The Nigerian Army Wednesday said troops laid ambush on Boko Haram Terrorists in northern Borno, killing scores of them. Its spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa said in a statement that the troops recovered arms and ammunitions from the terrorists. Col. Musa said: “following credible information from good Samaritans of a plannedContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with Ghanian President, His Excellency, Nana Akufo-Addo at the State House, Abuja. This was disclosed in a Tweet by Bashir Ahmad, the personal assistant to the president (Buhari) on media. He said: “President Muhammadu Buhari this afternoon received in a courtesy call Ghanian President,Continue Reading
The Swiss authorities have filed a suit against Nigeria at the international court over the detention of San Padre Pio, its vessel. Operation forward base of the Nigerian navy in Bonny, Rivers state, had arrested the ship on January 23, 2018. The oil tanker, registered with canton Vaud shipping companyContinue Reading
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to end the hostilities between some leaders of the party, particularly the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, and the former National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. He said the war of wordsContinue Reading
The eighth session of the House of Representatives will round off legislative activities on Thursday, with a valedictory session. This was confirmed by Patrick Giwa, Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives, in a press release issued in Abuja on Wednesday. “This is to inform all Honourable Members that aContinue Reading
The Federal Government has commenced the process for the preparation of the 2020 budget with a directive to Ministries, Departments and Agencies to avoid inflating their personnel budget. The government also issued a warning to chief executives of all agencies of the government against the introduction of ghost workers inContinue Reading
Mr Felix Oboagwina, media aide to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in the 2019 elections in Lagos, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has denied reports that his principal had dumped the opposition party. Oboagwina told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that social media posts thatContinue Reading
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says the era for sharing public funds to “a few greedy politicians” in the state was over. Obaseki was speaking on Tuesday when he received Muslim faithful at the government house to celebrate the end of Ramadan. The governor said public funds at the disposal of theContinue Reading
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has threatened to move a motion for the secession of the South West geopolitical zone from the Nigerian federation. He issued the threat in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday morning. According to him, the move might become necessaryContinue Reading
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Tuesday staged a protest over their unpaid match bonuses and allowances at the U-20 World Cup in Poland. The Paul Aigbogun side crashed out of the tournament following their 2-1 loss to Senegal in the round of 16 at the Lodz stadium on Monday. The PUNCHContinue Reading
