The forum of ex-agitators in the Niger Delta has berated a self acclaimed leader of the Arewa community in the South, ‘one Alhaji Musa Saidu’ for calling for the sack of the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty programme (PAP), Col Milland Dixon Dikio (retd).

The Naira gained marginally against the dollar on Thursday at the Investors and Exporters’ window, exchanging at N426. The figure represented an increase of 0.14 per cent compared with N426.58 it exchanged for the dollar on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N426.88 to the dollar on Thursday. An exchange rate of N431 to […]

Osun government says the claim by the governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the state government officials were diverting and looting government assets and property, is not true. Adeleke had, in a statement by his spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed, warned Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his allies against diversion […]

By Ogalah Ibrahim The Emir of katsina, Alhaji Dr Abdulmumimi Usman Kabir has observed that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was the only surviving Federal Government Project among so many that were established between 1970 to 1990. Emir Kabir made the observation on Wednesday, 20th July, 2022 when the State Coordinator NYSC katsina state […]

…arrests 9 kidnappers, over 189 others By Bashir Bello The Kano State Police Command on Thursday said it has intercepted another explosive devices conveyed in a Mercedes Benz vehicle along Chiranchi Dorayi Quarters in the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko disclosed this while displaying the recovered arms and ammunitions and also […]

…says Nigeria held hostage by a cabal ….insists Gov Wike must be pacified by PDP By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has explained that his recent trip to the United Kingdom and the United States of America was not to report the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to the international community but […]

North West zone of all the All Progressive Congress (APC) has expressed worry over massive Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) lying uncollected in the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) mostly by youth in the zone.

By Steve Oko The Nigeria Army has advised farmers and locals in Ohafia, Abia State, to steer clear from its range site at the the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, as troops commence range classification. According to a release by the14 Brigade Public Relations Officer, Lieutenant Innocent Omale, the exercise which will involve firing of live […]

Disturbed by the alleged killing of scores of wedding guests in Imo State by Ebubeagu, a Civil Rights body, HURIWA, has urged the National Assembly’s public petitions committee to investigate the alleged massacre on their own for the public good.

The Ta’awunu Human Rights Initiative, THURIST, has urged Nigeria Immigration Service to review its modalities for data capturing, noting that the demand for hijab-wearing Muslim women to bring out their ears tramples on their rights as recognised by the Constitution. The Islamist rights group said they had followed various instances of Muslim women subjected to […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo  North West zone of all the All Progressive Congress (APC) has expressed worry over massive Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) lying uncollected in the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) mostly by youth in the zone. The  APC youth wing in the Northwest has therefore, embarked on mobilisation of the youths […]

THE Trade Union Congress, TUC, has said that its he decision to proceed with the 12th Triennial National Delegates Conference was based on an order by the National Industrial Court Abuja.

Thousands of the ruling All progressives congress, APC, members on Thursday dumped party to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gulma town under Argungu local government area of Kebbi State.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak, as global cases passed 14,000, with six countries reporting their first cases last week. The committee first met in June but decided against declaring it a public health emergency of international concern. […]

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