Troops arrests Abuja Daddy, Calabar militants’ hitman
Troops of 13 Brigade, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, have in a coordinated operation arrested a suspected high ranking militant kingpin Mr. Victory Benjamin (aka Abuja Daddy and G3) and three…
How Nigeria should handle Niger Delta militancy, by US Govt.
The governments of United States of America and Nigeria have exchanged views on the ongoing efforts to engage in dialogue with Niger Delta militants and sought an immediate and peaceful…
PM fires minister from cabinet for wearing T-shirt
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu booted Welfare and Labor Minister Haim Katz from the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday for forgoing the customary suit and tie for the more casual attire…
Buhari, Osinbajo, others paid N2.295bn in salaries
Substantial cuts in the salaries of both President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo earlier announced when the duo came to office last year may be nothing to write…
Complete Minna-Suleja road: Gov Sani Bello begs FG
In an effort towards ensuring safety, enhancing socio-economic activities and reducing road accident, Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has pleaded with the Federal Government to complete the abandoned…
Buhari: The manager who cannot manage, by Ken Ugbechie
The fabled Saint Teresa of Calcutta popularly called Mother Teresa remains one of the best models to benchmark humanity’s claim to being agents of change. In her active years, she…
Troops kill 38 Boko Haram insurgents in border towns
Soldiers from Niger and Chad have killed 38 Boko Haram fighters during operations that followed attacks by the Nigerian Islamist group on two border towns in southeastern Niger earlier this…
Kano loses two pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has confirmed the death of two pilgrims from the state in Saudi Arabia during the 2016 Hajj. The Public Relations Officer of the board,…
Four soldiers, 23 militants killed in Operation Crocodile Smile
Operation “Crocodile Smile”, the recently launched military onslaught in the Niger Delta region has brought relative peace to the region but it has left no fewer than 23 militants and…
Angry Ambode gives contractors seven days ultimatum to deliver road projects
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Saturday urged contractors handling the 114 road projects in the state to speed up work or be sanctioned. Ambode issued a similar ultimatum…