By Gabriel Atumeyi The Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, Southeast zone has raised the alarm over the…
Day: February 24, 2021
Heavily armed gunmen invade Niger community
Armed bandits on Tuesday night launched another attack on Manta village in Shiroro Local Government Area…
Ooni urges peaceful coexistence across ancient city of Ile-Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, has urged peaceful coexistence in the ancient…
Police kill 4, arrest 8 over attack on police station in Abia
The Police Command in Abia has killed four suspects and arrested eight others over the attack…
INTERVIEW: How past Igbo ministers mismanaged their opportunities – Ngige
Senator Chris Ngige, a former governor of Anambra State and current Minister of Labour and…
Senate confirms Bawa as EFCC Chairman
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic…
DHQ assures NNPC of adequate protection of national assets
The Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, has pledged to ensure that the armed forces…
Northern elders disown Gumi, say he’s on his own
A coalition of Northern elders on Wednesday dissociated themselves from recent comments credited to an Islamic…
Borno attacks: Zulum confirms 10 dead, 47 injured
By Kenneth Onuoha Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has disclosed that 10 residents were killed…
Ghana takes delivery of first doses of free Covax vaccines
By Deborah Hassan The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced that the West…
Okonjo-Iweala: Africa’s meal ticket at WTO?
By Harrison Arubu Unarguably, expectations are high across Africa following the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…
NASS now a village square for idiots, Abia Govt. replies Sen. Adeyemi
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Abia State Government has described the Senator representing…
Nigeria’s restructuring should be driven by economic viability – Adesina
Former Minister of Agriculture and President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said…
Questions Gumi must answer, by Reno Omokri
Dear Sheikh Gumi, Why should we give bandits amnesty? Is it because they are Fulani or…
A letter to Smart, by Bekee Anyalewechi
Smart, Every Nigerian State Governor drinks something just as those of you in the National Assembly…
Court adjourns Air Marshal Dikko’s trial till April 28
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja onn Tuesday, February 23, 2021,…
Viewpoint: Criminal Cartels on the loose in Nigeria
By Olusegun Adeniyi Following a tip-off in July 2016, the Office of the National Security Adviser…
One Region, 5 Eunuchs
Over the last 18 months, since the coming together of my secondary school classmates, via a…
Mohamed Bazoum wins Niger’s presidential runoff
Former Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum and candidate of Niger’s ruling PNDS Party, has won the presidential…