Governor, Samuel Ortom of Benue state has said the incessant killings in the state means that Nigeria does not have a government. Ortom lamented that over 70 people have been murdered in two weeks in Makurdi Local Government Area. He spoke to protesters on Tuesday at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Abagena village. […]
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Some Armed bandits on Monday killed six persons in three communities in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina state. It was reported that the heavily armed bandits opened fire on some persons along the road in the early hours of Monday, April 26. According to Vanguard, a source said the bandits killed four persons in Sayau Kasuwa, […]
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National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has said the APC is loved by Nigerians and has bright chances of ruling the country beyond 2023, NAN reports. The forner Lagos Governor said this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at […]
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House of Representatives on Tuesday requested President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately declare a state of emergency in the security sector to effectively tackle the raging and ravaging insecurity in the country. The House also invited the National Security Adviser, NSA, Babagana Mongunu, the Service Chiefs and the paramilitary heads to appear before the institution and […]
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The general overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, William Kumuyi has statwd that he is hopeful that Nigeria will rise above its current challenges. Kumuyi made this statement while speaking when he addressed journalists after a special service organised by the church on Sunday. Kumuyi said rather than promote division, Nigerians should endeavour to […]
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A Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has Stated that Nigerians will regret it if minister of communications and digital economy is removed from office. Several Nigerians which includes pressure groups have requested for the sacking of Isa Pantami after videos from the 2000s resurfaced wherein the minister was seen supporting Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. However, […]
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At the inaugural Chandler Good Government (CGGI) Index launched on Monday April 26 in Singapore, Nigeria was ranked the third-worst in global good governance index. 34 indicators which are organized into seven pillars: leadership and foresight; robust laws and policies; strong institutions; financial stewardship; attractive marketplace; global influence and reputation; and helping people rise were used in the […]
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended Channels Television with a fine N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. This was contained in a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television signed by the Acting Director-General of the Commission, NBC, Armstrong Idachaba, on Monday. According to the NBC, the television station had erred by […]
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No fewer than 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, military sources told AFP Monday. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) had attacked the convoy on Sunday in the town of Mainok outside the regional capital […]
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has prohibited the importation of refined sugar and its derivatives from the nation’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs). This prohibition directive was contained in a letter by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, Lagos, sent to the Terminal operators of the Lagos Port Complex (LPC), Apapa, Lagos. The letter read, […]
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