The former vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ex-Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has asked the Federal Government to allow states to operate their regional security system. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight, Obi said the move would help curb the myriads of security challenges the country faces. “Allow […]
Founder of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has alleged that the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is allowing himself to be used by create problems in Igboland. Uwazuruike said the idea behind the agitation for an independent state of Biafra was to use […]
former govt. lawyer as defence counsel Hushpuppi hired the new top-rated lawyer following the withdrawal of his former counsel from the case. ByAlfred Olufemi March 1, 2021 2 min read One-time Instagram celebrity facing fraud-related and money laundering charges in the United States, Ramon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi, has hired a top-rated criminal defence […]
The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria says its leaders have been invited by the Department of State Services for blocking the supply of foodstuff and cattle from the North to the South. The General Secretary , AUFCDN, Ahmed Alaramma , said this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday , […]
In its resolve to promote, develop and upgrade the standard and quality of the education sector Bauchi state government is to construct 12 new secondary schools across the three senatorial districts of the state just as it spent the sum of N350m for the renovation of Government Secondary School, Katagum mai Kaba. The disclosure was […]
The Ondo State Government has suspended the operations of the National Union of Road transport workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) in all the 18 local government areas of the state, with immediate effect. The Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale disclosed […]
Following Nigerians’ anxiety about a possible increase in petrol price, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has assured that there will be no price increase in March. This was even as it warned against hoarding by marketers and panic buying. The NNPC made the clarification in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Dr Kennie Obateru […]
Twelve persons lost their lives while attempting to rescue an abductee at Illela Amarawa in Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto state on Monday. Daily Trust learnt that gunmen suspected to be bandits came to the area around 2am and picked up Alhaji Rabi’u Amarawa, a popular businessman. Some members of his family were said […]
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has disclosed that members of Darul Salam, a splinter Boko Haram group, is regrouping in the state. He made the disclosure at a security meeting with some stakeholders, including traditional rulers, from the five affected local government areas at Government House, Lafia, on Monday. According to him, ” Many […]
Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested on Monday as part of a police investigation into last year’s BarcaGate scandal, a source with knowledge of the case told AFP. Bartomeu, who resigned as president in October, was among several arrests made, just six days before the club holds presidential elections on Sunday. Details later.
