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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised alarm over what it described as a sinister plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Federal Government to forcefully take over the governance of Zamfara state through an imposition of an orchestrated state of emergency in the state. This was contained in a statement that was…
In an effort to make Onitsha River Port functional, and to decongest the Lagos Ports, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is to engage the services of Akewa Colmar Terminal Limited (ACTL) to move containers from Lagos Ports to Onitsha River Port via Burutu Port in Delta State. Ths was contained in a press statement…
A group, Kogi West Youth Movement for Credibility, (KWYMC), has described those seeking Senator Smart Adeyemi’s recall as political thugs and rabble-rousers, who were being manipulated by some failed politicians. The group whose members are drawn from seven council areas of Kogi West at a press conference in Lokoja on Wednesday, urged the senator to…
The ongoing strike by the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria has caused a rise in the prices of animals in Lagos and other Southwestern states. Recall that the food and cattle dealers had on Thursday embarked on a strike, blocking all ‘borders’ between the North and South in protest against the…
Tragedy struck in Benue State on Tuesday night as gunmen killed Dr. Terkula Suswam, the immediate elder brother to Senator Gabriel Suswam, the representative Benue North-East Senatorial District and former Governor of the State. The gunmen were said to have killed Suswam in his country home in Anyiin, Logo Local Government Area of the State….
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly would support the Independent National Electoral Commission in its bid to provide a secure and safe voting environment, with the ultimate aim of fostering democracy by ensuring electoral integrity and transparency in the conduct of elections. Lawan made this known while speaking during…
Several girls said their abductors professed love to them and promised to contact them over the phone to find out if they had accepted the marriage proposal. Jangebe schoolgirls’ abductors gave out their phone numbers to their victims and promised to visit their parents to seek their hands in marriage. Several girls who spoke with…
A suspected motorcycle thief has been burnt to death at Garin Da’u town of Warawa local government area, Kano state. Kano state commandant of Security Vigilante group Muhammad Kabir Alhaji told journalists on Tuesday that the suspect was killed on Monday after the mob saw him stole a motorcycle at Zenith bank Wudil branch. He…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday declared Zamfara State a no-fly zone and banned all mining activities. The move is to curb rising activities of bandits in the state. Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), National Security Adviser (NSA), spoke with newsmen after the security council meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, the service chiefs…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the nation’s security chiefs to recover all areas being occupied by insurgents, bandits and kidnappers all over the country. The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno told State House correspondents that Buhari issued the order during the just-concluded meeting of the National Security Council. The meeting was presided…
