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…asks for massive recruitment into military, police   Irked by the latest slaughter of over 100 farmers in Borno State over the weekend, the Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the service chief.   The Senate argued that the heads of the nation’s security agencies had failed to secure Nigerians.   […]

At least seven farmers, including a nursing mother, were killed by bandits who invaded three villages — Tashar Bama, Dogun Muazu and Unguwar Maigayya—of Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State.   The invaders also abducted at least 30 villagers.   These were disclosed by the lawmaker representing the area in the state House of […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria has liberalized the process of remittances by Nigerians in the Diaspora and operation of domiciliary accounts, as the scarcity of foreign exchange bites harder.   In a  move aimed at boosting dollar supply into the market, the CBN on Monday introduced new rules that allow beneficiaries of diaspora remittance and […]

The worsening insecurity in Nigeria took a new turn on Saturday with the  killing of rice farmers at Kwashebe by Boko Haram insurgents in  the  Jere Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident has  attracted widespread condemnations from eminent Nigerians and groups, including the UN.   While the The AFP on Saturday reported that […]

  The Federal government has vowed to punish the Cable Network News, CNN for carrying out unverified information from the controversial Lekki Toll Gate incident. It also vowed not to spare any media organization both local and international that attempted to set Nigeria on fire through unverifiable reportage.   The Minister of Information and Culture, […]

  The wife of the Chief of Staff to the Ondo state governor, Chief Olugbenga Ale, has been abducted by gunmen.   Mrs Ale was abducted at Owena in Idanre council area of the state on Thursday night. A source said that the victim was returning from Lagos to Akure when she was abducted by […]

The International Criminal Police Organisation says it has apprehended three Nigerians for alleged involvement in a cyber scam targeting governments and private firms in over 150 countries.   The suspects, who were arrested in Lagos, were said to be part of a criminal organisation that allegedly compromised thousands of government and private companies across the […]

  Afenifere, the pan- Yoruba Socio-Political Group has raised the alarm that the country has become ungovernable and therefore on the brink of collapse.   The group raised the alarm at its monthly meeting held at the country home of its national leader Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, the Ondo state capital.   Afenifere kicked […]

The University of Lagos has postponed its 2020/2021 Post-UTME Screening exercise indefinitely.   The university announced this in a press statement titled ‘2020/2021 post-UTME: notice of postponement’, issued on Thursday.   The university management had earlier announced that the screening would hold between Monday, November 30, and Saturday, December 12, 2020.   The Thursday statement […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday for the hearing of the bail application filed by Senator Ali Ndume, who has been in detention in prison since Monday over his suretyship for Abdulrasheed Maina, now presumed to have jumped bail.   Maina, a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, is […]

  South Korea has decided to withdraw its candidate from the World Trade Organisation, WTO, director-general race, according to Washington Trade Daily. South Korea’s Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-hee is the country’s candidate for the top job at the WTO, which became open after the resignation of Roberto Azevedo.   Nigeria’s candidate in the WTO race, […]

Tension rose in Ibadan on Tuesday following a clash between officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and commercial motorcyclists operating in Agodi-Gate area of the Oyo state capital city.   Trouble was said to have started when the officials of the correctional service insisted that the commercial motorcyclists who ply Iwo-Road-Bashorun-Akobo axis would not […]