FG declares June 12 public holiday to mark Democracy Day
The Nigerian Government has declared Friday, June 12, 2020, as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. Nigeria’s interior minister Rauf Aregbesola in a statement signed by the…
African air travel market plunges by 98.7 per cent
Airlines in Nigeria and other African countries hit the rock bottom in the month of April, with passenger traffic dropping by a whopping 98.7%. A regional travel estimate recently released…
Nigeria, Cameroon pay $6 million to UN for boundary demarcation
Nigeria and Cameroon have remitted $6 million (N2.3 billion) to the United Nations (UN) headquarters for the demarcation of the international boundaries between the two countries. The money was paid…
Court declines EFCC’s bid for final forfeiture of Saraki’s assets
The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, yesterday declined the request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to seek the final forfeiture of two properties belonging to a…
IPOB to Presidency: We are investing to dismantle Nigeria
The leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, declared yesterday that every kobo contributed by members of the group worldwide was being invested into “dismantling…
Buratai briefs Buhari on insecurity, confirms death of 1,429 terrorists, arrest of 116 spies
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, yesterday said security operatives had neutralized 1,429 terrorists and arrested 116 spies in the ongoing counter-terrorism fight in the North East.…
APC rules out indirect Primary in Edo State
Although it has been established that the party lacks an updated register of eligible voters to conduct a direct primary, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the weekend foreclosed…
Seven million Nigerians may die from hunger and starvation by August – Report
The federal government has continued to insist that it is taking necessary actions, even as Nigeria is set to experience a lean food supply crisis from June to August with…
IPOB using Christianity to ignite war in Nigeria – Presidency
The Presidency yesterday claimed that a top security agency in the country had uncovered a plot by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to ignite a war in Nigeria, “using…
Nigeria records 260 new COVID-19 cases; total now 12,486 with 354 deaths
Nigeria has recorded 260 new cases of COVID-19, bringing to 12,486 the total number of confirmed cases in the country. Announcing this Sunday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…