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900 Nigerian Pilgrims Absconded After 2017 Hajj – NAHCON
900 Nigerian Pilgrims Absconded After 2017 Hajj – NAHCON

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Saturday revealed that 900 Nigerians absconded after the 2017 hajj. Mr Yusuf Adebayo, the NAHCON’s Commissioner in charge of Policy, Personnel Management and Finance disclosed this on Saturday at a…

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See full names of missing Dapchi girls recently kidnapped by Boko Haram
See full names of missing Dapchi girls recently kidnapped by Boko Haram

The full names of missing Dapchi girls recently kidnapped by Boko Haram 1. Fatima Bashir 2. Aisha Kachalla 3. Zainab Abubakar 4. Falmata Wakil 5. Fatima Isa 6. Fatima Musa 7. Aisha Usman 8. Aisha Adamu 9. Fatima Isa 10. Hauwa A. Mohammed Idriss 11. …

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Boko Haram top commander killed
Boko Haram top commander killed

Nigerian troops in Borno have killed five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a top commander of the group in the ongoing operation in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad basin. Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of Operation…

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President Buhari unfolds dream for Nigeria
President Buhari unfolds dream for Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to make Nigeria one of the easiest, safest and attractive places to do business in the world. He also promised to make Nigeria among the most safest and attractive investment destinations in the world. Buhari m…

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No need for data capturing to renew driving licence – FRSC
No need for data capturing to renew driving licence – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that there is no need for data capturing while applying for renewal of driver’s licence. Mr Hyginus Omeje, the FRSC Lagos State Sector Commander said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Satu…

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Salah equals Suarez’s Liverpool record
Salah equals Suarez’s Liverpool record

Mohamed Salah’s stunning debut season with Liverpool got even better on Saturday after he equaled Luis Suarez’s goalscoring record with his 31st strike of the season. By scoring against West Ham at Anfield, he now has an identical record to that exc…

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Manchester United tell Real Madrid how much De Gea will cost in summer
Manchester United tell Real Madrid how much De Gea will cost in summer

Manchester United have reportedly told Real Madrid they would have to cough up £88million if they want David De Gea in the summer. According to Marca, United hope placing a huge price on the 27-year-old, would discourage Real from trying to sign him…

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FG’s committee on farmers, herders clashes visits Zamfara
FG’s committee on farmers, herders clashes visits Zamfara

The National Economic Council Committee on Farmers and Herdsmen clashes on Saturday visited Zamfara on a fact-finding mission over security challenges in the state. The committee was led by its Chairman, Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi. Speaking during th…

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Be fair to us, Miyetti Allah begs Nigerians
Be fair to us, Miyetti Allah begs Nigerians

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, has implored Nigerians to fair on passing rash judgements against them and the entire herdsmen in different parts of the country. The group which said it was scared of criminals masqu…

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Nigeria becoming Africa’s biggest Free TV Platform – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria becoming Africa’s biggest Free TV Platform – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says with Digital Switch Over (DSO), Nigeria has taken bold step to build Africa’s biggest and most lucrative Free To Air Television platform. The minister said this on Friday in Osogbo a…

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Nigerians are dying in silence – Fayose
Nigerians are dying in silence – Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has said the corporate existence of Nigeria is being threatened by selective administration of justice, marginalisation, vendetta against perceived political opponents among others and called on well-meani…

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Troops kill five, capture Boko Haram commander in Borno
Troops kill five, capture Boko Haram commander in Borno

Troops in Borno killed five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a top commander of the group in the ongoing operation in Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad basin. Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu, …

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Governors who can’t pay workers should resign – TUC
Governors who can’t pay workers should resign – TUC

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Saturday advised state governors who could not address workers’ problems to resign. The TUC President, Mr Bobboi Kaigama, said in Lagos that workers could no longer vouch for state governments that non-payment …

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Niger Delta development our priority - Buhari
Niger Delta development our priority - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured the people of Niger Delta that his administration would continue to support rapid development in the region. He said he would consolidate on all ongoing projects and initiate new ones to create more econo…

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Supreme Court asks INEC to create constituencies for displaced Bakassi people
Supreme Court asks INEC to create constituencies for displaced Bakassi people

The Supreme Court on Friday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to create constituencies for the Bakassi people of Cross River State displaced from Bakassi Peninsula in Cameroon. The Bakassi people were relocated to another part of C…

