sunday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for considering merit above everything in appointing the new Auditor General of the Federation, Mr Adolphus Aghughu. Governor Obaseki gave the commendation in Ewatto, Esan South East Local Government Area of the state, at the thanksgiving mass at...
A drug trafficker, Goodluck Odeh, has been intercepted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for being in possession of two kg of heroin with a street value of N564 million. The Director, Publicity and Advocacy, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto- The outspoken Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has decried in his Easter message to Christians that the frustration curve has continues to be on the increase in Nigeria because the country’s cup of sorrow seems to be permanently full. Bishop Kukah...
The Natiol Vice Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South South, Chief Dan Orbih, has said that secession is not the solution to the country’s myriads of problems as being touted in some quarters. The national vice chairman of the party said this in an interview with the News Agency...
The Senior Pastor of Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos, Tunde Bakare, on Sunday said the state of Nigeria’s does not reflect President Muhammadu Buhari that he knows. In his State of the Nation address to commemorate the 2021 Easter celebrations, Bakare said he is forced to speak out...
The Ekiti Police Command on Sunday in Ekiti has confirmed the kidnapping of one Agbanigo Isaac, from his farm, bringing to 10 the number of persons so far kidnapped in similar circumstances in the state, in the last few months. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, says he would soon expose the people politicising security issues in the state. Governor Makinde stated this on Sunday while addressing the congregation at the St. Peters Anglican Cathedral Church, Aremo, Ibadan. The governor who admitted that the state was experiencing security challenges,...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) this week continued with its busy schedule in its avowed effort in fulfilling a mandate to ensure strong, reliable and efficient oil and gas sector in the country, The corporation started its weekly activities on March 29, with the signing of a Memorandum...
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the the released of the state’s Commissioner for Public Utilities, Mr Emeka Ezenwanne, who was abducted on March 31, by armed gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that Ezenwanne was kidnapped by some gunmen, after a gun battle that led...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah on Sunday berated the current administration for its handling of Nigeria’s security challenges, saying Boko Haram terrorists are consuming the Nation under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch. Kukah in his 2021 Easter message titled, ‘Before our glory departs’, recalled that President Buhari...
Lionel Messi remains the only player in the world that boasts six Ballon d’Or titles – He joined Barcelona at the age of 13, but played for Newell’s Old Boys back home in Argentina His first coach at local club Grandoli, Salvador Aparicio, stated that he cried when he...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “his failure to probe allegations that N3,836,685,213.13 of public funds meant for the Federal Ministry of Health, teaching hospitals, medical centres, and NAFDAC which are missing, mismanaged, diverted or...