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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the take-off of the National Senior Citizens Centre. He has also approved the constitution of its 12-member board with immediate effect, the presidency has announced.   This was announced in a series of Tweets by Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu.   Shehu said the establishment of the centre was in line […]

The emergence of the group known euphemistically as Unknown Gunmen has become a key factor in the current surge of insecurity in Nigeria’s South East, parts of South-South, and others. Until they are unmasked and perhaps tamed or persuaded to lay down their arms, the inferno is only going to escalate. They move with the […]

…as Buhari, APC, condemn act   Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, has described the assassination of Ahmed Gulak by the unknown gunmen in Imo State on Sunday as alien to Igbo custom.   Gulak, an ex-aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan and a chieftain of ruling All Progressives Congress, was killed by a […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday has ruled granting any further extension of time for registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.   It gave a caveat, however, saying that such extensions would be given only to candidates with genuine proofs of failed efforts will be allowed new extension dates.   JAMB announced […]

Streets in many Southeastern Nigerian cities are empty, quiet on this day, May 31. It is the same with markets and other places that usually should be bubbling with humans. Not so today, as the residents keep away from such activities.   They are complying with the sit-at-home order handed down to the citizens of […]

Ahmed Gulak, an ex-aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan, was killed by a six-man gang of armed bandits in Owerri, Imo state, on Sunday morning, the Police have disclosed.   Gulak was a chieftain of ruling All Progressives Congress.   Bala Elkana, the Police Public Relations Officer in Imo, said in a statement shortly after […]

Zamfara State Government has alleged that there are forces bent on frustrating the efforts by the at addressing the security challenges in the state.   Speaking in a statement on Saturday, the government declared that despite the deployment of both kinetic and non-kinetic strategy to defeat the insecurity challenge, “the recent escalation in attacks by […]

The remaining students and staff of Greenfield University, Kaduna State who were abducted in April have been released.   Thirteen students and  staff were released to their  at a hotel around Command junction in Chikun local government area of Kaduna metropolis.   Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State, […]

…soldiers block Niger Bridge head A detachment of soldiers on Saturday blocked the Onitsha Bridgehead  that connects the Southeast with Asaba in Delta State, over alleged killing of their colleagues.   At least five soldiers were said to have died in a military checkpoint attack on Saturday by unidentified gunmen.   The attack was said […]

…as many Generals may leave service   Newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya, assumed Command of the Nigerian Army on Friday.   This came seven days after the death of the former Army Chief, Lt.-General Ibrahim Attahiru in a plane crash.   A number of Generals were on hand to receive […]

The Delta State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the take-back of an earlier false claim by the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, that the recovered £4.2m had been returned to the state government’s treasury, has exposed the evil intentions of the All Progressives’ publicity machinery in the state. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff, the  Defence Forces announced Thursday.   Major General Yahaya is a replacement for Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a plane crash on May 21, 2021.   This was contained in  a statement issued by Acting Director Defence Information, […]