Over 35,000 passports produced as NIS increases production capacity – Babandede
May 27, 2021 The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede, says the service has increased its production capacity to beat the May 31 deadline set to clear backlog…
Bandits displace 7,000 in Sokoto – NEMA
May 27, 2021 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that 7,000 people were displaced in recent bandit attacks in two local governments of Sokoto State. Mr. Manzo Ezekiel,…
INEC Chairman Holds Emergency Meeting With Heads of Security Agencies
May 27, 2021 The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu is currently holding an emergency meeting on election security with heads of security agencies at…
Constitution review: The federation of Nigeria must be a union of equals with a form of restructured autonomy – Ohaneze Ndigbo
The Chairman Ohaneze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, says the group wants a form of restructured autonomy based on a restructured Nigeria. He said this at the end of the hearing…
Constitution Review: Imo receives 48 submissions
May 27, 2021 The Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution sitting in Owerri says it received 48 submissions during the hearing. The Chairman, Sen. Orji Uzor-Kalu, disclosed this…
Children’s Day: UNICEF says violence perpetrated against one in four Nigerian children
May 27, 2021 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that violence is perpetrated against one in four Nigerian children and one in three Nigerian girls are sexually abused, noting…
Police repels attack on Katsina community, neutralises 4 bandits – PPRO
May 27, 2021 The police in Katsina State have repelled bandits’ attack on Dangeza village, Batsari Local Government Area and neutralised four suspects. This was contained in a statement by…
Insecurity: we’ve recorded successes against secessionist groups, criminals in S/East – IGP
May 27, 2021 The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alkali Usman says the police has recorded successes against secessionist groups and criminals in the southeast, noting that prosecution to ensure…
SON to destroy 200 containers of substandard tyres in Ogun after evacuation
May 27, 2021 The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has evacuated 200 containers of substandard tyres from a warehouse located in Obafemi Owode, a remote area in Ogun. Malam Farouk…
Buhari appoints Major-General Yahaya as new COAS
May 27, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This is according to a statement signed and released on Thursday by…