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Buhari govt suspends Twitter in Nigeria via Twitter

By Bayo Onanuga The Buhari Government has announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria. In a statement released…
National Assembly leaders Gbajabiamila and Lawan

Breaking: Court orders RMAFC fix salaries of National Assembly members

The era of jumbo pay for National Assembly members may be coming to an end, after a Court in Lagos…

Massive harvest: 44 suspected Internet fraudsters busted in Lagos

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos.

Accountants aid and abet corruption: ICAN chief

Accountants are aiding the rising spate of corruption among Nigerian officials , Dr Benard Alkali, the Chairman of Jos chapter…
File: Guns seized by imo police from hoodlums

7 killed as Imo police battle hoodlums on Orji flyover bridge

Seven people died in Orji, Owerri North LGA on Thursday as the Police engaged gun-toting hoodlums, who had shot indiscriminately…
Akpabio, second left, after his peace meeting in Oporoza with Tompolo and traditional rulers

Akpabio in Oporoza to beg his ‘brother Tompolo’

The Buhari administration responded to the one week ultimatum given by ex-Niger Delta warlord, Tompolo, with the Niger Delta minister,…
Abdul Osumanu, Ghanaian soccer star indicted for romance scams with six Nigerians

Romance scams: U.S. charges 6 Nigerians, Ghanaian soccer star, Osumanu

Six Nigerians, one American and Ghanaian soccer player Abdul Osumanu indicted in Charleston, West Virginia for romance scams
Buhari

Femi Adesina: Buhari ready to whip everyone into line

Femi Adesina has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a man of iron and steel who is ready to knock sense…
Gunmen abduct Islamic cleric, Alfa Fasasi Ola Mejabi, younger brother along Lokoja/ Obajana/ Kabba road of Kogi State

Bandits terrorise Abuja suburbs, 83 kidnapped

Bandits and kidnappers have turned Abuja suburbs into their playgrounds, striking fears in residents and forcing many to relocate.

Sheik Gumi: Buhari must sponsor ‘good’ bandits

Sheik Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, and a former military officer said the Buhari-led administration must engage the splinter groups…
Diphtheria wreaking havoc in Nigeria, over 1000 died in 17 months

COVID-19 kills 18 Nigerians, new cases shoot up

COVID-19 killed 18 Nigerians on Thursday and the daily cases also increased five-fold from the previous day record.
NYSC: Only those vaccinated against COVID-19 will serve from next year

We are not mobilising corps members for war – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has denounced reports quoting the Director-General of the corps, Brig.Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, as saying…

I left PDP for the sake of Buhari – Ayade

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade says he left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
I'll restore peace in South East two minutes if released from prison - Nnamdi Kanu

Police uncover plan by IPOB to set up cells in Bayelsa 

The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has uncovered plans by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (lPOB),…
Buhari still grieve for Chibok girls in captivity

The Giant of Africa is failing: The article that roiled Buhari’s Aso Rock

Under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, multiple overlapping security crises have transformed Nigeria from a weak state into a…
May God bless you: Buhari prays for Ayade

Buhari receives Ayade, Bello in Abuja (Photos)

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday received Rivers State Governor, Ben Ayade who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ambassador John Campbell and President Buhari.

Nigeria not failing: Aso Rock blasts U.S. magazine, Amb. Campbell

Nigeria's Presidency has slammed the U.S. based Foreign Affairs magazine over its doomsday article titled: ‘The Giant of Africa is…
Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou: Mo Ibrahim Prize winner

Ex-Nigerien leader Issoufou bags N2billion Ibrahim Prize

Mahamadou Issoufou, the former President of Niger, was honoured on Thursday as the recipient of the $5million (N2.065 billion) 2020…
Gov. Akeredolu: urges police to beef up security around correctional centres in Ondo in reaction to recent spate of jailbreaks in the country

Akeredolu backs legalising medicinal cannabis

The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has said that it is important cannabis cultivated for medicinal purposes be legalized…
Obasanjo

ICYMI: Obasanjo says Nigeria flowing with bitterness, sadness

Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday said Nigeria is now a land flowing with bitterness and sadness, saying this…
Wole Soyinka granted an interview to Channels TV. That interview was not all about Datti or a criticism of Peter Obi.

Soyinka denounces fake WhatsApp posting on Yoruba Nation in his name

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Thursday denounced a fake WhatApp posting on the Yoruba State agitation being attributed to…
Nigerian scammers Adeoso, Ifebajo to spend combined 22 years in US jail

Charles Onus, Akintola , 3 other Nigerians arrested in U.S. for $4.5m internet scams

At least five Nigerians have been charged in New York by the U.S. Justice Department for various internet scams, running…
Herdsmen

Foreign Fulani herdsmen planning a big strike against South West

Foreign Fulani herdsmen in the South West of Nigeria are poised to launch a 'big strike' against their hosts, any…
Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah slams President Buhari in Easter Message

Declare kidnappers, a terrorist group – Kukah tells Buhari

Bishop Matthew Kukah has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari for his refusal to declare bandits as a terrorist group.

DIG Jitoboh raises alarm: IPOB members gathering in Edo   

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, in charge of Operation Restore Peace in South-South region, DIG Moses Jitoboh, has raised…
Nigerian troops kill scores of ISWAP terrorists in Damboa

Troops neutralise over 50 ISWAP terrorists in Damboa

The Nigerian Army said troops of Operation Hadin Kai, inflicted heavy losses on Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists.
General Kunle Togun warns on herdsmen invasion of the South West

Foreign Fulani herdsmen poised to strike in Southwest: Amotekun boss Togun warns

Chairman Oyo Amotekun Corps, General Kunle Togun (rtd) has warned Yoruba people to be security conscious because the foreign Fulani…

Buhari’s comment on Igbo wicked, insensitive – Fani-Kayode

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has described President Muhammadu Buhari's comment on the Nigerian civil war and what he would…
Cultists kill 150 people in Edo, as Obaseki vows action against cultism

Obaseki mulls treason charge against 14 APC Assembly members

Governor Godwin Obaseki said the state might press sedition and treason charges against the 14 elected members of the State…
The cache of arms seized from the 3 gunrunners

Nigerian troops neutralise 3 Nigerien gunrunners

Nigerian Army said its troops operating around Sabo Birni border town of Sokoto State eliminated three gunrunners and recovered a…