Hamza Al-Mustapha, chief security officer to Sani Abacha, says he would soon give the details of what killed Abacha and MKO Abiola, self-acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 election. Abacha died on June 8, 1998, while Abiola died July 7, 1998, exactly a day to the first month anniversary of Abacha’s death. There have […]
Continue ReadingThe outspoken governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has called on the national assembly to be conscious of a “new threat to the constitution”, saying President Muhammadu Buhari is trying to compel him to seek clearance from the Department of State Services (DSS) before travelling abroad. The governor who said he is a leading opposition […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari will launch the Ogoni land clean-up on June 2, a statement has said. This is contained in a statement issued by Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, Head of Corporate Affairs unit, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Port Harcourt on Monday. It stated that the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, confirmed the date when she […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari says he feels the pain of his ministers, but especially has pity for Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, for having the responsibility of explaining government’s actions or inaction to Nigerians.The President disclosed this, on Monday when he hosted state house correspondents at the presidential villa in Abuja, noting […]
Continue ReadingA fight broke out between policemen and some people suspected to be members of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Asaba on Monday, witnesses said. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the incident occurred along Anwai Road in the city when MASSOB members were marching to demand independence for a […]
Continue ReadingA statement issued by the Nigerian Army, through its spokesman, Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman, said a commercial tricycle, locally called Keke NAPEP, detonated a bomb when it unknowingly ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the side of the Biu-Damboa road, close to a military checkpoint on the outskirts of Biu town, Borno […]
Continue ReadingExperts in the field of Agriculture at the University of Ibadan on Sunday, rubbished plans to import tomato seedlings into the country as a way to tackle the recent outbreak of Tomato disease, Tuta Absoluta, which has destroyed farms across the tomato producing belt of Nigeria, thereby sending price of the product beyond the reach […]
Continue ReadingThey were called the unsmiling duo. In his first incarnation as Nigerian leader, the then Major General Muhammadu Buhari was paired with another top brass military officer, Babatunde Idiagbon, who was the number two man. Smile was alien to their lips, laughter a total stranger. They had a job to do, which was to rid […]
Continue ReadingA policeman was killed, while three of his colleagues sustained injuries after soldiers at a checkpoint along Bauchi to Jos road opened fire on a bus conveying policemen travelling from Taraba to Kaduna. Headquarters of the 33 Artillery Brigade in Bauchi confirmed the incident on Sunday, describing it as unfortunate. Joseph Afolasade, assistant director, army […]
Continue ReadingThe increasing high rate of stress in Nigeria has been described as alarming hence the decision of foremost pharmaceutical, Klak to come out with a strategic solution.According to Emmanuel Olouha, the Managing Director and CEO of Klat, Pharmaceutical , the decision to introduce the Ginklat capsule into the Nigerian market stems from the need to […]
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