Nigeria, UK meet over insecurity, corruption in West Africa

Nigeria, UK meet over insecurity, corruption in West Africa

By Victoria Ojeme The Nigeria and the United Kingdom government have met to discuss how to tackle insecurity and corruption in the West African sub-region. The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said the government looks to cooperate with the UK in tackling the regional challenges when he received in audience, the UK’s Minister […]
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How to effectively end kidnapping, banditry across Nigeria – Obasanjo

How to effectively end kidnapping, banditry across Nigeria – Obasanjo

 Says: *Older politicians must step aside for young leaders take over affairs of the nation   *FG, States should tackle twin menaces of out-of-school children, youth unemployment   *Nigeria can’t forge ahead without prioritising nation-building  …As Gov. Kayode Fayemi advocates for new social compact between govt and the people as panacea to Nigeria’s security challenges   By Luminous […]

Revenue loss: Reps to publish names of defaulting MDAs

Revenue loss: Reps to publish names of defaulting MDAs

House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee has resolved to publish the names of some ministries, departments and agencies of government in the oil and gas free zone that have defaulted in the responsibility to generate revenue

Discontent over APC’s botched National Convention

Discontent over APC’s botched National Convention

It’s Mutiny by Yahoo Yahoo Politicians, says ex-PGF DG. Respect party supremacy, Nabena cautions Exercise might hold in June Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The decision by the Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC to indefinitely postpone the party’s February 26 national convention has been dogged […]

DSS has refused us see Nnamdi Kanu in detention — IPOB raises alarm

DSS has refused us see Nnamdi Kanu in detention — IPOB raises alarm

The legal team of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on a routine visit on Monday to the Headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS, Abuja, raised the alarm that the DSS allegedly stopped them from seeing the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in its detention facility.

Buhari vows to pursue vigorously repatriation of Nigerian artefacts

Buhari vows to pursue vigorously repatriation of Nigerian artefacts

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that the Nigerian government will pursue vigorously the repatriation of Nigerian artefacts. The President vow came on the heels of the return of two important Nigerian artefacts from Britain and the official handover, on Saturday, of the Okwukor and the Head of an Oba of Benin bronzes, […]

Two years after, it’s dancing time in Diri’s Bayelsa

Two years after, it’s dancing time in Diri’s Bayelsa

By Mike Ebonugwo Thursday, February 10, 2022 was a day of joy for the people of the Igbedi community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. And to demonstrate their feeling in this regard they had put on their dancing shoes and trooped to the venue of the inauguration of the newly constructed 4.5km Igbedi […]

Suspected drug peddler, one other, killed in renewed cult war in Bayelsa

Suspected drug peddler, one other, killed in renewed cult war in Bayelsa

By Samuel Oyadongha & Emem Idio Two persons including a suspected drug peddler were Monday killed and many injured in renewed cult war in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital between members of the Bobos and Iceland cult groups. The killings, which started in the early hours of Monday at OMPADEC area of the state capital, […]

Man in court for allegedly stealing plantain

Man in court for allegedly stealing plantain

The police on Monday arraigned a 30-year-old man, Shedu Abubakar, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing bunches of plantain and iron sign pole. The defendant, of no fixed address, was charged with stealing. The prosecutor, Sgt. Sodiq Adeniyi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Dec. 14, 2021 at […]