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Presidency reacts first time as US plans to extend travel ban to Nigeria, 3 other African countries
The reported plan by the United States government to slam a travel ban on Nigeria and some other countries is still speculative and does not require a reaction yet, the presidency has said. According…
Boko Haram/ISWAP: 8-year-old boy reportedly executed UNIMAID student
Boko Haram faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), allegedly used 8-year-old boy to execute Christian hostage, Daciya Dalep in Borno State. Rita Katz, Director of SITE Intelligence Group…
NAF Hails Dickson On Bayelsa International Airport
The Air Officer Commanding, Mobility Command, Yenagoa, Air Vice Marshal Ibukun Ojeyemi, has described the Bayelsa International Airport as an amazing facility with state-of-the-art-equipment.A statem…
Caterpillar invasion worsens Malawi's food crisis
An invasion of crop-munching fall armyworm caterpillars has inflicted a further blow to food security in Malawi, where nearly two million people have already been hit by drought, the government said …
Just In: Ex-AGF Adoke appears in court to face trial
Mohammed Adoke, the former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) appeared in the Gwagwalada division of the high court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Wednesday, January 22, for his tri…
Soldiers allegedly shoot SARS operatives who confronted Boko Haram
On Monday, January 20, 2020, a team of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) operatives who repelled Boko Haram insurgents in a fierce battle, almost got killed as soldiers repeatedly opened fire on them…
BREAKING: We're sorry - EFCC admits mistake in Maina's case
The commission, through one of its investigators, Mohammed Goji, told the Federal high Court in Abuja that the team failed to go thourough in its investiation on the PRTT case. Goji, speaking at the …
Corper Diagnosed with Lassa fever in Asaba, Delta
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Asaba, Delta State, has reportedly been diagnosed of Lassa fever. The corps member identified simply as Yinka has subsequently been take…
Don't stop at irregular check points, Army cautions motorists
Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, has cautioned motorists against stopping at irregular security check point on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road.Adeniyi, who disclosed …
Lassa fever : 292 persons line-listed, placed under surveillance in Kano
No fewer than 292 persons, including health professionals who had contacts with the victims of Lassa Fever in Kano State, have been line-listed, the Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Ibrah…
EFCC will not shield high profile corrupt individuals
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, Tuesday breezed into the Ilorin Zonal office of the commission declaring that no high profile individuals involved in co…
Amotekun not a threat, Tinibu finally speaks on security outfit
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reacted to the controversial ‘Operation Amotekun’, the regional security initiative established by governors o…
Boko Haram members are not Muslims - Islamic body
Due to the recent acts of terror and killings being perpetrated by the Boko Haram sect in parts of the north east, The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has claimed that members of the sect do not pr…
Buhari Govt Told To Disband Hisbah Police Over Illegal Activities
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on the Nigerian Government to immediately disband the Hisbah police operating in the North.HURIWA, a frontline advocacy group, expl…
Again, Magu decries UK’s refusal to extradite Allison-Madueke
The acting chairman of Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused the United Kingdom of refusing to extradite a former minister of petroleum, Diezani…
We are afraid : Miyetti Allah Reacts To Creation Of Operation Amotekun
The National Secretary, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Saleh Alhassan, says his organisation is afraid that if the Amotekun security outfit is allowed to operate, it could turn out to be a disaster for t…
U.S. to expand travel restrictions to Nigeria, three other African countries
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to slam travel ban on more countries, including Nigeria, Africa’s biggest nation. Politico reports that an announcement is expected on Monday January 27, exactly th…
Boko Haram: Osinbajo supports Buhari’s declaration over killing of CAN chairman
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo joined his principal, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, January 21 on the latter's declaration that his administration would make Boko Haram pay for the killing Rev Lawal And…
Shehu Sani: Former lawmaker demands N100m damages from EFCC for alleged illegal detention
Human rights activist and former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has demanded N100million damages from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his detention. Sani who is still in the c…
Navy Personnel Evict Tarkwa Bay Residents, Many Rendered Homeless
Nigerian navy personnel shot in the air on Tuesday as they sought to clear a waterfront community of 10,000 people in the latest mass-eviction around economic hub Lagos. Bulldozers rumbled into Tarkw…