Security forces have foiled a night attack on Kwargaba community in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing two bandits and arresting three others. The incident was contained in a post shared on social media today by security analyst, Bakatsine. According to him, the attackers stormed the community yesterday night but were quickly confronted…
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday granted Omoyele Sowore bail on self-recognition, cautioning him to refrain from making any utterances that could incite the public against President Tinubu. Sowore’s bail followed his arraignment by the Department of State Services (DSS) before the court on a five-count charge bordering on alleged…
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Christopher Gwabin Musa as the new Minister of Defense. His nomination was contained in a letter President Tinubu conveyed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed Musa’s nomination in a statement he issued on Tuesday afternoon. In the letter,…
The delegation, led by Kogi State ADC Chairman Ogga Kingsley, visited to officially welcome Atiku into the party. According to the former vice president, Kingsley expressed the chairmen’s pleasure in receiving him as a “bona fide member” of the ADC. Speaking during the meeting, Atiku expressed enthusiasm over his formal entry into the party and…
In a post on social media, Peter Obi expressed disappointment with the list, saying several of the names were questionable. “Yes, some of the names being paraded to represent us as ambassadors globally are shocking. But with a leadership that has allowed mediocrity, corruption, and impunity to rise to the top, who else did you…
The Nigerian Army says its troops have recorded fresh operational successes across the country, foiling a major kidnap plot in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and disrupting terrorist activities in the North-West, North-East and North-Central within the last 24 hours. A credible military source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday…
KADUNA — Northern governors yesterday warned that the region stood on the brink of losing its future to escalating insecurity and deepening poverty, unless leaders took urgent, decisive action. They also called for state police as a way out of the high level insecurity in the north, and asked for a 6-month ban on mining in…
Nigeria has moved to provide asylum and protection to Fernando Dias da Costa, Guinea-Bissau’s opposition presidential candidate, following reported threats to his life after last week’s military coup, The Cable reported on Monday. The coup was announced by military officers on Wednesday, just days after Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election in which both incumbent President Umaro Embaló…
Nigerians living in the Diaspora have called for urgent government action to resolve persistent difficulties associated with obtaining National Identification Numbers and Nigerian passports abroad. The Nigerians, under the aegis of the International Advocacy for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption, Concerned Nigerians in Germany, and the Nigeria Business Forum, Switzerland, urged the government to address the…
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, is currently meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Kefas arrived at the State House in the company of the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, around 2 pm on Monday and proceeded to a closed-door session with the President, our correspondent observed. Monday’s engagement…