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NUJ CROSS RIVER CHAPTER STOPS ALL MEDIA ORGANISATIONS FROM COVERING OR REPORTING ANY ACTIVITY OF ...

The Cross River State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has directed its members and all media organizations in the State from covering or reporting any activity that has to do with the State Government until.

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PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI COMMISSERATES WITH FAMILIES OF LAGOS HELICOPTER CRASH VICTIMS

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families, friends and associates of victims of the Bell 206 helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation which crashed Friday into a building in Opebi...

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EGYPT ARRESTS MOST WANTED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER MAHMOUD EZZAT

Police in #Egypt has arrested #MahmoudEzzat, the acting leader of the proscribed Islamic group, #MuslimBrotherhood.

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US IMMIGRANT LAWYERS IMPRESSED BY DSS LEADERSHIP STELLAR PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RI...

US immigrant lawyers impressed by the stellar professionalism and respect for Human Rights portrayed by the leadership of the Nigerian Department of State Security (DSS).

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COURT DISMISSES SUIT SEEKING TO FREEZE EDO STATE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS AHEAD OF ELECTION

A federal high court sitting in Abuja has overruled an application seeking to freeze the accounts of the Edo State Government, saying it is vague and empty.

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BREAKING: 2 DEAD AS HELICOPTER CRASHES IN OPEBI AREA OF LAGOS

Two persons have died from a yet-to-be-identified helicopter crash in Opebi area of Lagos State.

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ANY FULANI WHO COMES TO BENUE STATE AS VIGILANTE WOULD BE JAILED - GOVERNOR ORTOM

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has threatened to jail any Fulani herder who dares to come into his State to serve as a vigilante.

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PIRATES ATTEMPT TO ATTACK VESSEL AT SEA

Unknown men suspected to be pirates attempted to illegally board a vessel at sea.

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PRESIDENT BUHARI IS NOT SINCERE IN ADDRESSING THE RISING INSECURITY IN NIGERIA – AFENIFERE CHIEFTAIN

Ayo Adebanjo, a chieftain of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not being sincere in addressing the rising insecurity in Nigeria.

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NUJ AKWA IBOM CHAPTER DIRECTS ITS MEMBERS TO BOYCOTT FEMI FANI – KAYODE PRESS CONFERENCE

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Akwa Ibom has directed its members to boycott a press conference planned for former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani – Kayode.

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BLASPHEMY: MIXED REACTIONS TRAIL GANDUJE'S READINESS TO SIGN THE DEATH WARRANT ON KANO BASED SINGER

Blasphemy: Mixed reactions trail Abdullahi Ganduje stated his willingness to sign the death warrant on 22-year-old Kano-based singer, Yahaya Sharif.

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COVID-19: FG IS CREATING PAYROLL SUPPORT FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ARTISANS - YEMI OSIBANJO

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said that the Federal Government is creating a payroll support for private school teachers and artisans to cushion the economic effect of the COVID-19...

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CBN TO RESUME SALES OF FOREX TO BUREAU DE CHANGE FROM AUGUST 31ST, DOLLAR TO SELL AT #386

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will resume the sale of foreign exchange (FOREX) to the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment of the foreign exchange market at from August 31st, 2020.

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BREAKING: FG SHIFTS RESUMPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO SEPTEMBER 5TH

The Federal Government has shifted resumption of international flights slated for August 27th to September 5th, 2020.

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MALI: CNSP MILITARY JUNTA RELEASES FORMER PRESIDENT IBRAHIM BOUBACAR A DAY BEFORE ECOWAS SUMMIT

The National Committee for the Salvation of the People CNSP has released former Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

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STATE GOVERNORS WILL NOT FUND COMMUNITY POLICE – GOVERNOR ROTIMI AKEREDOLU

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said State Governors in the country will not fund community police.

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BOKO HARAM AMBUSH COMMUTERS IN LOGOMANI COMMUNITY, BORNO, KILLS SOLDIERS, COMMUTERS

An undisclosed number of soldiers and civilians were killed on Thursday at Logomani community, Borno when Boko Haram Insurgents ambushed vehicles plying the road.

