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  • Akintoye Raises Alarm, Says  terrorists Have surrounded Yorubaland

    …wants govs to take preemptive measures to avert looming invasion   The proponent of the Yoruba Nation,  Professor Banji Akintoye, has raised the alarm that terrorists have invaded Yorubaland, and therefore urged South-West governors to take preemptive measures to avert an invasion of the region.   In a statement issued by his spokesman, Maxwell Adeleye, […]
  • Nigerian Army Arrests Ikonso’s second in command

    Nigerian Army on Wednesday announced the arrest of Awurum Eze, the second in command to Ikonso, commander of IPOB/ESN, who was killed last month.    Eze was arrested in Aba, Abia State, the Army said in a statement by its spokesman Brig Gen Mohammed Yerima.   “The 48 years old Awurum Eze, a native of […]
  • Governor Uzodimma sacks 20 commissioners, Dissolves Cabinet

    Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday, sacked 20 out of his 28 commissioners, as he dissolved his cabinet.   The actions came at the end of the weekly Executive Council meeting, with the governor saying the dissolution of the cabinet had become necessary for is to reorganize his cabinet of optimum effectiveness.   Uzodinma […]
  • Nigerians in Darkness: As National Grid collapses     

    Nigeria has been thrown into near-total darkness following the collapse of the national electricity grid on Wednesday.   The system collapse occurred at about 11:am following voltage collapse at some parts of the national grid, industry sources said.    The national grid is managed by the government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria, one of the companies […]
  • Gunmen attack two police stations, kill  Cop in A’Ibom

    Gunmen on Wednesday attacked two Divisional Police Offices in Ika and Etim Ekpo local government areas of Akwa Ibom state.   A police officer, Police Constable Edogi Bassey was killed by the armed hoodlums in the attack that took place at about 6.30 am on Wednesday, Police authorities said.   The attacks come a day […]
  • Southern Governors Ban Open Grazing, Call for National Dialogue

    Governors of the 17 southern states rose from their meeting on Friday with a decision to ban open grazing of cattle in the entire region because of the security challenges that the incursion of armed herders, criminals, and bandits into the region has brought.   Meeting in Asaba, the capital of Delta State on the […]
  • Editorial: Nigeria and unremitted revenues

    The sensational disclosure by the Senate that no fewer than 60 federal government agencies failed to remit over N3 trillion generated revenue into the Federation Account (FA) from 2014 to 2020 is certainly no complimentary news. The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning earns full blame for dereliction of duty by condoning, over […]
  • Burglars storm Buhari’s Chief of Staff Aso Rock residence, Presidency Confirms

    The Presidency has confirmed that burglars in the early hours of Monday attempted to break into the official residence of the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, which is around the presidential villa, Abuja. “The Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has confirmed that there ‘was a foolish attempt’ to burgle his […]
  • COVID-19 Resurgence: FG Restores curfew, Reduces mass gatherings

    The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 on Monday announced the restoration of a nationwide curfew, which had earlier been introduced to curtail the spread of the virus.   The 12 am -4 am curfew starts from midnight  Monday, May 10, 2021, while clubs, gyms, and others would remain closed from midnight of Tuesday till further […]