The exact date of President Muhammadu Buhari’s return to the country is still a top secret of the presidency. This is just as the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari at the weekend travelled to London where her husband is … read more
At least 31 fishermen were killed by Boko Haram jihadists in two separate attacks on islands in Lake Chad in north-eastern Nigeria, fishermen and vigilantes fighting the Islamists told AFP late Monday. Armed jihadists stormed the fishing islands of Duguri … read more
Nigeria has been told by a court it can permanently seize a $37.5 million apartment block owned by a former oil minister who is wanted for money laundering. The property belongs to former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, who was in … read more
Seventy lecturers in the University of Maiduguri have resigned their appointments following recent attacks by terror group Boko Haram on the university community and its staff in Nigeria’s northeast region. The resignation of the lecturers, mostly professors, had affected research … read more
The Lagos State Government yesterday unveiled its roadmap targeted at maintaining and rehabilitating roads across the state as well as comprehensive drainage maintenance and flood control programme between August and December 2017. Recently appointed Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode … read more
Nigerian entertainer, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy will lead a mass protest against President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, a coalition of civil society groups has said. The planned action tagged “President Muhammadu Buhari return or Resign” is … read more
A Coalition of militant groups in the Niger Delta, under the auspices of the Reformed Egbesu Assembly, have called for the immediate division of the country into five republics. The groups named the republics as Arewa Islamic Republic, Biafra Republic, … read more
Parents in the northeast of Nigeria are giving their daughters to Boko Haram terrorists for indoctrination and suicide bombing missions, the country’s military said. Some arrested female suicide bombers have testified that “minors were donated to the terrorists sect’’ by their … read more
Months have passed since the Niger Delta Avengers have launched an attack on Nigeria’s oil pipelines, yet leaders in the region are warning trouble is brewing in the southern swamplands. A charm offensive led by Nigeria’s acting president Yemi Osinbajo … read more
The police in Anambra on Sunday confirmed that a gunman killed eight worshippers and injured 18 others in an early morning attack on St. Philip Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar, told … read more