Sule Lamido, former Jigawa State Governor has described President Muhammadu Buhari as “intolerant and vengeful.” The former governor made the remark while alleging that Buhari never forgave the late Musa Yar’Adua for defeating him during the 2007 presidential election. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, Lamido claimed that despite not attending …
Read More »Suspected herdsmen kill pregnant woman in Ekiti
Some people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday killed a pregnant woman in Orin Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The eight months pregnant woman is said to be a Tiv woman from Benue State. It was learnt that the assailants also …
Read More »Fulani herdsmen declare Jihad in letter to Bishop Oyedepo
Founder and General overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide,David Oyedepo, has revealed that he received a letter from a coalition of Fulani herdsmen identified as, Fulani Nationality Movement saying there will be no peace until cattle colonies are established in all States in Nigeria. Bishop David Oyedepo Recall that, David …
Read More »FCT Demolishes Patience Jonathan’s Property
Patience Jonathan, former Nigerian first lady A department under Federal capital Territory (FCT) Administration, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), has demolished a multimillion naira sprawling property belonging to former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. AMMC pulled down the property for allegedly contravening the FCT Land Use Act. The demolition …
Read More »World Class Hospital, Power Projects Top AfDB’s $2bn Target Investments in Nigeria
Ndubuisi Francis and Udora Orizu in Abuja As the African Development Bank (AfDB) officially opens its first regional office in Abuja Thursday, the pan-African financial institution says it is set to embark on priority projects in Nigeria, some of which it plans to deliver this year. Some of the …
Read More »Muslim Cleric arrested with human parts In Lagos
Commissioner Of Police, Lagos State, Imohimi Oluwole Edgal addressing the Press while the Suspect Kayode Abdul-Fatai looks on during his arrest at his shrine in Lagos, on Tuesday. Officers of the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday arrested an Islamic cleric, Alfa Kayode Abdul-Fatai in Alakuko area of the State …
Read More »Reps to probe fresh $44m NIA scandal
House of Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara The House of Representatives has ordered it committee on National Security and Intelligence to investigate a fresh $44million scandal at the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA). The House also resolved to investigate the controversy surrounding the appointment of a new Director General for the agency, …
Read More »Nigerians pushing towards war unknowingly, says Aregbesola
The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said that Nigerians are inadvertently pushing the nation towards another civil war through hate speeches, wickedness and massive killings going on in the country. The governor said the nation was lucky to come out of the first civil war but stressed that …
Read More »10 Dead, Many Injured As Explosion Rocks Lagos Gas Station
At least, ten persons have been reported dead while others were severely injured after a gas explosion occurred at Second Coming Gas Plant located on CMD road in Magodo area of Lagos the state. Two security officials of the gas station were amongst the causality, the two men and a …
Read More »NIA denies missing $44m from agency vaults
No money is missing from the vaults of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) as reported in the media, senior government officials said yesterday. The officials were responding to a report in the Daily Trust on Sunday that $44million in cash kept at NIA vaults at its headquarters in Abuja was …
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