Shekau Appoints New ‘War Commander, Kills Predecessor, Two Others
Factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has appointed Abu Muhammad as the new Amirul Jaysh “Commander of War, for the faction he is leading after killing the…
NASS will call for Buhari’s Impeachment if Security Resolutions Not Acted On – Lawmaker
April 29, 2021 A federal lawmaker on Thursday said the National Assembly will move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari if the Executive does not act on its security resolutions. The…
First Bank: CBN says removal of MD not justifiable, seeks explanation from bank
April 29, 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has queried the Board of the First Bank of Nigeria Plc for removing Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,…
ASCAB Writes Senate, Seeks Reversal Of ‘Fraudulent’ Past Privatisation Programmes
April 29, 2021 A civil society coalition, Alliance for Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), has written to the Senate, asking the upper chamber to set up an agency that would…
Osinbajo to Political elites: Speak the truth against forces of division, we cannot afford a war
April 29, 2021 Nigeria cannot afford a war and elites in the country should rise up, speak the truth against forces of division in order to preserve the unity of…
INEC laments delay in prosecution of electoral offenders, sets date for 2023 General Elections
April 29, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented the delay in the prosecution of electoral offenders which it says has been one of the most challenging tasks…
3 abducted students of FUAM regain freedom – Police
April 28, 2021 The Benue Police Command says the three abducted students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM), regained freedom on Tuesday night unhurt. The state Police Public…
Tokyo 2020 organisers announce tougher COVID-19 countermeasures
April 28, 2021 Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Wednesday announced tougher coronavirus countermeasures such as daily testing of athletes to try to reassure an increasingly sceptical Japanese public…
Bill for more seats for women in National, State Assemblies scales second reading
April 28, 2021 Bill for an Act to alter the provision of the 1999 Constitution to create additional special seats for women in the National and State Houses of Assembly…
NDLEA nabs 2 suspected drug traffickers with N264m worth of cocaine in Abuja
April 28, 2021 Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a trans-border trafficker, Emeka Okoro and another drug dealer, Ibrahim Bello, with cocaine weighing 1.1 kilogramme, which has a street value of N264million…