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President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abakiliki pledged that the Federal Government would deploy its strength to protect innocent and hardworking Nigerians from terrorists and those causing break down of law and order in the South East region.   Speaking at a meeting with South East leaders, during his two-day State visit to Ebonyi, the President […]

Leaders of the South-East region have asked visiting  President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, as the first step towards the restoration of peace in the area.   Buhari arrived Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State on Thursday for a two-day visit. The leaders made the plea […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned Nigerian commercial banks to take extra precaution in relation to transactions originating from the Benin Republic following intelligence that suggests the country has increasingly become a drug trafficking transit and consumption hub in the West African sub-region.   CBN said this in a circular it sent to banks […]

Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday protested against rumoured plans to get former President, Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2023 election on the platform of the party.   The protesters,  who belong to the APC North-South Patriotic Coalition of the party besieged APC’s national secretariat in Abuja, to declare their opposition to […]

As the number of those vying to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari swells by the day, the man who has served as his second in command has declared that he is the most prepared for the post.   “As vice-president, I have served under a president that has given me the opportunity to see for myself […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has extended the deadline for the sales of its nomination and expression of interest APC had fixed the sales to be concluded on Friday, but the party on Wednesday shifted the deadline to next week Wednesday, May 10.   The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Barr. Felix Morka, […]

  The Nigerian Communications Commission has given the federal government’s approval to MTN Nigeria and MAFAB Communications to commence the rollout of 5G services in the country.   NCC confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday, by the Director Public Affairs of the Commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde. It said, “with the issuance of the final […]

Power rotation has worked for Nigerian politicians since the birth of the Fourth Republic in 1999. It has helped to ensure a balance of power or a semblance of it, in the obviously tenuous relationship between the North and the South.   Now, on the eve of the 2023 presidential election, there are forces that […]

  THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has asked the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, to explain to Nigerians how he got the N100million he used to purchase the All Progressives Congress Presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination Form.   Nwajiubah is a contender for Nigeria’s presidency on the platform of the ruling […]

A group that goes by the name Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has added to the pressure on former President Goodluck Jonathan to run for presidency in 2023. Various groups have called on Jonathan to run, this time on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress. […]

An Intending Army couple has become part of the latest victims of killings unidentified gunmen going on in Nigeria’ southeastern region.   The couple, Master Warrant Officer, A. M Linus and his betrothed wife, were cut down on their way into the region last Saturday. They were targeted because they were members of the military […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured families that efforts were ongoing to ensure safe return of all those being held by bandits, directing security agencies and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to provide more regular and detailed information to families.   Receiving some FCT residents at State House on Sallah homage Monday, the President said the […]