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The leading socio-political body of Igbo people in Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has chided President Muhammadu Buhari over the latest restructuring of the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), urging him to review the appointment to route out marginalisation.  The restructuring led to the appointment and redeployment of 55 key executives in its refineries […]

Security agents in Kano have arrested some suspected insurgents who were this morning (Sunday) moved to Abuja for interrogation, the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has announced. “The security agents also confiscated arms and communication gadgets from the alleged terrorists even as they divulged very useful information”, the governor added, appealing to people in […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently “seek from the International Criminal Court an arrest warrant to bring Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke before the court on allegations of corruption against her, which the government should consider as crimes against humanity and serious enough for it to sanction her prosecution before […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said Nigerians have the constitutional right to live, work and raise their families in any part of the country without restrictions. Receiving the Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Bello Aminu Masari, at his country home as part of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, Buhari reiterated that the Federal Government […]

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has dismissed rumours that he is planning to run for the Presidency on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), in 2019. Dangote dismissed the rumours in an interview with Daily Times. He made the revelation while reacting to a report that officials of PDP think-tank programme set up […]

…vehicle rear glass shattered with stones The Plateau State correspondent of THE PUNCH Newspapers, Friday Olokor, and two other persons he offered a drive on Saturday escaped attack by suspected Fulani Boys on their way to Abuja to celebrate the Sallah with their Muslim friends. The sad tale was said to have created apprehension and panic among […]Read More

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a database of Nigerians with assets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reports have revealed. The database showed assets suspected to have been acquired with looted funds by some former governors, ex- ministers, bankers, oil chiefs,  government functionaries and other Politically Exposed Persons(PEPs). It was gathered […]

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General TY Buratai has commended the Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, his Sector Commanders and all troops of Operation Lafiya Dole for pursuing the COAS directive of capturing the purported Boko Haram terrorists leader, Abubakar Shekau dead or alive within 40 days […]

It made headline news in a number of Nigerian news media, and gave supporters of James Ibori, a former Delta State governor, convicted for money laundering in the UK, something to peddle around; but the report, titled, “Revealed: How top QC ‘buried evidence of Met bribes to put innocent man in jail’” published in the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari said he is always pleased to see the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) achieving the purpose of national unity that inspired its creation since 1973. Speaking to newsmen at his country home on Friday in Daura, Katsina State, after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers, President Buhari said the NYSC scheme had over the years […]

…No adverts, commercials …to poach professionals from CNN, BBC The proposed Nigeria Police Broadcasting Service (NPBS) would hit the Air Waves nationwide beginning from November 28 2017 with a fund-raising ceremony at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, its Chairman/CEO, Ediri Jerry Wesley has promised. Speaking in an interview with journalists in Abuja, he commended the […]

Mr Edgal Imohimi on Friday assumed duty as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in Lagos State, spokesman for the Command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, has said. Imohimi, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, assumed office following his confirmation as the new police commissioner in Lagos State by the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. “Edgal Imohimi has […]