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  The Federal Government on Tuesday confirmed that Twitter has formally written to seek for dialogue on issues leading to the indefinite suspension of its operations in the country.   The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, confirmed this when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme, the News Agency […]

A group under the aegis of the Movement for the Emancipation and Defence of the Niger Delta (MEND), has vowed to launch a reprisal attack if the faceless “Fulanis Jihadists” carries out its threat to unleash mayhem on Delta State.   A hitherto unknown Fulani group, which claimed responsibility for the fire outbreak at the […]

Across the world, it is the practice of statesmen to address their fellow citizens by means of national broadcast, wherein they take stock and make visionary statements about the future direction of the country. Last Saturday’s Democracy Day address by President Muhammed Buhari was disappointing for failing to accurately capture the state of the nation. […]

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MEETING OF THE PDP GOVERNORS’ FORUM HELD ON 14TH JUNE 2021, AT UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE.   The PDP Governors’ Forum held a meeting on 14th June, 2021 at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, where it once again reviewed the state of the nation. The meeting deliberated in particular […]

The Rivers State Police command has implored Governor Nyesom Wike not to lift the curfew he imposed following strings of attacks on security structures and personnel in the state.   Nnamdi Omoni, the spokesman of Police in the state, made the appeal at a news briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital.   According to […]

The crisis brewing over open cattle grazing in Nigeria received an added impetus over a letter allegedly written by a ‘Fulani Jihadist’ group to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State giving him three days to rescind his order against open grazing.   The letter, entitled “Fulani Jihadist Warning: An Open Message of 2 Paragraphs To […]

The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere, on Sunday, disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari’s on his stand on the contentious issue of open grazing, appointment of key officials into government institutions, and the state of security in the nation since his assumption of office.   Afenifere’s position was a reaction to the statements made by the President […]

In Imo State, the hotbed of the security crisis rocking Nigeria’s southeast region, gunmen on Sunday kidnapped two women, including a Reverend sister.   On the same day, another group in Ekiti State demanded a ransom of N30m for a farmer kidnapped on Friday.   In the Imo incidents, the gunmen were said blocked the […]

Nigeria Police in different towns on Saturday fired tear gas to disperse groups who gathered to execute their planned protests against sundry issues.   At the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos, police fired tear gas at protesters who gathered there to begin their protests.   The Park, named after a late Nigerian activist lawyer, is […]

Fellow Nigerians,    I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day.  It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria.   2. As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will this evening feature in an exclusive interview on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the presidency has said.   This comes a day after Buhari featured in an interview on Arise TV, during which he spoke on sundry national issues.   A statement by Special Adviser to Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, said […]

…says not part of  ‘Buhari-must-go’ campaign   The National Association of Nigerian Students says it has suspended its plans to embark on a nationwide protest on June 12.   This was disclosed by Sunday Asefon, NANS president, in a statement issued on Friday.   NANS suspended the plans on fears that politicians could hijack the […]