BREAKING: Nigerian Army Not Planning To Attack Gambia | STATEMENT
The Nigerian Army has refuted a report which first appeared on Premium Times saying that troops were being prepared to attack Gambia with the view of unseating President Yahya Jammeh. In an e-mailed...
View ArticleWailing Wailers Vow To Hold #OccupyCBN Protest Despite Police Threat
RE: Police Threat To Arrest #OccupyCBN Protesters, Rally Will Go On Tomorrow We have read the statement issued by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the FCT Police Command ASP AnjuguriManzah...
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A Tale Of Resilience: Journalists Working Under The Reign Boko Haram
by Mercy Abang reporting from Maiduguri “A 9-year-old boy dressed for school, turns to say goodbye, within the twinkle of an eye, a bullet from an AK47 rifle makes its way through his body, I watched...
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Paris Club Refund: Abia Gov’t Commences Payment Of Workers
Abia State government says it has commenced the process of disbursing the N5.3 billion Paris club refund for payment of arrears of salaries owed Abia workers. The state’s commissioner for finance,...
View ArticleSenate Suspends Buhari Policy Banning Vehicle Imports Through Land Borders
The Senate on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 resolved to ask the Customs to suspend action on its policy to ban importation of vehicles through land borders, which was to take effect on January 1....
View ArticleFBI Director Facing Internal Investigation Over Handling Of Clinton Email...
The Justice Department inspector general’s office said Thursday it would open an investigation into the decision in October by James B. Comey, the FBI director, to inform Congress about a new review in...
View ArticleFG Applies For Banking License For Development Bank Of Nigeria
After completing the recruitment of the executive management team of the Development Bank of Nigeria, DBN, the federal executive government has formally applied for the bank’s operational license from...
View ArticleUN To Investigate Southern Kaduna Massacre
Agnes Callamard, special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, has confirmed that she is probing “recent allegations of killings of over 800 citizens mostly women, children and...
View ArticleBuhari Sends Revised List Of 46 Ambassadorial Nominees To Senate [FULL LIST]
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a revised list of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation. The names of the nominees were transmitted to the Senate in a letter...
View ArticleBREAKING: President Obama Surprises Joe Biden With Highest US Civilian Honour...
President Barack Obama surprised an emotional Vice President Joe Biden Thursday, January 12, 2017 by presenting him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during a...
View ArticleSharia: Governor Shettima Bans Sale Of Alcohol In Borno, Sets Up Mobile Courts
In a move driven by the dictates of Sharia, the Islamic law code, Governor Kashim Shettima has banned of the sale of alcohol in the northeastern state of Borno and sets up “mobile courts” to try...
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MMM Nigeria Springs A Surprise, Relaunches Platform A Day Ahead Of Schedule...
Popular Ponzi scheme, MMM Nigeria, has just announced that’s back in business after one month in which participant’s accounts were frozen. Following intense one-month debates on social media and the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Scores Feared Dead In Multiple Bombings In Adamawa
As many as 80 people may be dead as three bombs exploded in Madagali town, in the northern part of Adamawa State in the morning of Friday, January 13, 2017. Eye-witnesses told Daily Trust that three...
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Southern Kaduna: ‘The Fulani Killers Are Foot Soldiers Of The Council Of...
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Thursday, January 12, 2017 responded to calls for the arrest of its president and general secretary by the Council of Imams and Ulama in Kaduna over the...
View ArticleNigerian Troops Arrest Boko Haram Terrorists With 100 Motorcycles
The Nigerian Army says it has arrested fleeing Boko Haram terrorists with 100 motorcycles in Borno State, according to a statement issued on Friday, January 13, 2017 by Sani Usman, the spokesperson of...
View ArticleSouthern Kaduna: Bishop Oyedepo Places Curses On Terrorists Killing...
Bishop David Oyedepo, the president and presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide International, also known as Winners Chapel, is making headlines again because of a clip of a sermon he...
View ArticleLagos: Court To Sentence 16-Year-Old Boy In Case Of Rape Of 8-Year-Old Girl
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday, January 13, 2017 set aside January 19 to sentence a 16-year-old student (name withheld), after he pleaded guilty to defiling and sexually assaulting an...
View ArticleAdamawa: ‘Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Had Baby Strapped To Her Back’– NEMA
Nine people are confirmed dead in a string of bombings which took place in the early hours of Friday, January 13, 2017 in Madagali town in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa. An eyewitness who...
View ArticleSouthern Kaduna: ‘Untamed Religion Will Kill Nigeria’– Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate, has condemned the manner President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State have responded to the on-going genocide in Southern Kaduna....
View ArticleIslamist Killings: Bishop Oyedepo Prays For Breakup Of Nigeria In Viral Video...
Bishop David Oyedepo, the president and presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide International, also known as Winners Chapel, is making headlines again because of a clip of a sermon he...
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