FGN Express Disgust Over US Based Magazine Article
Nigeria’s presidency has expressed disgust over an article in Foreign Affairs magazine that described the West African country as a failed state, with the federal government accusing the US-based magazine of spreading fake news. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu in a statement late Thursday said the “latest article on Nigeria in Foreign Affairs titled ‘The Giant […]
Falgore Forest In Kano Now Dominated By Bandits- Ganduje
Kano State governor, Abdulahi Umar Ganduje, has said armed bandits have now dominated Falgore forest in the state from where they may be planning to carry out attacks. The Kano State governor made this disclosure at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, where he met with the service chiefs and sought the military’s support to flush out […]
Nigeria Dripping With Bitterness, Sadness – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday took a cursory look at the mirage of challenges currently bedeviling Nigeria and concluded that leadership failure was grossly responsible for the country’s checkered history. Obasanjo spoke yesterday while giving his remarks at the public presentation of a book titled: “The Man, The General and The President”, authored by Femmy […]
Rochas Okorocha Warned Nigerians Against The Ethnic Profiling Of Igbo People
Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has warned against the ethnic profiling of Igbo people, insisting they “are not killers”. He stated this on Thursday, during the centenary celebration in honor of the former Premier of Eastern Nigeria, the late Michael Okpara, in Abuja. “I appeal to all Nigerians to stop the ethnic profiling […]
Akwa Ibom To Complete International Airport Terminal Building By 2022
The new terminal building at the Victor Attah International Airport, Akwa Ibom State, is to be completed in 2022. The all-automated terminal building which is estimated to process one million passengers a year, with a sitting capacity of 1,000 persons is designed after Istanbul’s latest airport terminal in Turkey. Commissioner for special duties, Mr. Okpolupum […]
Corps Members Can Be Mobilized For War, Says NYSC DG
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, says corps members are part of the national defense policy of Nigeria and can be mobilized for war if need be. Ibrahim said this on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ program on Wednesday while reacting to moves to scrap the NYSC scheme which is […]
Enugu Politician Writes To Uk, US, ICC Over Buhari’s Threat Tweet To The South-East
The former Enugu North Senatorial Aspirant, under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Chinedu P. Eya, has reported President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet threatening to shock Nigerians who are out to destroy his government to the President of the international Criminal Court, Judge Piotr Hofmański in Hague, Netherlands, the United States President, Joe Biden and the […]
NPC Anticipates Date For Population Census From Buhari
The National Population Commission says it is optimistic that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will soon announce a date for the population census. The Chairman of the NPC, Nasir Kwarra, said this in Abuja on Thursday during a press conference at the opening of the field work for the first pre-test of the […]
Netanyahu Opponents Seal Deal On New Government In Israel To Oust Longtime Prime Minister
It appears the magician has finally run out of tricks. The opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that they had reached an agreement to form a government and oust him from office, in all likelihood spelling the end of the veteran leader’s 12-year grip on power. Centrist lawmaker Yair Lapid said in a statement that […]
14-year-old Girl Who Opened Fire At Deputies Referred To Grand Theft Auto: Sheriff
A 14-year-old girl is seriously hurt after she and a 12-year-old boy allegedly armed themselves with stolen guns and opened fire on Florida deputies, officials said. The children, who reportedly ran away from a group home hours earlier, allegedly broke into an empty house Tuesday night, which the homeowner said was stocked with an AK-47, a handgun, […]
