US removes reciprocity visa fees for Nigerians
The United States has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking visas to the US with effect from December 3, the Federal Government has revealed. The Ministry of Foreign…
Buratai warns generals against Coup d’état
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has warned generals against coup, vowing that the Nigerian Army will never tolerate any agent of destabilization bent on scuttling…
15 victims of Lekki Tollgate shootings storm Lagos panel
About 15 protesters who suffered gunshot wounds during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos today stormed the Lagos State Court of Arbitration and Mediation in Lekki, venue of the Lagos State…
Arik Air sacks 300 workers, citing impact of COVID-19
Arik Air has relieved 300 members of staff of their appointments, management of the airline announced on Friday in a statement. The management blamed this development on the impact of…
Police withdraw suit against #ENDSARS probe panels
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Friday withdrew the suit it filed to stop the panels probing the allegations of rights abuses by police officials. The suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1492/2020 was…
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…