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"I don’t believe that Nigerian airlines cannot compete favourably"

Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has taken delivery of one of its newly acquired Boeing 777-200 aircraft in preparation for its commencement of international operations. The 274 capacity aircraft, christened “Ikechukwu “, touched down at the Murtala Muh…

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Corruption not worse under the Buhari administration’
Corruption not worse under the Buhari administration’

President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday in Abuja, told the Transparency International to focus whatever report they are publishing on facts and not fiction. The President in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba …

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Tinubu: APC govs, members, stand with Oyegun - Bello
Tinubu: APC govs, members, stand with Oyegun - Bello

The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has said that state governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress and the majority of the party members have confidence in the party’s National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oye…

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Tinubu’s letter: Buhari meets Oyegun
Tinubu’s letter: Buhari meets Oyegun

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the embattled National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. The meeting was held less than 24 hours after a letter written by a national leader …

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Arsenal paired with AC Milan in Europa League last 16
Arsenal paired with AC Milan in Europa League last 16

Arsenal, the last surviving British club, on Friday drew seven-time European champion AC Milan in the last 16 of the Europa League. Arsenal struggled to overcome Swedish minnows Ostersunds in the last round, being booed off by their fans at the Emir…

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Presidential Amnesty Programme still on course – Boroh
Presidential Amnesty Programme still on course – Boroh

Retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), says the amnesty office is determined to actualise its mandate of empowering youths in the Niger Delta region. Boroh, also the Special Adviser to the President on Nige…

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Military Denies Halting Operation To Aid Shekau
Military Denies Halting Operation To Aid Shekau

The Nigerian Army has flayed insinuations that troops movement under Operation DEEP PUNCH II was temporarily halted to aid Boko Haram Leader, Abubakar Shekau, escaped.  Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, in a statemen…

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Buhari to address the nation on second term
Buhari to address the nation on second term

The Chairman of the APC  Governors’ Forum, Rochas Okorocha of Imo, said President Muhammadu Buhari would soon address the nation on whether he will seek re-election in 2019. Okorocha stated this when he briefed State House correspondents after a clo…

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INEC will cancel election in any troublesome ward – REC
INEC will cancel election in any troublesome ward – REC

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will cancel elections in wards with irregularities. Prof. Francis Ezeonu, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, said elections in areas where ballot boxes were seized or wh…

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Controversial Northern leader, Ango Abdullahi appointed NEF BoT chairman
Controversial Northern leader, Ango Abdullahi appointed NEF BoT chairman

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has appointed Prof. Ango Abdullahi as its Chairman Board of Trustee (BOT), with a promise to work with the Federal Government to ensure peace in the country. The forum made the promise in a statement signed by Alhaji M…

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BREAKING: 2 Dapchi schoolgirls killed in rescue operation, 13 still missing
BREAKING: 2 Dapchi schoolgirls killed in rescue operation, 13 still missing

Two dead bodies of the missing Dapchi schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram terrorists on Monday, in Yobe state, have been recovered by the Nigerian military during rescue operation on Wednesday. Reports also indicates that the Nigerian military re…

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2018 UTME: Blind candidates to write exam by ‘dictation’ – JAMB
2018 UTME: Blind candidates to write exam by ‘dictation’ – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said the examination mode for blind candidates for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination was likely to be conducted by dictation, as was done in 2017. Head, Media and Information, JAMB, Dr. …

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Fayose expresses concern over missing Yobe school girls
Fayose expresses concern over missing Yobe school girls

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has expressed concern over the reported abduction of 94 pupils of the Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, appealing to the federal government to ensure that the remaining girls are found an…

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Killings: Farmers, herdsmen adopt ceasefire agreement in Adamawa
Killings: Farmers, herdsmen adopt ceasefire agreement in Adamawa

Farmers and herdsmen in Adamawa have agreed to cease hostilities in order to give chance for a Peace and Reconciliation Committee to work out a lasting solution to the conflict between them in the state. The agreement is contained in a statement rea…

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Corruption: TI report has vindicated us – PDP
Corruption: TI report has vindicated us – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the latest report by Transparency International (TI) showing that corruption has worsened under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has vindicated its stand that the current APC-led gove…

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