Resident Doctors Suspend Nationwide Strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended the nationwide industrial action. Dr Aliyu Sokumba who is the President of NARD confirmed this to Channels Television on Thursday evening.…

Military kills several ISWAP terrorists, bandits

The Defence Headquarters says the military has killed several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and bandits and also arrested their collaborators in the Northwest and Northeast zones during an operation. The Coordinator,…

No Negotiations With P&ID, Says Malami

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) says the Federal Government of Nigeria is not considering any possibility of negotiations with P&ID. “There will be…

Card Readers Destroyed As Fire Guts Ondo INEC Head Office

Several card readers were damaged as fire gutted the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akure, Thursday. Men of the Fire Service are on the ground…

EFCC Quizzes Suspected Fraudster For Concealing 2,886 ATM Cards In Noodles.

The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commenced investigations of a suspected fraudster for concealing 2,886 Automated Teller Machine(ATM) cards and four Subscriber Identification…

58 killed in attacks in eastern DR Congo’s Ituri province

Fifty-eight people have been killed in attacks in a restive province of eastern DR Congo, local officials said on Thursday, blaming a notorious militia. Large numbers of the population have…

Petrol subsidy removal will save Nigeria N1trn, create jobs annually -Sylva.

Mr Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources says the Federal Government’s decision to fully remove subsidy from petrol will save the country ₦1trn annually and create massive…

We have been able to avert food crisis despite Covid19 -Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the level of preparedness of nations to shocks of food security, explaining that the Federal Government’s wisdom in promoting…

Gunmen attack Abuja community, kidnap scores

Unknown gunmen on Thursday kidnapped scores of residents of Tungan Maje village , a community bordering the Federal Capital Territory and Niger State . The hoodlums reportedly stormed the village…

Boy, 10, drowns in Kano

A 10-year-old boy, Aminu Ilu, has drowned while taking his bath in a pond along Maiduguri road in Danladi Nasidi area of Kumbotso Local Government in Kano State. A statement…

Five dead as Colombians protest police killing

Five people have died in protests and riots that broke out in Bogota following the death of a man who was repeatedly tasered by police, authorities said Thursday. Demonstrators took…

People praising Buhari are liars, hypocrites – Islamic cleric

An influential Islamic cleric , Sheik Murtala Sokoto , says the President Muhammadu Buhari has failed , adding that those who are still praising him saying ‘ Sai baba ’…

Gana Killing: Why we will not reply Suswan ,Ortom -Army

The Nigerian Military on Thursday disclosed that it would not join issues with the Benue State governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, and a former governor of the state, Senator Gabriel Suswan,…

Man kills step son in Jigawa, lands in trouble

The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 40-year-old man identified as Usman Isma’il for allegedly killing his 17-month-old step son, Adamu Gambo,…

Mali Military Junta Launches ‘Consultation’ Amid Pressure Over Handover

Mali’s military junta on Thursday launches a three-day “national consultation” with political parties, unions and NGOs, facing questions at home and pressure from abroad over its plans for returning the…