APPEAL COURT NULLIFIES APPOINTMENT OF 10,000 CONSTABLES BY IGP

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday nullified the recruitment of 10,000 constables carried out last year by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. A three-man…

10 SOLDIERS KILLED IN FRESH BOKO HARAM AMBUSH

Jihadists have killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an ambush near the town of Marte in the Lake Chad region, two security sources said Wednesday. Fighters from the Islamic State West…

BOKO HARAM KILLS 10 NIGERIAN SOLDIERS IN FRESH AMBUSH

Jihadists have killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an ambush near the town of Marte in the Lake Chad region, two security sources said Wednesday. Fighters from the Islamic State West…

ABUJA COURT RESTRAINS POLICE FROM ARRESTING EX-MINISTER WHO TORTURED AND DEHUMANISED STAFF BY STRIPPING THEM NAKED AND HAVING THEIR PICS TAKEN

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday granted an order restraining the Inspector-General of Police and the Delta State Commissioner of Police from arresting a former minister of…

POLICE DECLARES EX-MINISTER KENNETH GBAGI WANTED FOR TORTURE AND DEHUMANISATION

BREAKING: Former minister, Kenneth Gbagi, wanted over dehumanization of staff The Delta State Police Command has declared former Minister of State for Education, Chief Kenneth Gbagi wanted. The declaration is…

OBASANJO HOLDS CLOSED DOOR MEETING WITH MIMIKO AHEAD OF ONDO GUBER ELECTION OCTOBER 10

.Jegede may collapse structure for Agboola Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has shown interest in the Ondo governorship election slated for October 10. Consequently, he invited the immediate past governor Dr…

DOUBLE WAHALA: MAN WHO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BECAUSE OF UNEMPLOYMENT CHARGED TO COURT, GRANTED 200,000 NAIRA BAIL

‌ Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja An unemployed man, Solomon Okon, has been in police custody for over a month for allegedly drinking a poisonous substance. It was learnt that the 21-year-old,…

OJUDU, OTHERS REMAIN SUSPENDED, EKITI APC DISREGARDS NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

The crisis rocking the Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) appears not to be over as the party has said, contrary to the positioned canvassed by the national…

DAVIDO SPEAKS ON HOW HIS MOTHER DIED ON HIS FATHER’S BIRTHDAY AND WHY HE IS YET TO WED CHIOMA

Davido ‌ Multiple award-winning artiste, Davido, has revealed the cause of his mother’s death. The Fem singer stated that his mother died of cardiac arrest on his father’s birthday. He…

FG LIFTS BAN ON EMIRATES AIRLINES AS UAE COMMENCES ISSUANCE OF VISA FOR NIGERIANS

Sodiq Oyeleke The Federal Government has lifted the ban stopping Emirates Airlines from operating in Nigeria. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. He tweeted,…

UAE HAS LIFTED VISA BAN ON NIGERIANS SAYS FG

Sodiq Oyeleke The United Arab Emirates has agreed to resume visa issuance to Nigerians. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Sirika explained that Nigeria…

FEC PROPOSES 13.08TRILLION BUDGET FOR 2021

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N13.08 trillion as budget proposal for 2021. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed,…

BUHARI TO DELIVER INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS FROM EAGLE SQUARE

By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians from the Eagle Square in Abuja on Thursday October 1, as part of the activities commemorating the nation’s Independence Day…

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS: FG BLOCKS ROADS LEADING TO EAGLE SQUARE

Ahead of the parade to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary on October 1, the Federal Government has ordered that all routes leading to the Eagle Square should be blocked from…

CUSTOMS KILLINGS: MY COMMUNITY MAY FIGHT BACK, TRADITIONAL RULER WARNS

Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta The Asale of Isale kingdom, Oja-Odan, in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Ganiyu Adegbola, has expressed fears of possible reprisal by the…

FLOODING DEATH TOLL NOW 40 IN JIGAWA AS GOVERNOR ORDERS EVACUATION PRONE AREARS

Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has ordered for the immediate evacuation of displaced flood victims across the state. The Governor gave the directives while responding to questions by newsmen…

FIRST MAN TO BE CURED OF HIV DIES OF CANCER

The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown — known as the “Berlin Patient” – has died after a battle with cancer, the International Aids Society announced Wednesday. Brown…

NIGERIAN AVIATION STORY: HOW 60 AIRLINES WENT UNDER IN 60 YEARS

In aviation, as Nigeria celebrates its 60 independence, about 60 airlines had already gone into extinction with only about nine operating scheduled flights. Though the industry has grown the traffic…

NIGERIA’S ECONOMY HAS 14BILLION DOLLAR REVENUE GAP

…As legislators begin work on 2021 budget, PIB By Henry Umoru THE low price of oil and Nigeria’s over-dependence on the product, currently hovering at $40 per barrel, has culminated…

SORROW, TEARS AND BLOOD: RIVERS COMMUNITY DESERTED AS SOLDIERS INVADE, BURN HOUSES DESTROY PROPERTIES

By Davies Iheamnachor There is panic in Okoma community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State as men of the Nigerian Army allegedly invaded the community and burnt…