2023: Igbos Have All It Takes To Deliver Strategic Leadership That Will Transform Nigeria– Pete Edochie

  Pete Edochie, Nollywood Actor, has said that an Igbo person has all it takes to deliver a strategic leadership that will transform Nigeria in 2023. Mr Edochie made this…

Insecurity: Reps consider National Assembly shutdown over Buhari’s ‘inaction

  Some members of the House of Representatives have proposed that the National Assembly be shut down to force the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to wake up to…

ASUP Issues One-Month Strike Ultimatum

  Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a one month ultimatum to government for resumption of strike action. The union had suspended its industrial action which ran for 61 days in June…

FG extends NIN-SIM linkage deadline by a ‘few days’

  The federal government has extended the deadline for the ongoing national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise by “a few days”. Following the last extension,…

Suspended Imo lawmaker defects to PDP

  A member of the Imo state House of Assembly, Obinna Okwara, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party from the All Progressives Congress. Okwara, who represents Nkwerre state Constituency,…

US Court Jails Nigerian ‘Prince’ For Fraud

  A Nigerian man has been sentenced to federal prison on Thursday for federal fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas. The man, Sobanke Idris Sunday Adereti, 24, was…

New security strategy needed, says Niger president on Kaduna train attack

  Mohammed Bazoum, Niger Republic president, says African countries battling terrorism need to come up with new strategies for dealing with the challenges. Bazoum spoke with state house correspondents after…

APC Vows To Take Over Anambra, Abia In Next Elections

  The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it will take over Abia which is currently under the control of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 general…

Soldier ‘abandoned’ during operation coward – Army

  The Nigerian Army has accused the soldier purportedly abandoned by his colleagues in a viral video of cowardice. It said it was the soldier who absconded during operation with…

UTAS comment: ASUU threatens to withdraw NITDA boss degree certificate

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Branch, has threatened to initiate the process of withdrawing the degree certificate of the Director-General, National Information Technology Development…

“Maybe We Are Considered Jokers:’ Reps Blast Service Chiefs, Others For Not Honouring Invitation

  The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday blasted service chiefs and the ministers of relevant agencies over their failure to honour the lawmakers’ invitation.…

2023: Peter Obi Picks PDP Presidential Form, Set To Lock Horns With Atiku

  The running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Peter Obi, has picked the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms to contest…

Reps majority leader: Nigerians must be allowed to take up arms — and defend themselves

  Alhassan Ado Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives, says Nigerians should be allowed to take up arms and defend themselves against terrorist attacks. The All Progressives Congress…

Man, 44, rapes 92 year-old woman

Police in Borno have arrested a 44-year-old man, Zakariya Ya’u, for allegedly raping a 92-year-old woman. Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…

BREAKING: Again, terrorists block Abuja-Kaduna expressway

  Terrorists in large numbers have again reportedly blocked the Kaduna-Abuja road in a daring bid to abduct travellers on the now notorious expressway. This is happening four days after…