Nigerians Should Be Allowed To Carry Guns, Says Reps Majority Leader
Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the majority leader of the House of Representatives, has requested that Nigerians be permitted to carry weapons for self-defense. This was said by Dogwa on Thursday when commenting on Shehu Balarabe’s motion of urgent public significance. Balarabe has proposed a resolution in response to the massacre of 150 people in Birni Gwari, […]
FG Grants N1bn For NDLEA To Purchase Lie Detectors, Night Vision Goggles
The administration of Muhammadu Buhari has granted N1 billion to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for the purchase of lie detectors and night vision goggles. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, stated this while briefing State House media following President Muhammadu Buhari’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting […]
Kaduna-Abuja Train Attack: Amaechi Denies Asking Nigerians To Donate Money To Cover Victims’ Medical Bills
Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, has denied asking Nigerians to donate money to the victims of the bandit terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train on Monday. The Minister made the denial on Thursday in response to claims that he had requested Nigerians to donate money to cover the victims’ medical bills. According to Amaechi, […]
Ukraine War: Putin Being Misled By Fearful Advisers, US Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by advisers who are too scared to tell him how badly the war in Ukraine is going, the White House says. Meanwhile, British intelligence says Russian troops in Ukraine are demoralised, short of equipment and refusing to carry out orders. Mr Putin is also not being told about […]
Kyari Rejects Prison Meal
After being remanded in prison custody on Monday, Abba Kyari, the embattled former Commander, Intelligence Response Team, has refused meals given to him by the Nigerian Correctional Service. It was learned that the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police preferred food provided by his wife or other family members. The Federal High Court in Abuja rejected […]
NDLEA Uncovers A Five-member Airport Drug Ring, Recovers N9.8 Million Cash
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency announced on Wednesday that it had begun a series of operations against drug cartels across Nigeria, which resulted in the arrest of a fugitive drug kingpin and six other members of his gang at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos. In Owerri, Imo State, and Ado Ekiti, […]
Abuja-kaduna Train Attack: Service Chiefs, Igp, Amaechi, Others Turn Down House Of Rep Invitation
Following the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, Service Chiefs and others have turned down an invitation from the House of Representatives. Idris Wase, the Deputy Speaker who presided over the panel on Wednesday, was furious with the officials for sending representatives. The house had already summoned officials in response to the train attack and subsequent […]
Obiano’s Wife Reveals Interest In Running For Senate, Apologizes To Soludo, Ndigbo
Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano, the immediate past First Lady of Anambra State, has expressed her desire to run in the next Anambra North Senatorial District election. Obiano also apologized to Governor Charles Soludo, Ndigbo, and friends of Ndigbo for an altercation she had with Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu in Awka at Soludo’s inauguration on March 17, 2022. […]
1,557 New COVID-19 Cases Have Been Recorded In South Africa
There have been 1,557 new COVID-19 recorded cases in South Africa, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,715 390. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) stated in a statement on Tuesday that the increase reflects a 6.0 percent positive rate. “Due to the ongoing audit exercise by the National Department of Health […]
4 Million Refugees Have Now Fled Ukraine, UN Agency Says
The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday more than 4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia launched its war in the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. The new figure was posted on an UNHCR website. More than 2.3 million have arrived in Poland, but many have traveled onward to other countries or back into […]
