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Intercommunal crisis: Tinubu sends aide to Plateau for peace talks

Nigeria, Nov. 16 -- In a bid to restore peace and foster intercommunal harmony, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a delegation headed by his Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement in the ... Read More


Taraba gov Kefas announces Wednesday for his defection to APC

Nigeria, Nov. 16 -- Agbu Kefas, the Taraba State Governor on Saturday, announced all gas been set for his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC... Read More


Two separate fire incidents damage yam flour factory, printing press in Kwara

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- A storey building housing two large halls has been engulfed by fire at about 3:15 pm on Saturday, at Unik AJ Prints, located along Opomalu Road in Ilorin-East local government area... Read More


Four security officers killed in fresh ambush by terrorists

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- No fewer than four security officers have lost their lives following a fresh ambush by jihadists on security forces in northeastern Borno state. According to a statement by the Ac... Read More


PDP expels Wike, Fayose, Anyawu, others as party crisis deepens

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially expelled the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Ekiti state Ayodele Fayose and th... Read More


Troops neutralise terrorists, rescue 67 kidnapped victims, arrest 94 suspects in successful operations

Nigeria, Nov. 14 -- In an intensified operations to flush out insurgency across the country, the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have neutralised scores of terrorists, rescued 67 kidnapped victi... Read More


Again, court stops PDP's planned convention

Nigeria, Nov. 14 -- A final order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting its national convention billed for November 15 and 16 has been made by a federal high court sitting in ... Read More


Atiku denies gifting naval officer in face-off with Wike SUV, says report completely false

Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President has denied viral reports of him gifting Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima, the naval officer involved in a recent altercation with the Minist... Read More


FG suspends planned implementation of 15% import duty on petrol, diesel

Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Thursday, suspended the proposed implementation of a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on Premium ... Read More


COLUMN | When terror has no boundaries

Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- It all began quietly, almost invisibly. In the early 2000s, a preacher in Maiduguri started drawing crowds with a message that burned hot and fierce. Mohammed Yusuf stood before pe... Read More