Babangida Aliyu, former governor of Niger state, says some northerners made it impossible for former President Goodluck Jonathan to defeat Boko Haram. Speaking during an interview with the Punch, the former governor said it is unfortunate that insecurity has been allowed to escalate. “When Boko Haram started and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan’s government […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three suspected transborder drug traffickers with 48,000 tablets of Tramadol. NDLEA in a statement issued by its spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, said the suspects were nabbed while trying to smuggle the drug through Mubi, Adamawa state to the Cameroon Republic. While identifying the suspects […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige has stated he will make his intentions known on 2023 presidency by Easter. The former Anambra Governor said he is still making consultations on the issue with major stakeholders in the country. Ngige spoke at the Anambra office of the Federal Ministry of Labour and […]
Troops of 5 Brigade on fighting patrol in Douro near Damasak, Borno State. Credit: Nigerian Army. Boko Haram terrorists fled for their lives on Saturday as troops of the Nigerian Army attacked their enclave in Borno State. The troops of 5 Brigade on fighting patrol stormed the insurgents’ enclave in the Douro area near […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), “over his failure to probe allegations that over N3bn of public funds are missing from the Federal Ministry of Finance, and to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible and the recovery of any missing […]
Bauchi State, Governor, Bala Mohammed, has said he told former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, to allow him contest the presidency because he is old and fatigued with Nigeria. He said this in his speech while receiving the report of a Contact and Consultation Committee which he established for his presidential ambition which held on Friday […]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has charged candidates from the South-East, South-South and South-West to shelve ambitions of contesting for presidency in 2023 in line with true zoning. According to him, the tenure of the North for the seat is yet to be completed. Atiku represented by the Chairman, Technical Committee for the actualization of Atiku […]
Abba Kyari, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), deleted all posts on his Facebook page shortly after uploading 462 pictures from the wedding of Maina Alkali, son of Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), in Maiduguri. Shortly after he made the post, many news organisations reported his public appearance which appeared to have made him […]
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday commended Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State for his developmental strides and pleaded with him to join the ruling All Progressives Congress. The lawmaker said though Emmanuel belongs to a different political platform, the Peoples Democratic Party, the governor deserves to be a member of the APC. […]
AS 2023 elections draw closer, the Catholic Church said it would not be involved in partisan politics or endorse candidates seeking elective positions, saying though its members belong to various political parties, the church should not be seen as taking sides. The church observed that it has always encouraged its members to join […]
