Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday admitted that some fraudsters had been demanding for money from the Federal Government for the purpose of negotiating the release of the over 200 girls abducted from their school in Chibok, Borno State, in April 2014. He however promised not to fall for the antics of the […]
Immigration boss orders arrest of ex-govs, ministers, others over illegal passports — 1st June 2016 From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja One week after his appointment, the new Controller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede has read the riot act to his men. He directed officers across the nation to arrest all former governors, ministers […]
State of the nation: Atiku opens up — 1st June 2016 From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar bemoaned the state of the nation and declared that the leadership has not learnt lessons from past mistakes. He said this at a book launch, We are all Biafrans , held at the Shehu […]
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 247 captives from the men of the Boko Haram Sect in Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Wednesday that captives were rescued by the troops of the 81 Battalion, the 251 Task Force Battalion, […]
It is exactly one year since Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Ahead of the official commemoration of his ascension to power, Buhari spoke with some journalists on the issues that have dominated his reign. Excerpts: Looking at the last one year, how would you assess what has […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday attributed the cash crunch, which has made it difficult for state governments to pay salary to “the misrule of the past”. He said even governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party which ruled the country in the last 16 years […]
FG declares Monday public holiday Eniola Akinkuotu The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 30, 2016 as a public holiday to celebrate the 2016 Democracy Day. Making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, the Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), assured Nigerians that with the signing into law of the 2016 […]
For the second time in a month, United Kingdom and Australia, on Wednesday, jointly deported 40 Nigerians for various immigration offences. The deportees, comprising males and females, arrived at the Hajj camp area of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, at 7:25a.m with chartered aircraft. According to information gathered, a chartered aircraft, with registration number ZTA […]
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has said the Federal Government is in the process of repatriating from Jersey the stolen £300 million. Onyeama stated this in Abuja, on Tuesday, at a news conference organised as part of activities to mark the one year anniversary of President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration. Jersey, an independent English-speaking territory with […]
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A defence witness, Mr. Anthony Okeke, in the ongoing trial of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that former President Goodluck Jonathan’s image was battered by the then opposition All Progressives Congress’ “smear campaign”. Okeke is a lawyer and […]
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