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BUHARI SACKS CHARLES DOKUBO AS COORDINATOR OF AMNESTY PROGRAMME, NAMES INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Prof. Charles Dokubo as the Coordinator of Amnesty Programme.

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BUHARI SACKS CHARLES DOKUBO AS COORDINATOR OF AMNESTY PROGRAMME, NAMES INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Prof. Charles Dokubo as the Coordinator of Amnesty Programme.

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BOKO HARAM/ISWAP KILLS GREAT BORNO HUNTER WHO LED NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE NIGERIA MILITARY

Boko Haram/lSWAP insurgents have killed the leader of the Borno State hunters, Abdulkareem Umar, A.K.A #BabaMaigiwa who was held hostage in July during a failed negotiation by the sects factional ...

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RWANDA REQUESTS FRANCE TO EXTRADITE ALOYS NTIWIRAGBO FOR HIS ROLE IN 1994 GENOCIDE

Rwanda has petitioned France to extradite one of the top genocide suspects, Aloys Ntiwiragbi recently found living in the European country.

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BUHARI FELICITATES WITH FIRST NIGERIAN APPOINTED AS JUSTICE MINISTER IN CANADA

Lines are falling in pleasant places for Nigerians, both home and abroad, as a Nigerian-born Canadian, Kaycee Madu, was appointed as the justice minister and solicitor general of Alberta, a provinc...

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BUHARI FELICITATES WITH FIRST NIGERIAN APPOINTED AS JUSTICE MINISTER IN CANADA

Lines are falling in pleasant places for Nigerians, both home and abroad, as a Nigerian-born Canadian, Kaycee Madu, was appointed as the justice minister and solicitor general of Alberta, a provinc...

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BUHARI FELICITATES WITH FIRST NIGERIAN APPOINTED AS JUSTICE MINISTER IN CANADA

Lines are falling in pleasant places for Nigerians, both home and abroad, as a Nigerian-born Canadian, Kaycee Madu, was appointed as the justice minister and solicitor general of Alberta, a provinc...

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AKINWUMI ADESINA RE-ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Akinwumi Adesina has been re-elected as the President of the African Development Bank.

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ABOUT 500 TRAINED ISIS FIGHTERS SIGHTED WITH POWER BIKES AND AMMUNITION IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA- GAN...

Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland has raised an alarm that the deadly ISIS terrorists have infiltrated the southwest regions of Nigeria.

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#JUSTICE FOR UWA: POLICE PARADE KILLERS OF UNIBEN STUDENT, UWA

After 3 months, Killers of Uniben student, Uwaila Omozuwa, who was raped in a church in Benin, have been arrested. #JusticeforUwa

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410 MEMBERS OF DARUL SALAM TERRORISTS GROUP SURRENDER AS OPERATION WHIRL STROKE BUSTS THEIR HIDEO...

410 members of the Darul Salam Terrorists Group have surrendered to the troops of operation Whirl Stroke and other security agencies deployed at Uttu in Toto Local Government Area of Nassarawa.

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MALI COUP: THE PRIORITY SHOULD BE SECURING THE COUNTRY FROM TERRORISTS- NIGERIAN PRESIDENT MUHAMM...

Following the Mali coup and the resignation of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from power, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said the priority in the Republic of Mali should be securing the country, w...

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I CANNOT GO TO MY VILLAGE AGAIN BECAUSE OF BOKO HARAM ATTACKS – BORNO LAWMAKER GROANS

Ali Ndume, Lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has said he cannot go to his village again because of the increase in Boko Haram attacks.

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AMOTEKUN NOT UNDER ANY FEDERAL AGENCY - SEYI MAKINDE INSISTS

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has maintained that the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) popularly known as 'Amotekun' would not be under any Federal agency.

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JEFF BEZOS BECOMES FIRST PERSON EVER TO HIT THE $2OO BILLION MILESTONE

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, has become the first person ever to be worth more than $200 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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NBS REPORT: PRESIDENCY REACTS TO -6.10 % GDP DECLINE, SAYS NIGERIA NOT DOING BAD

The Presidency has reacted to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which shows that Nigeria experienced a Gross Domestic Product decreased by -6.10% (year-on-year) in the 2nd Quarter...

