Zainab Aliyu, Wrongly Arrested By Saudis For Drugs, Completes NYSC
Zainab Aliyu, the young Nigerian lady arrested by the Saudis last year, for hard drugs, has moved another notch in her life, completing the mandatory National Youth Service Corps scheme. A beaming Zainab was showcased Thursday by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman and CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM). “Remember Zainab Aliyu, wrongly jailed in […]
MTN Launches E-SIM In Nigeria
MTN Nigeria Plc on Wednesday unveiled the trial of e-SIM services on its network to improve customer experience and maintain the highest quality of service for its customers. The network provider disclosed during the virtual unveiling in Lagos that the launch followed approvals received from the Nigerian Communications Commission, Mazen Mroue, Chief Operating Officer, MTN […]
Regrouping Sokoto Bandits Force Thousands Out Of Their Homes
Recent military operations in Sokoto has seen bandits regrouping away from their usual hideouts. In retaliation for aerial bombardments by the Nigerian Air Force, they have been attacking villages, displacing thousands of farmers. Our correspondent speaks to some of the people displaced by this latest twist in the bandits’ crisis. Recent military bombardments of bandits’ […]
APC Appoints Yahaya Bello To Head Ondo Guber Primary Election
All Progressives Congress party has announced the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello to head a 9-man Primary Election Committee for Ondo State Governorship Primary Election, slated for Monday, July 20. Emperor Chris Baywood Ibe is to head a 9-man Primary Election Appeal Committee. According to a statement signed by the APC deputy national publicity secretary, […]
Nigerian Whiz Kid Wins Trump’s Presidential Award
A few Nigerians have and are currently representing the country well in their endeavours abroad and Ikechukwu Nwachukwu Dikko is the newest addition to the list. The brilliant chap is a huge force to reckon with in the international educational sector. He has been winning awards in his elite school and in the White House, […]
Group Decries Bill To Remove Historical Monuments From Badagry
A group, Hengo Badagry Youth Association, has opposed a proposed bill by the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) to remove or rename historical monuments in the town. Mr Felix Godonu, the President of the Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that the proposed bill was an attempt to further impoverish […]
Father Of Late Pilot, Arotile Reveals Last Encounter With Daughter
Akintunde Arotile, the father of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, who passed away on Tuesday has shared his last moments with his daughter. Arotile died at the age of 23 after sustaining head injuries from a road traffic accident at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Kaduna. A former classmate of hers was […]
Sack Of NASS Clerk: Group Vows To Tackle Lawan, Gbajabiamila
Following a circular by the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) on Wednesday directing the National Assembly staff who are 60 years of age or those that have spent 35 years in service to proceed on retirement, a group – Omolori Solidarity, has accused the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of […]
Wike Is A Man – Nunieh Recounts Her Rescue From Police
The former Managing Director of the Interim Committee of the Niger-Delta Development Commission, Joy Nunieh has thanked the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike for coming to save her from an attempted arrest by security operatives. Governor Wike had moved Nunieh out of her residence at Herbert Macaulay Street, Old GRA, Port Harcourt, to Government House […]
NDDC: Police Attempted To Abduct, Kill Joy Nunieh – FFK
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has described the besieged of the residence of Joy Nunieh, a former Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by the Nigeria Police operatives as ‘cowardly and shameful’. He also hailed Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike for moving Joy Nunieh out of her residence to Government House Port […]
Niger Assembly Sacks Majority, Deputy Minority Leaders
Members of the Niger State House of Assembly have sacked the Majority and Deputy Minority leaders allegedly over issues affecting the smooth running of the House. The affected key officers include Honorable Musa Suleiman, representing Magama constituency and Hon. Andrew Danjuma Jagaba, Munya constituency. Read Also: Ondo Assembly Majority Leader Resigns Raising the motion for […]
Fulani Group Demands 4% Of Bauchi Land To End Clashes
The Bauchi State Administrative Committee of Inquiry into Land Disputes, set up by Governor Bala Mohammed to look into farmers/herders crisis in the state has received a memorandum from a Fulani socio-cultural group, Daddo Pulaku, demanding four percent of the total land area of the state. The demand was contained in a memorandum submitted by […]