US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed a parade by his supporters in Nigeria , describing it as a great honour . Trump made this known when he shared a video of the parade on his Twitter handle with a caption, “ A parade for me in Nigeria , a great honor !” The video […]
Some members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) on Tuesday burnt the flag of France in the federal capital territory (FCT) over President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on cartoons of Prophet Mohammed published in a magazine. Many Muslims have decribed the cartoons as “blasphemous.” In an interview with Al Jazeera on Saturday, Macron said he […]
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has accused Godfrey Onah, Catholic bishop of Nsukka, of provoking the recent attack on Muslims in the local government area. In a petition to Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), the NSCIA alleged that the cleric delivered a sermon “full of lies and fallacies” which prompted residents […]
Godfrey Onyeama, the minister of foreign affairs, says the landlord of the building where the Nigerian embassy in Hungary is located is threatening to evict the embassy. Onyeama was speaking while defending the ministry’s 2021 budget at the house of representatives in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister said one of the challenges the ministry is […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has summoned a former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, to appear before it on November 11 for his arraignment on a three-count criminal charges filed against him by the Inspector General of Police (IG). The summons is contained in a hearing notice issued […]
The Lagos State Government has announced that it may impose new lockdown in the state over the reoccurrence of coronavirus cases in the state. This was made known in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of Health, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo. The statement contains a quote from the Commissioner for […]
The Governor of the State of Osun, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has approved the release of the sum of One Billion, two hundred million Naira to offset pension arrears of retired officers of State of Osun civil service. In a press release signed by the Head of Service, Mr Festus Olowogboyega Oyebade, the sum of Five […]
….Wike announces arrest of 2 IPOB chieftains in Oyigbo Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has redeemed his pledge of N20 million each family of the 10 security personnel allegedly killed by members of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) in Oyigbo Local Government. Governor Wike had on Wednesday last week during a condolence visit […]
The 36 state governors will on Wednesday (today) meet to review the internal security situation in Nigeria and the status of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), whose activities led to the recent nationwide protests. The Head, Media and Public Affairs, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in a statement issued in Abuja on […]
.Army: “Our men were deployed to protect not to kill locals” A group, Spaces for Change has condemned, in strong terms, the alleged extrajudicial killing of innocent locals in the Nwaorieubi area in Mbaitoli council area of Imo state. In what is viewed as reprisal attacks, Spaces for Change left the blame for the killings […]
