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The Department of State Security Service (DSS) said it has nabbed a suspected Boko Haram kingpin, Adenoyi Abdulsalam. The service said the suspect was arrested in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State by a Joint Military/DSS operation team. An Ak-47 rifle was recovered from the suspect who is presently undergoing investigation, the service revealed. Abdulsalam was on […]

Samuel Galadima, Plateau housing and urban development commissioner, is dead. He died while jogging this morning with Governor Simon Lalong, at the Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos. Mr Emmanuel Nanle, Director of Press Affairs, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “Yes, the commissioner slumped while jogging and was rushed to the Plateau […]

About eight people, including suicide bombers have been reported dead in a series of bomb blasts that occurred in three locations around Muna Garage area of Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State. The explosions occurred around 4 am on Thursday.  The first location was Muna Kumbori an unofficial host community camp housing 199 internally displaced persons attacked […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has deemed it fit at this time ti intervene in the show of power between the Senate and the Comptroller-General of the Customs, Hameed Ali. The Senate revealed the move in a press release signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi on Tuesday.  “We have watched […]

The Federal Government has said the measures put in place to ensure comfort and safety of travellers using the Kaduna International Airport are working satisfactorily. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this in Abuja on Tuesday after leading a team of 40 Journalists on a tour of the Train Terminal in […]

The Senate is set to investigate the alleged seizure of a bulletproof car reportedly owned by Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The upper chamber on Tuesday directed its committee on ethics and privileges to investigate the allegation. It was reported that the alleged car was seized by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). There has also been […]

Khaleed Umar Al-Makura, son of Nasarawa State governor, Umar Al-Makura, has been arrested for killing a student of Government Secondary School, Lafia. The victim, Ovye Amos, died on Sunday night after he was hit by the governor’s son with a car. The colleagues of the late Amos and other students of the school protested his […]

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has admitted Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to bail in the sum of N300 million with two sureties. The former Group Managing Director was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on six counts bordering on non-disclosure of assets and fraud, charges […]

A total of N429.127 billion has been distributed as Federal Allocation for the month of February, 2017 to Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils. The communiqué issued by the Technical sub-Committee of Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of the meeting held today in Abuja, indicated that the gross statutory revenue […]

The Police have arrested  several suspects involved in the mayhem that occurred in Ile-Ife, Osun State on 8th March, 2017. The arrests were made after the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, deployed Police Special Intervention Force, comprising Five Units of the Police Mobile Force (PMF specially trained Anti Riot Policemen), […]

The Federal Government will protect and reward whistle-blowers who provide information that leads to the recovery of stolen funds or assets, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reiterated. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister said the Federal Government will protect the identity of all whistle-blowers, whether in […]

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Public Affairs, Abdurazak Namdas, expressed the House’s support for the Senate’s rejection of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Namdas told said on Monday  in Abuja that the Senate had treated many nominees from the Presidency fairly, adding that they were guided by their […]