Terrorism: Summon APC leaders for questioning, PDP charges security agencies
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged security agencies to immediately invite leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for questioning over their alleged connections with terrorists. The PDP demands that following the Federal Government’s declaration of the bandits pillaging various parts of our country as terrorists, the security agencies should commence investigation on APC […]
14.3m Nigerians into drug abuse, says UN
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that no fewer than 14.3 million people are into drug abuse in Nigeria. This was contained in a report released by the UN agency during a sensitisation workshop on Drug abuse and immorality, religious and social approaches to curbing the menace held in Jigawa […]
Illegal Crude Oil: We’re not aware of Wike’s wanted suspects —Rivers CP
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Friday Eboka, has said that the state police command has not been informed about those Governor Nyesom Wike declared wanted over oil bunkering and illegal refinery activities in the state. Governor Wike had last Sunday, in a state broadcast, declared 19 operators of illegal crude oil refining sites wanted […]
No Hacker Accessed Database of 71million Nigerians – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, has denied that any hacker found his way into the servers of the commission. The issue of data security has been at the forefront since the federal government introduced the national identity database. The Minister of Communications and Dugital Economy, Isa Pantami sometimes in December 2021, announced that 71 million […]
Bandits now have own government in Nigeria —Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani on Tuesday said that bandits terrorizing North-West have been able to establish a governance structure in Nigeria. According to him, they have become a state within a state in the country. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central, at the 8th Senate, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm. He said, […]
It’s unconstitutional, authoritative for Buhari to reject state police, says Clark
An elder statesman and Leader of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Edwin Clark, has said that it was unconstitutional and authoritative for President Muhammadu Buhari to reject state police. Buhari had in a recorded interview aired by Channels Television last week Wednesday, said that state police, being clamoured for by many Nigerians, was not an option in […]
Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC re-arrest suspected internet fraudster, Mompha
A suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, has been re-arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. He was re-arrested on Monday, January 10, 2022, by the operatives of the Lagos Command of the anti-graft agency. […]
2023: Nigerians waiting for PDP to produce next president, says Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says Nigerians are waiting for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to produce the next president of the country in 2023. Wike made the comment on Wednesday when he visited his Bayelsa State counterpart, Governor Douye Diri, in Yenagoa. He said, “Today, I came to let everybody know that Senator Douye […]
2023: Tinubu informs Buhari of intention to run for president
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Monday informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to contest the presidential election in 2023. He told State House correspondents after visiting Buhari in Aso Rock on Monday, that he informed the president of his aspiration during their meeting. He, meanwhile, said he […]
Greece donates J&J COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria
Nigeria has received a donation of about one million doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Greece. This was announced on Monday in Abuja by a delegation from the European country led by its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolaos Dendias during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and other […]
