DSS catches members of organized syndicates selling new Naira notes
The Department of State Services has intercepted some members of an organized syndicate peddling the new Naira notes in various parts of the country (DSS). The DSS asserted in a statement on Monday that numerous commercial bank workers were involved in the crime despite withholding the suspects’ identities and locations. Dr. Peter Afunanya, the DSS’s […]
The last I heard of Ironsi’: Ex-ADC narrates how Nigeria’s 1st military ruler was killed in the bush
The former aide-de-camp to ex-military head of state, Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi, Sani Bello, has revealed the specifics of how his principal was murdered in the July 1966 coup. Bello described the events that happened on the coup’s day in an interview with Daily Trust on Sunday. After Tafawa Balewa’s civilian administration was violently overthrown on […]
NNPP lacks structure to rule Nigeria, party’s ex-secretary says, dumps Kwankwaso
The New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and its presidential candidate, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, lacks the structure and capability to lead Nigeria, according to Dr. Babayo Liman, a former North-East Zonal Secretary of the party. Liman revealed this to his supporters at a press conference in Jalingo, Taraba State. He claimed that he joined the […]
2023: Allow schools go on break so we can collect our PVCs, NANS begs Buhari
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow higher education institutions to close right away so that students who registered to vote for the forthcoming general elections can pick up their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The association claims that if the action is not taken, more than four […]
Two children, seven adults killed as container falls on bus in Lagos
Nine people were killed after a 20-foot loaded container collided with a commercial bus in the Ojuelegba neighborhood of Lagos State. According to investigations, the truck lost control and plummeted over the side of the bridge as the commercial bus was picking up passengers at the bus stop next to the Ojuelegba Bridge. The Lagos […]
Naira redesigned to punish those with illicit funds —Buhari
The redesigned Naira notes, according to President Muhammadu Buhari, are intended for people in possession of criminal funds rather than regular Nigerians. According to a statement from his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the president was responding to difficulties Nigerians were encountering in their attempts to meet the deadline of January […]
Ozokohme asks Buhari to free Kanu, says keeping him in detention against court orders insensitive
According to Mike Ozokohme, the principal lawyer for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the arrested IPOB leader, it was the height of insensitivity to keep Kanu in custody in spite of court orders. The respected lawyer reminded President Muhammadu Buhari that the court had ordered Kanu’s unconditional release in his remarks after receiving the Doctor of Law […]
2023 polls: FG promises adequate security
The forthcoming general elections will be adequately secured before, during, and after the exercise, according to the Federal Government. In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, Me Sola Fasure, the media adviser to Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola, said this. The commitment was made by the minister during a State House Press Briefing Series that […]
2023: To enable students vote, Reps ask FG to shut schools
In order for students to fully participate in the upcoming general elections, the House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to shut down tertiary educational institutions. The House requested that the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education, the National Commission for Colleges of Education, and all […]
2023: We have complete faith in INEC, says US
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) enjoys the support of the United States, which is confident in its competence to oversee the elections in 2023. This was stated by Mary Beth Leonard, the American Ambassador to Nigeria, at the 20th Daily Trust Dialogue in Abuja. According to Leonard, the US supports no one candidate but […]
