The military on Monday said it is worried about the trend of some locals in the northeast declining to provide useful information to security agencies. At least 43 farmers were killed in a deadly assault in Zabarmari, Borno on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The United Nations has said the death toll is as […]
US President-Elect, Joe Biden, is set to announce a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale ‘Wally’ Adeyemo, as deputy Treasury secretary, US-based media Politico reported on Sunday. Adeyemo, who is a former senior international economic adviser during the Obama administration, will serve under former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who Biden plans to appoint to lead the US […]
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says farmers killed in Borno state did not get military clearance before visiting their farms. Shehu told the BBC on Monday that though the military is in “full control” of all parts of Borno, the farmers and residents ought to get clearance before visiting certain areas. Suspected Boko Haram members attacked […]
The Defence Headquarters, on Monday , faulted a report by the United Nations that 110 civilians were killed by Boko Haram in Saturday onslaught on farmers in the Jere Local Government Area of Borno State . The Coordinator , Defence Media Operations , Maj . Gen . John Enenche, said as of Monday morning, 43 […]
The Ebonyi State Police Command, on Friday, arraigned a 33-year – old driver, Chinedu Nwonu, for the death of 24 passengers he was conveying in his bus. The accused was the driver of the ill -fated Mercedes Benz 608 that plunged into the Eku River in the Akaeze community, Ivo Local Government Area of the […]
The Ebonyi State Governor , David Umahi , on Sunday revealed that he planned his defection to the All Progressives Congress together with the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Senator Pius Anyim. Umahi, who disclosed this while addressing APC stakeholders at a meeting held at the Bouquet Lodge of the old […]
THE counsel for Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly , recently registered by the Corporal Affairs Commission , Amobi Nzelu , has asked the police and the Department of State Services to stop the Ohanaeze Ndigbo election slated for January, 2021. Nzelu also urged security agencies, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to arrest the outgoing […]
The Minister of Transportation , Rotimi Amaechi , has lambasted Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Wike , for saying President Muhammadu Buhari will set Nigeria on fire if he doesn ’ t implement the demands of the South -South people . South – South leaders including Wike had demanded the restructuring of the country in […]
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has reacted to the massacre of innocent farmers in Zabarmari of Borno State by Boko Haram, saying federal government and federal troops can no longer be relied upon to protect northern communities. This was even as they declared it is apparent that Northern Nigeria has been abandoned. Reacting to […]
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested one of its personnel whose service rifle was reportedly seized by residents that suspected the policeman was drunk. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Yusuf Mariam, made this known in a statement yesterday. In a viral video on Saturday, residents were seen pouring […]
