Customs Donates Seized Rice to IDPs – Outgoing Comptroller
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Eastern Marine Command has donated bags of confiscated rice to Internally Displaced People’s (IDPs) Camps instead of auctioning them to the public. The move was…
Electoral Act Amendment Will Check Malpractices, Violence Says Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said that the recent amendments in Nigeria’s Electoral laws will strengthen the nation’s electoral process and make it conform with the international best…
Aliko Dangote`s Idles Factory As Grubs Devour Tomatoes
Thousands of farmers in northern Nigeria contracted to grow tomatoes for a set price are shunning the crop this season after pests destroyed much of last year’s produce, leaving the…
EFCC Arraigns Land Racketeer for N86m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 18, 2017 arraigned one Ikechucwu Duru before Justice A. O. Otaluka of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in…
Stolen Nigerian artifact found in Italy
The artifact that represented goddess of fruitfulness reluctantly released by Nupe people to Niger State Museum and stolen some decades ago, has been found in Italy. The Executive Director, Niger…
Mrs. Buhari builds 50-bed Maternity Clinic in Katsina State
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has identified maternal and child mortality as a serious health challenge, which requires support from all quarters before it can be tamed.…
What if Buhari does not want to continue…?
Secrecy as they say, creates confusion and opens up the space for wild speculation and conspiracy theories. Nigerians believe fervently in the adage that nature abhors a vacuum. So the…
The ringing of coup bells and a cause for deep concern
I am very worried now. Ever since 1966 the northern ruling class has ALWAYS effected a coup d’etat whenever they feel sufficiently threatened with the loss of power. The only…
Stop Capital Expenditures, Senate Orders NNPC, Others
The Senate has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other revenue generating agencies to stop further capital expenditure until they comply with the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The lawmakers…
Army Nabs 126 suspected Boko Haram Terrorist In IDPs Camp
The Nigeria Army has revealed that 126 suspected Boko Haram terrorists were arrested at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Damboa, Borno. Spokesman on the operation, Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor,…