Cleen Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has called for an urgent review of the nations ‘counter-insurgency laws to address insurgency, especially in the north-eastern part of the country.

Two Local Government Areas of Gubio and Magumeri in Northern Borno Senatorial District are currently under the control of Boko Haram when the insurgents in their large number launched a coordinated attacks on the communities beginning from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning without confrontation.

the country.

Alhaji Mustapha Maihaja, NEMA Director-General, disclosed this at a five-day retreat with the theme “Re-Engineering the Agency for Effective and Proactive Disaster Management” in Minna.

Nigeria on Wednesday announced that three years had elapsed since it last recorded a case of polio, a key step towards eradicating the notorious disease in Africa.

A Kenyan man was stopped at Bangkok’s airport for allegedly trying to smuggle more than 60 packets of cocaine in his stomach, Thai authorities announced Wednesday.

 Israeli troops in the Golan Heights fired at an Israeli civilian aircraft on Wednesday night, having misidentified it as a hostile plane which they thought had infiltrated from Syria.

A trending video has stormed the internet, showing the speaker of New Zealand, Trevor Mallard feeding a baby during plenary session.

A 28-year-old ”suya” seller, Olayemi Agbamuche, who allegedly assaulted three brothers, on Thursday appeared in a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

President of National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Mr. Bello Bala Shagari, has expressed confidence that the new Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare would save the NYCN from what he described as political interference.

HEAD of Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, yesterday, attended the swearing-in of the 43 ministers at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.