The Department of State Services has said that it does not engage in abducting or terrorising Nigerians but rather seeks measures to protect them at all times. The agency was reacting to a report credited to Amnesty International to the effect that the DSS under the present administration abduct innocent Nigerian citizens. But in […]
The Edo State Government has scheduled mass burial for the corpses found at an alleged illegal mortuary located off Ekehuan Road in Benin City, as well as those at the former mortuary at the defunct Asuen Hospital, First East Circular Road, Benin City. In a statement, the Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi […]
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said some retired military generals in the country threatened to use their CIA contacts to deal with him if he did not do their bidding. The Central Intelligence Agency of America (CIA) is the US intelligence service tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from […]
Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has revoked the land allocation of the area where a three-storey building collapsed at Beirut road, GSM market. The building, which collapsed on Tuesday, led to the death of two people, while seven others were injured. Although the owners of the building could not be ascertained, the […]
Mohammed Alkali Imam, a staff member of International Rescue Committee (IRC) who was abducted by Boko Haram on March 10, 2022, has been freed by his captors. Imam was abducted in the Monguno area of Borno State when insurgents stormed his residence and forcefully took him to an unknown destination. Confirming his release, Ag. […]
The absence of major presidential aspirants who contested against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday stalled the reconciliation meeting in Abuja. Tinubu had defeated former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Vice President Yemi Osibanjo and 12 others to clinch the party’s presidential ticket. But the youngest […]
The Presidency on Wednesday challenged Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to either name the military personnel who told him that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered security forces not to move against the herdsmen responsible for recent violence or forever shut up. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam […]
The security details attached to the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdulahi Adamu, and members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) clashed on Wednesday. The APC national secretariat became a battle ground as the Police released several canisters of teargas to disperse the angry NANS members, sending the secretariat staff and […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated how his administration resolved a four-month old strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in one day. He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the 70th birthday celebration of Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, organised by The Kukah Centre. Daily Trust […]
The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has accused the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, of whipping up sentiments through the church. Obi, who is fast gaining popularity, especially on social media, has made several visits to churches, where he was warmly received. In an interview […]
