Editorial: The Black Saturday Zabarmari Massacre in Borno State
As the year 2020 draws to a close and reflections on the precarious security situation in the nation must of necessity boggle the mind, the recent attack on Zabarmari, Jere…
Police extradite Maina from Niger Republic
The Nigeria Police on Thursday extradited Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic. The force spokesman, Frank Mba, a…
Sultan’s Lamentations: No place is safe in Nigeria now
Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, has hidden his frustration with the worsening insecurity in the country, but on Wednesday, he lamented that Nigerians are now at…
Police ask court to Halt Panels probe of abuses by judicial panels
Nigeria Police authorities have approached a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking among others, an order restraining the Attorneys-General of the 36 states and the panels of inquiry they constituted,…
Senate confirms Yakubu as INEC chairman for another five-year tenure
The Senate o Monday confirmed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for another five-year tenure. Professor Yakubu’s confirmation followed presentation and consideration of the…
IndustriALL Global Union Pledges Support for Dangote Oil Refinery
The IndustriALL Global Union has pledged its support to contribute to the success of Dangote Oil Refinery. Leading a delegation of the union to the plant site in Ibeju-Lekki on…
Nigeria’s Security challenges beyond military – Governors’ Forum
The security challenges currently facing Nigeria are beyond the country’s military, Nigeria Governors’ Forum Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has declared. Fayemi said this during his visit…
Borno killings: Senate Orders Buhari to Fire service chiefs now
…asks for massive recruitment into military, police Irked by the latest slaughter of over 100 farmers in Borno State over the weekend, the Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu…
Bandits kill 7 farmers, abduct 30 in Katsina villages
At least seven farmers, including a nursing mother, were killed by bandits who invaded three villages — Tashar Bama, Dogun Muazu and Unguwar Maigayya—of Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina…
CBN Liberalizes diaspora remittances, Domiciliary Account Operations
The Central Bank of Nigeria has liberalized the process of remittances by Nigerians in the Diaspora and operation of domiciliary accounts, as the scarcity of foreign exchange bites harder. In…