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ATYAP, FULANI, HAUSA COMMUNITIES AGREE TO MAKE PEACE AFTER HOLDING RECONCILIATION SUMMIT

The ATYAP, Fulani, and Hausa communities in Zangon-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State have agreed to make peace after holding reconciliation summit.

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NIGERIA ARMY NABS BOKO HARAM INFORMANT AS INSURGENTS ATTACK MILITARY POST IN BORNO

Men of the Nigeria Army on Tuesday, August 25 apprehended an Arabic teacher suspected to have been working as a spy for the Boko Haram Insurgents.

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FG APPROVES N10 BN TO TRANSPORT OPERATORS AS SURVIVAL FUND

The Federal Government has approved a sum of N10 billion to the transport sector to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on road transport workers and operators.

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BOKO HARAM KIDNAPS 6 WOMEN IN CAMEROON

Men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Insurgents have kidnapped six women in Kerewa, Cameroon.

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UK GOVERNMENT REVERSES DECISION ON FACE MASKS FOR STUDENTS

The UK Government has reversed its decision for students not to wear face masks in schools in the country.

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RESIDENTS PROTEST THE KILLING OF A BUS CONDUCTOR BY LAGOS TASKFORCE OFFICIALS IN ABULE EGBA

Residents staged a protest in Abule Egba over the killing of a bus conductor by officials of the Lagos State taskforce.

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FEMI FANI – KAYODE APOLOGIZES FOR CALLING DAILY TRUST JOURNALIST ‘STUPID’

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani – Kayode, has apologized for referring to a journalist who works with the Daily Trust, Eyo Charles, as ‘stupid’.

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CAMEROONIAN SOLDIERS REPEL BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS ATTACK ON COMMUNITY

Cameroonian troops have successfully warded off an attack perpetrated by Boko Haram Terrorists on Moskota village, in the country's far north region.

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POLICE ASSAULTS FATHER SEEKING JUSTICE FOR HIS 6-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER RAPED BY A NEIGHBOUR

A father whose 6-year-old daughter was raped by a neighbour has accused the Nigeria Police of physical assault and intimidation for insisting on getting justice.

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FIRE GUTS ACCESS BANK BRANCH IN LAGOS

A fire outbreak has occurred at a branch of Access Bank Plc located at Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

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NDLEA INTERCEPTS 607 CARTONS WITH OVER 11,000 TABLETS OF TRAMADOL IN LAGOS

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 607 cartons containing 11, 785, 800 tablets loaded with tramadol in Lagos.

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TROOPS ARREST OVER 150 ARMED BANDITS, KILL 2, RECOVER WEAPONS AND RUSTLED CATTLE IN ZAMFARA

Troops of Operation SAHEL SANITY have killed one suspected bandit, arrested 150 suspects in a raid on an illegal mining site located along Gadan Zaima-Zuru road in Bukuyyum Local Government Area of...

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CHAIRMAN ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF KADUNA AND SON REGAINS FREEDOM

The Chairman Anglican Diocese of Kaduna, Revd. Meshach Luka, and his 10-year old son, have regained freedom from gunmen who kidnapped them.

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I HAVE FULFILLED MY PLEDGE TO ERADICATE POLIOVIRUS IN NIGERIA - PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, says he has fulfilled his pledge to eradicate poliovirus in the country.

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I HAVE FULFILLED MY PLEDGE TO ERADICATE POLIOVIRUS IN NIGERIA - PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, says he has fulfilled his pledge to eradicate poliovirus in the country.

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PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES FAR BETTER THAN PRIVATE - ASUU

The Academic Staff of Union Universities (ASUU) has said that public universities are better than private universities.

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NAFDAC WARNS NIGERIANS AGAINST CONSUMPTION OF APPLE, BLACKCURRANT FROM AUSTRALIA

The National Agency for Food and Drug (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to stop consuming organic apple and black currant produced in Australia.

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