The Sokoto State Government on Sunday, flagged off the registration and verification of motorcycles and tricycle riders across the state. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Special Duties, Alhaji Saidu Gumburawa, said the registration is to ensure the safety and security of
Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two students of Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa State. It was that the incident occured on Saturday night when the assailants invaded the university’s host community. It was gathered that the attackers stormed the area with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically
Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has said the ministry will start refining barite. He stated this in Abuja after receiving the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project (NIMEP) report. Barite is a natural mineral that can be found throughout the country. Adegbite explained that the
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi on his emergence as the new chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. Gbajabiamila said he was not surprised at the emergence of Pastor Ojelabi, a former member
The Nigerian Airforce on Sunday dismissed media reports that it has paid the sum of N20m to armed bandits operating in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun allegedly seized. In a statement which was signed by Edward Gabkwet, Air
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has accused the Federal Government of falsehood over claims of lifting 4.2 million Nigerians from poverty. HURIWA said claims by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Abubakar that 4,205,576 Nigerians have been lifted out of poverty
Over seven ISWAP elements were reportedly neutralized by the Nigerian military on Saturday following attempt to enter Maiduguri and a successfully repelled at Kumshe general area of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital in northeast Nigeria. The attack according to security sources could have been a disaster
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday felicitated with Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on the occasion of his 57th birthday anniversary, October 18, 2021. The President joins the entire Ikpeazu family, their friends and associates to celebrate the Abia Governor. This was disclosed in a statement by
Ahead of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, the leadership of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to stop dragging the group into the state’s election. IPOB leadership made this known in a statement signed by
Monday Ubani, Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) says he will drag the Buhari administration to court over compulsory vaccination. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made the announcement at a briefing last week. Mustapha, Secretary