The United Nations Migration agency, IOM in Nigeria has decried the senseless attack by members of Boko haram that claimed the lives of two of the agency’s members of staff. During the incident, four soldiers, four mobile police and three humanitarian…
Year: 2018
OPERATION GET BACK DAPCHI GIRLS: DSS MEETS WITH SERVICE CHIEFS
The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, Service Chiefs of the three services, on Thursday met with the Director General, Department of State Service in Maiduguri where the on-going operations in the…
MELAYE’S NARROW ESCAPE FROM SARS OPERATIVES
Over 24 hours after operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad were deployed to lay a siege to an Abuja court in a botched attempt to arrest Dino Melaye, the Force Headquarters has failed to offer any explanation for the move.…
PASS ANTI-GRAZING LAWS – OHANEZE NDIGBO URGES IGBO-SPEAKING STATES
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Friday called on all Igbo-speaking states to reject the proposed cattle colonies in the country. Rising from its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, Ohanaeze Ndigbo also urged governments of Igbo-speaking states to pass…
IBB, DANJUMA IN PRIVATE MEETING
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with General Theophilus Danjuma, at his hilltop mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital. A source on Friday said the meeting lasted about three hours. It was gathered…
2019: INEC DECLARES 229 NAMES OF ALIENS DISCOVERED IN VOTERS’ REGISTER
In a bid to further ensure the fidelity of the register of voters to be used for the 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has declared that about 229 names of aliens discovered in the Voters’ Register for…
SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSES OF ASSEMBLY ASK FOR DEVOLUTION OF POWERS
The speakers of the houses of assembly are asking for the introduction of devolution of powers in the next round of constitution amendment. In 2017, the senate rejected a proposal for devolution of power. Speaking on Thursday when lawmakers from…
ONDO APC CRISIS: AKEREDOLU REIGNITES FIRE
No doubt, an end is not in sight to the crisis which engulfed the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State after the 2016 governorship primaries. Leader of the party in the state who is the governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is…
PUTIN WARNS WEST AS HE SHOWS OFF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Vladimir Putin used his state-of-the-nation speech to deliver a stern warning to the U.S. that Russia has a series of new high-technology nuclear weapons that he said can overcome any defenses. “Efforts to contain Russia have failed, face it,” Putin said…
LAGOS POLICE PARADES 255 SUSPECTS, RECOVERS DRUGS, FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
Large quantity of drugs, firearms and ammunition were recovered by police command in Lagos State following a raid at Akala, Mushin where 255 suspects were arrested. The information is in a statement by the command’s Spokesperson, SP Chike Oti in…