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A Superintendent of Police was on Thursday shot dead while two others were injured in Lagos State amidst protests by commercial motorcyclists, who were being chased by law enforcement officers.   The police officer, identified as CSP Kazeem Abonde, was killed during a clash between policemen and motorcyclists in the Ajao Estate, in the Isolo […]

The Nigerian Army has said it will try the officer seen in a viral video assaulting a member of the National Youth Service Corps.   The trial will be in accordance with the provisions of the Armed Forces Act, it said   A commissioned female Army officer, who has been identified as Lt. Chika Anele, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in New York reaffirmed the commitment of the Federal Government to attaining national food security.   The President told the  Food Systems Summit as part of the High Level meetings of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, that Nigeria had developed a “food system focused development agenda that […]

The Federal Government has alerted the general public to heightened security activities preparatory to the events marking the country’s 61st Independence anniversary.   The alert was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.   The Minister however urged residents of the Federal Capital […]

Just like a flash of lightning and the sound of the thunder, the media space was buzzing with the news of Femi Fani-Kayode’s defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, thereby ending weeks of speculations and rumors that he intends to abandon the opposition ship, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.   The man popularly […]

The Federal Government may file a fresh action against Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (also known as Sunday Igboho), following the judgment of Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages in his favour.   The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, told the News Agency of Nigeria in […]

The Senate on Wednesday approved Nigeria’s 2022 – 2024 income and expenditure programme, with the price of oil projected at $57 per barrel.   Known as the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, the programme sets out the government’s fiscal activities for the three years to 20224, including its plans for borrowing.   The […]

The Federal Government would not adopt the policy of naming and shaming in disclosing the identities of identified suspected financiers of terrorism activities, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said.   The Minister said this was because the Federal Government believes in the constitutional right of such […]

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened a one-month sit-at-home protest in ‘Biafraland’ if its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is not brought to court on October 21.   This was disclosed by the Media and Publicity Secretary of the secessionist group, Emma Powerful, in a statement he made available on Wednesday to The Punch […]