President Muhammadu Buhari, Governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state are…
Month: December 2020
Kankara schoolboys make shocking revelation
By Moses Okorie The students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina who regained freedom…
Sickle Cell patients at greater risk of domestic violence – Lagos SSG
Ade Jacobs The Lagos State Government has said it will support the Genotype Foundation…
Lawan commends security agencies for release of kidnapped Kankara schoolboys
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commended Nigeria’s security forces and the intelligence community…
Between Abang and Metuh
I spent the night of Wednesday, December 16, wondering how His Lordship, Justice Okon Abang was…
Nigeria needs 1m houses annually – Sijuwade
By Ade Jacobs No fewer than 1 million housing units must be built yearly to bridge…
Abducted Kankara students released unconditionally – Masari
….As schoolboys arrive Katsina Hundreds of schoolboys abducted last Friday from Government Science Secondary School,…
We have complied with FG directive on border re-opening – NIS
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has complied with the Federal Government’s directive on re-opening…
Congress: PDP upholds election of Kano State executives
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has upheld the election of…
Report linking Northwest governor to banditry, APC charges security agencies
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged security agencies to investigate an intelligence report linking a…
Lagos Traditional Rulers hail Gbajabiamila for attracting more federal presence
…I’m leader for 360 constituencies – Speaker The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi…
Natural Resources Fund should be deployed to diversify economy – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has advised the federal government to deploy the Natural Resources…
Buhari welcomes release of kidnapped Kankara students
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed release of kidnapped students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina…
Turning around a bad name
By Olukorede Yishau To an average human being, a good name is better than gold and…
SPECIAL REPORT: Controversy over Urasi Bridge, as Hons. Azubogu, Ezeobi claim credit for reconstruction project
There is an ongoing tussle between serving House of Representatives members, Hon. Chris Azubogu, Hon.…
The North must solve the Buhari conundrum
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Why didn’t students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State – who…
Normalcy returns to Lagos/Sagamu road as ruptured pipeline is sealed
By Saidu Idris Normalcy has returned to the scene of Wednesday’s gas pipeline rupture on the…
JAMB awards N375m to ABU, UniIlorin, three other best performing institutions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has awarded the sum of N375 million to five…
Musicians Omah Lay, Tems return to Nigeria after arrest in Uganda
Two Nigerian musicians, Stanley Didia (popularly called Omah Lay) and Temilade Openiyi (popularly called Ms Tems),…
Anti-corruption Hero, President Buhari leads by example
By Garba Shehu As he marks today, December 17 as his birthday, Muhammadu Buhari, driver of…
NASS lifts ban on NDDC, adopts commission’s 2021 budget proposal
Citing transparency, humility and commitment to accountability the National Assembly yesterday resolved to lift the ban…
Boko Haram releases video showing abducted Kankara schoolboys
The Abubakar Shekau faction of Boko Haram on Thursday released a new video confirming that it…
Why the President needs our help
By Emeka Alex Duru The mistake anyone would make this time, is to snigger at the…
Breaking: Abducted Kankara students rescued
The students of Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina who were kidnapped last weekend by…
Netanyahu to receive first COVID-19 vaccine in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to be the first person in Israel to…
France President, Macron, tests positive for Coronavirus
By Gabriel Atumeyi France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, has tested positive for Covid-19, his office disclosed…
Physically challenged persons invade NASS to protest neglect by lawmakers
By Deborah Hassan Scores of physically challenged persons from the Niger Delta region have invaded…
Man jailed for 20 years on wrongful murder conviction acquitted in retrial
A South Korean man, who was imprisoned for 20 years after being wrongfully convicted of…
COVID-19: Kwara records 30 new infections
Kwara has recorded 30 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases in the…
Lagos Government orders schools to close Friday
Lagos State Government has directed all public and private schools below tertiary level in the state…