Scores Killed in Kano GSM Market Twin Blasts
Many were feared dead in Kano, Wednesday, from twin blasts at the heart of GSM market, Nassarawa GRA. Eyewitnesses said that the Improvised Explosive Device was planted close to the generator serving the market, while the second bomb went off at the…
IPOB accuses Buhari, El-Rufai of Hireing Over 2,000 Persons to Turn Biafran Protests Violent
Radio Biafra has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari has pre-occupied himself with investigating the connection between the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, secessionist group and Niger-Delta militants rather than ordering the release of its detained director – Nnamdi Kanu, and…
Dasuki’s Trail Adjourned
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday adjourned the case against former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), till November 23. The Court, preceded over by Justice Adeniyi Ademola, adjourned the case following an oral application from…
Pro-Biafra Protests: Okorocha’s Meeting Fails as MASSOB Says No Successful Dialogue With Kanu in Detention
The meeting scheduled by Governor Rochas Okorocha may have failed as there were indications Friday that lingering rift within the leadership of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and that of the South-East Governors’ Forum may be hampering opportunities for Igbo leaders to…
Full Text of Communiqué Issued At The End Of One-Day PDP National Conference Held at ThisDay Dome, Abuja On Thursday, November 12, 2015
Communiqué Issued At The End Of One-Day PDP National Conference Held at ThisDay Dome, Abuja On Thursday, November 12, 2015 In keeping with Article 33 (5, 8) of the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Working Committee…
Again, Buhari Promises End to Boko Haram Soon as He Visits Adamawa IDPs
Once again, President Muhammadu Buhari has promised an end to insurgency in the North East of Nigeria. He assured residents displaced by insurgency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States that the government was doing everything possible to ensure they return…
DSS Invasion: Allow Dasuki Travel, Court Orders FG
A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Ademola Adeniyi has ordered the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government to allow the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) to travel abroad for medicals treatment. The…
N25bn TSA Fraud: Labour Coalition Seeks 40% Reduction In Federal Legislators’ Allowances, Threatens Action
Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), a coalition of labour and civil society organisations, Thursday, called for 40 per cent reduction in the allowances of members of the National Assembly as part of efforts toward reducing high…
NAFDAC Slams N1 Billion Fine on Guinness
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has imposed a fine of N1 billion ($5 million) on Guinness Nigeria Plc for alleged re-validating expired raw materials without approval. NAFDAC also accused Guiness of maintaining poor documentation…
Lamorde To Be Reassigned Soon, Still Police Comissioner – PSC
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday stated that former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, is still a Commissioner of Police. Okiro was quoted by Vanguard as saying that Lamorde performed well at the…
Police Denies Killing of MASSOB Members
The attention of the Nigeria Police Force High Command has been drawn to several false posts on Facebook and other social media, accusing Police of shooting, maiming and even killing members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State…