Man with ‘suicide belt’ of salt and biscuits triggers terror alert
A man with psychiatric problems who was carrying a fake suicide belt full of salt and biscuits was arrested Tuesday after he triggered a major anti-terror operation at a Brussels shopping mall, prosecutors said.
Lai Mohammed in Beijing, says Nigerian media, most vibrant in Africa
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the Nigerian media as one of the most vibrant in Africa and indeed across the world, while assuring that the government will not do anything to stifle press freedom.
Why army stopped fertiliser supply to Yobe, Adamawa – Buratai
CHIEF of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen Yusuf Buratai, yesterday explained that the army decided to stop the supply of fertilisers in three troubled States of North East in order to stop the production of Improvised Explosive Device, IED, by the Islamist militants, Boko Haram.
FG will not force any state to provide grazing land – Ogbe
As the controversy surrounding the demarcation of grazing ground for Fulani Cattle rearers in the states by the Federal Government ranges on, the Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh Monday threw more Lights into the controversy.
NBA condemns alleged continued detention, incarceration of IPOB members
The Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) Anambra state chapter, has condemned the alleged continued detention and incarceration of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and non members alike in various detention camps created by the military, police and other law enforcement agents since their arrests on May 30 in connection with the Biafra remembrance day celebration.
FG will not streamline workforce, says HoS
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita yesterday told civil servants that there was no plan by the federal government to streamline its workforce any time soon.
