Bandits Have Lost Rights To Live, Must Be Killed – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has declared that bandits terrorizing Nigeria have lost their rights to life under the constitution and must be totally eliminated. The governor made this declaration during a town hall meeting on national security organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture which held in Kaduna with theme: ‘Setting Benchmark for […]
DSS Denies Torturing Buhari’s Driver To Death
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied torturing Sai’du Afaka, the President’s official driver to death as insinuated by some media outfits. Describing a report by an online news medium, Saharareporters, that it tortured the deceased as misleading the DSS disassociated itself completely from the driver’s death. The news site had reported that Afaka […]
I Am In London Taking A Short Rest – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is taking a short rest in London, United Kingdom. This is contained in his letter on Thursday to King Abdullah ll Bin Al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, following the resolution of a recent rift in the royal family. Buhari said he felt much disturbed when he heard […]
Nigerian Govt Not Treating Us Well – Retired Police Officers
The Association of Retired Police Officers (ARPON), Cross River State Chapter, has accused the Federal Government of Nigeria of not treating the members of the Association well. The Chairman of ARPON, Bassey Inyang, a retired Deputy Commissioner of Police, made the accusation while speaking at the foundation laying of the association secretariat at the Police […]
JAMB Puts Candidate Registration Exercise On Hold
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has put on hold the registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) which was billed to commence Thursday. The board disclosed this in its Vol. 2, No. 15 Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar on Wednesday in Abuja. The board […]
Tanzania Lifts Ban On Online Television
Tanzania has clarified that the lifting of a media ban announced by the country’s new president only applies to online television. President Samia Suluhu Hassan had on Tuesday directed authorities to lift a ban on media outlets, imposed under the previous president John Magufuli’s regime. She also asked the information ministry to ensure that the concerned […]
Mount, Chilwell Hand Chelsea Advantage Over Porto
Awesome individual goals from Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell was enough to give Chelsea a 2-0 win away to Porto in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Wednesday. English midfielder, Mount ran on to an incisive pass from Jorginho then swiveled to get past a defender before firing the ball low and hard into […]
US Warns China Over ‘Aggressive’ Moves On Philippines, Taiwan
The United States has issued out a warning to China against what the Philippines and Taiwan see as increasingly aggressive moves, reminding Beijing of Washington’s obligations to its partners, as the two rival powers step up their naval activities in the South China Sea. State Department spokesman Ned Price on Wednesday told reporters that; ‘An […]
How Hackers Stole Data Of 533M Facebook Users In 2019 Leak
Social Media Giant Facebook has revealed that hackers ‘scraped’ the personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists. A trove of information of no fewer than 530 million Facebook users was shared over the weekend at a hacker […]
2023 Election Won’t Be Business As Usual, Obaseki Declares
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has declared that the 2023 general election would not be business as usual. Obaseki stated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) used the 2020 governorship election in Edo State to redeem its image noting that subsequent elections would be more credible than previous ones. Obaseki made this submission yesterday when […]
I Didn’t File Suit Challenging Atiku’s Citizenship – Malami
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has denied instituting any legal action challenging the citizenship of the former Vice President of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar or contesting his eligibility. In a statement through his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Dr. Umar Gwandu, Malami stated that the reports were not […]
Amotekun: Emulate South-West, Oyetola Urges Other Regions
Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has urged other geo-political zones in the country to establish their own security outfit just like the southwest did with the Amotekun corps to tackle insecurity in their zones. The Governor gave this advice while speaking yesterday at the Second Annual Colloquium of the Sultan Maccido Institute for Peace, […]