Six days after he was remanded in prison custody, an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, on Thursday, granted bail to the former Accountant-General of the Federation, AGF, Ahmed Idris. In a ruling by the court delivered by Justice Adeyemi Ajayi, he adopted all the terms and conditions of the administrative bail the […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the threat to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari as laughable. In a video released at the weekend, the abductors of train passengers in Kaduna threatened to kidnap and kill Buhari and Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. Addressing reporters after the Federal Executive […]
Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and French President Emanuel Macron are each visiting several African countries […]
The wind of insecurity blowing across the country, especially in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, gathered pace yesterday, sending panic through the whole of Abuja and its environs. This led to the shutting down of Veritas University, as the terrorists, who had written the Abuja Campus of the Nigerian Law School. also demanded […]
The Nigerian Senators from the opposition parties have given President Muhammadu Buhari six weeks ultimatum to address the rising insecurity in the country or face impeachment. Minority Leader of the Senate, Philip Aduda, stated this while addressing reporters after the opposition lawmakers stormed out of the Senate plenary angrily, chanting “Buhari must go […]
One officer of a new generation bank in Abia state has lost his life following an arm robbery attack on a bullion van conveying cash from Aba to Umuahia. The incident happened on Tuesday at about 1:30 pm at Ntigha junction along Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway way, and also left one of the robbers […]
The Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, has dismissed claims that Moscow caused the global food crisis nations are experiencing right now. He said this during a speech to Arab League ambassadors in Cairo, he said Western nations were distorting the truth about the impact of sanctions on global food security. Lavrov accused […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has reportedly offered a “tempting” package for workers willing to accept voluntary retirement. The group chief executive officer of the company, Melee Kyari, gave assurance that none of the 7,000 workers would be sacked and that the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) did not prescribe such a measure. He […]
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising insecurity, saying that Mr. President cannot shut down the country because of bandits and other forms of insecurity. The Presidential candidate of the SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo, said this after he led an entourage to a meeting with officials of […]
A loud explosion was heard in the premises housing the office of the Secretary to the Kogi State Government, Dr. Folashade Arike Ayoade, the Punch reports. The office premises which are next to Lugard street, house the Kogi State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists secretariat. On Tuesday around 8:30 am a […]
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