A Boko Haram suicide bomber has struck in Dakazoye in Garun Malam council area of Kano state, northwest Nigeria, killing at least 21 persons. It was the second bombing in the state within one week, since the two suicide bombers hit GSM Market in the metropolis of Kano, the state capital. The latest bombing was […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ayodele Fayose, of Ekiti state, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to “stop lying” that some members of the former administration had started returning stolen funds. Fayose said this in a statement by Lere Olayinka, his special assistant on new media, Fayose said Buhari has been “junketing around the globe” and “making noise in foreign […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application of the Federal Government seeking to compel the presence of the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Mohammed Dasuki in court throughout his trial. In defiance of previous court order, Department of State Security (DSS) has so refused to vacate the Abuja residence of […]
Continue Reading“You look sleepy” “My brother, let’s just say I slept at a fuel station, looking for fuel.” “For which of the women in your life, because I hear these days, to please a woman in Nigeria, you must be ready to supply the three major things lacking in the land: money, fuel, and happiness.” “Leave […]
Continue ReadingJames Faleke, the late Abubakar Audu’s running mate, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 21 election, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare him winner of the poll. In a letter addressed to Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of INEC, Faleke argued that “the election had been concluded and completed […]
Continue ReadingGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday announced plans to send Tornado jets and a warship to aid the new international military alliance set on crushing the Islamic State. The decision to send between four and six reconnaissance jets along with the carrier was made at a meeting of senior ministers in Berlin, on Thursday Merkel posits […]
Continue ReadingMartins Abeshi, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service, has said the immigration service requires about 5,000 personnel annually for the next five years to meet its manpower capacity. Mr. Abeshi said this on Thursday in Abuja when the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, visited the NIS as part of his familiarisation tour of parastatals under […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday dismissed a 50-count charge on alleged corruption against former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva and six others. In his ruling, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, held that the charges as filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission constituted an abuse of court process and the court […]
Continue ReadingSince inauguration on May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari has spent more than 40 days in trips to different parts of the world. The president’s frequent foreign trips are coming under serious scrutiny and criticism as Nigeria faces myriad crises, from intractable fuel shortages to terrorist assaults in the country’s northeast. The Nigerian president has traveled […]
Continue ReadingThe President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo held a dinner with Nigerian Senators, led by Senate President Bukola Saraki on Wednesday night, eve of President Buhari’s departure to Malta and France. This time around, the PDP senators were in attendance, led by deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu. There is no report on […]
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