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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has suspended his  chief of staff, Anthony Agbazuere, from office.   The announcement of his suspension was contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday afternoon in Umuahia.   Barr. Chris Ezem, Secretary to the State Government, said in the  statement that the Permanent Secretary, Government House, […]

Nigeria on Saturday deposited the country’s instrument of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with the African Union.   This completes Nigeria’s commitment to the agreement, which is scheduled to take off January 2021.   AfCFTA aims to create a single continental market for goods and services with free movement of people […]

The United States has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking visas to the US with effect from December 3, the Federal Government has revealed.   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained on Saturday that the development was sequel to the removal of excess visa application, processing and biometric fees for American citizens applying […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has warned generals against coup, vowing that the Nigerian Army will never tolerate any agent of destabilization bent on scuttling the current democratic dispensation.   The Army Chief spoke Friday at the decoration of 39 newly promoted Major-Generals. He disclosed that he was aware that […]

About 15 protesters who suffered gunshot wounds during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos today stormed the Lagos State Court of Arbitration and Mediation in Lekki, venue of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS-related abuses and other matters.   14 of them were said to have been shot at […]

Arik Air has relieved 300 members of staff of their appointments, management of the airline announced on Friday in a statement.   The management blamed this development on the impact  of the COVID-19 pandemic.   The press statement was titled, “Arik Air management declares 300 staff redundant”.   The company explained that a redundancy package […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Friday withdrew the suit it  filed to stop the panels probing the allegations of rights abuses by police officials.   The suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1492/2020 was filed on November 9, 2020 by the NPF, through its lawyer, O. M. Atoyebi (SAN).   Festus Ibude, lawyer to the NPF, filed a […]

The Nigeria Police on Thursday extradited Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic.   The force spokesman, Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, confirmed the development in a statement titled, ‘Abdulrashid Maina extradited to Nigeria.’   Maina was arrested in Niger having been […]

  Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, has hidden his frustration with the worsening insecurity in the country, but on Wednesday, he lamented that Nigerians are now at the mercy of criminals with nowhere safe.   The Sultan described the recent killing of rice farmers in Borno State as “a senseless act”. […]

Nigeria Police authorities have approached a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking among others, an order restraining the Attorneys-General of the 36 states and the panels of inquiry they constituted, from proceedings with their investigation of the activities of the police and their officials.    The panels are probing allegations of rights abuses and other […]

  The Senate o Monday confirmed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for another five-year tenure. Professor Yakubu’s confirmation followed presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee on INEC by the Chairman, Senator Kabiru Gaya, All Progressives Congress Kano South.   President Muhammadu Buhari had on 25th […]

  The security challenges currently facing Nigeria are  beyond the country’s military, Nigeria Governors’ Forum Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has declared.   Fayemi said this during his visit to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State to condole with the government and people of Borno over an attack by the Boko Haram […]