Fresh Pressure On Presidency To Bring Daura Back
THE immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Security Services (DSS), Malam Lawal Daura, may be on his back to the nation’s security structure as fresh pressure mounts on the Presidency to review his case. Daura was relieved of his appointment 17 months ago in the aftermath of the invasion of the National Assembly […]
SERAP Gives Buhari, Osinbajo, Govs 7-Days To Publish Assets
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent Freedom of Information requests to President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, 36 state governors and their deputies, urging them to use their good offices to: “provide information on summary of the assets, specifically property and income, contained in your asset declaration forms submitted to the Code […]
Boko Haram Kidnaps Lawan Andimi, CAN Chairman In Adamawa
Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly abducted The Rev Lawan Andimi, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika in Adamawa State following an attack on Thursday. The district head of Michika, Ngida Kwache, made the disclosure while receiving the state deputy governor, Crowther Seth who visited the area on Saturday. Read Also: Boko […]
US Vs Iran: President Trump Issues Strong Warning
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to Iran, threatening to hit 52 Iranian sites “very hard” if the Middle East country attacks Americans or United States assets. Tension has been on the rise following a US raid on Friday that killed head of the Quds Force, Qassem […]
Boko Haram: How NAF Neutralised Terrorists In Sambisa
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has killed scores of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibukunle Daramola, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the […]
2020: Atiku Tells PDP What To Focus On Ahead Of Elections
Atiku Abubakar, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, has cautioned his party on what to focus on, ahead of 2023. The former Vice President urged members of the PDP to concentrate on strengthening the main opposition platform before the 2023 election cycle. In a tweet, Atiku said the opposition party should channel its resources […]
Scores Feared Dead As Explosion Rocks Kaduna
Several persons have been reported dead in a gas explosion that occurred at a shop along Kachia road in Sabon Tasha, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna. The cause of the gas explosion is not yet known at the time of this report, but the sound from the explosion attracted people within and outside Sabon […]
Border Closure: Igbo Leader Sends Message To Buhari
The Leader of the Igbo Community in Zamfara (Eze Igbo Zamfara), Chief Egbuna Obijiaku, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to sustain its land border closure. NAN reports that Obijiaku spoke on Saturday in Gusau. The Eze Igbo said that the majority of Nigerians did not seem to realise the benefits of […]
Yahaya Bello Reveals Those Sponsoring Attacks In Kogi
The Kogi State Government has warned that “stern measures” will be taken to “neutralize those behind the attack on defenseless citizens of the state. It said the state government was working hard to unlock “strong suspicions of external sponsorship of terror against the people of the state by people who want to swim into 2023 […]
FMC Yola Moves To Separate Conjoined Twins [Photo]
The Federal Medical Centre, Yola has scheduled a set of conjoined twins for surgical separation. This follows a revelation that the Civil-Military Relations Unit of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) had airlifted the set of conjoined twins along with their parents and medical team from Yenagoa, in Bayelsa State, to Yola, the Adamawa State capital. […]
Kaduna Govt Gives Update On Chikun Explosion
The Kaduna State Government has said the number of persons affected by Saturday’s explosion could not be ascertained until investigations have been carried out. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, said this in an interview with NAN. “Search and rescue is in progress but we have had case of injured persons that have been […]
Nothing Will Make Me Stop Supporting Kanu, IPOB –Ejiofor
Lawyer to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, whose house in Oraifite, Anambra State was raided and razed by the police on December 2, has vowed to remain resolute in defending the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and all IPOB members in courts, even in the face of endless intimidations and onslaughts launched at […]