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The Nigerian Army, on Saturday evening, stormed a Boko Haram suspected mosque located at Filin Lazio, Hotoro, Kano metropolis and arrested about 10 suspects. The mosque belongs to some indigenes of Borno State that fled the troubled northeast due to the Boko haram insurgency. Reports have it that the intelligent …

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase (APC, Plateau) has said that the Minority Leader of the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia) should be in prison for failing to produce leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu who he stood as a surety for in court.   Wase said …

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly suspended Hadiza Bala Usman, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Ms Bala-Usman, an ally of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was first appointed as the NPA MD in 2016. Confirming the suspension to newsmen, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said the development was to …

The Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, has said that the failure of past Nigerian leaders to address the future of young people is responsible for the present insecurity in the country.   Governor Umahi said this when he appeared on Channels Television on Thursday, May 6. According to the governor, it is …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the calls for secession might lead to extermination of minority groups in the country.   The former President said this while receiving the Tiv Professional Group (TPG) from Benue State, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abeokuta on Wednesday May 5.   Recounting …

REMARKS BY GOVERNOR HOPE UZODIMMA ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF SECURITY VEHICLES AND GADGETS TO OPERATION SEARCH AND FLUSH TEAM, ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2021. Today’s event heralds the presentation of more vehicles and security gadgets to our Operation Search and Flush team. It is a bold statement …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the calls for secession might lead to extermination of minority groups in the country. The former President said this while receiving the Tiv Professional Group (TPG) from Benue State, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abeokuta on Wednesday May 5. Recounting how a …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan almost jailed him because he thought he was a threat to his second term ambition.   El-Rufai made the claim in an interview published by The Point. Noting that Jonathan became his close friend from when he was the deputy governor …

Bauchi State Government has confirmed the infiltration of four Local Government Areas by Boko Haram.   The state government which spoke after the vandalisation of a telecommunication mast in Gamawa, said the influx of people from neighboring Yobe where a recent attack by Boko Haram in Geidam community occurred, has made the …

The new travel advisory shall come into effect from May 4 and shall be subject to review after an initial period of 4 weeks. The Nigerian government has announced a temporary ban on non-Nigerian passengers who have been in Brazil, India or Turkey within 14 days of intended arrival into …