Rwandan YouTube content creator sentenced to jail
The High Court in Rwanda has sentenced a woman to 15 years in prison after finding her guilty of criticising the way the 1994 genocide […]
Month: September 2021
Mozambique’s first black priest dies at 103
Dom Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, Mozambique’s first black priest and later its first cardinal, has died at the age of 103. He was one […]
Gov. Zulum flags-off NNPC’s Power Plant for Maiduguri
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, has laid the foundation stone for construction of 50 Megawatts […]
Nigeria @61: President Buhari to broadcast to the Nation
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – As part of activities marking the 61st Independence Anniversary of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari will broadcast to the nation […]
Qatar 2022 Qualifier: Rohr invites Super Eagles’ players for CAR matches
Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr has invited team captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong and 21 others for the 2022 FIFA World Cup […]
Fear grips Anambra community as gunmen attack police station
There is tension in Ajalli, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State after armed men attacked a police station, with some police officers feared […]
JUST IN: PDP Committee zones National Chairmanship slot to North
The next national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will emerge from the northern region of the country, the party’s National Zoning Committee has […]
DHQ states position on alleged killing of 20 Fishermen in Borno air strikes
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has maintained that the Kwatan Daban Masara general area in the fringes of the Lake Tchad […]
Malawi’s Ex-Deputy Speaker shoots himself dead in parliament
A former deputy speaker in Malawi on Thursday shot himself in the head inside parliament, where he had gone for a meeting, parliament said. Clement […]
More than 2,000 bandits’ informants, others arrested in Zamfara – Commissioner
Security operatives have arrested over 2,000 bandits’ informants and their food suppliers, following the ongoing military onslaught against bandits in Zamfara State. The state Commissioner […]
JUST IN: Kyari, Zulum flag off Maiduguri & Environs Emergency Power Project (MEPP)
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari has joined the Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum to […]
Independence Day: Nigeria remains undaunted in challenging times – Sen. Tinubu
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A federal lawmaker, Senator Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central Senatorial District has called on Nigerians to shun all attempts to […]
Independence Day: Nigeria is stronger together, says Turaki
Former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, has called on Nigerians to embrace peace, inclusion, and unity as the nation celebrates its 61st independence […]
APC chieftain drums support for rotational presidency
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, says there is nothing bad in rotating the presidency amongst the six […]
Ex-President Jonathan rates Nigeria’s democracy high
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has observed that the country has made tremendous progress in deepening democratic values since the inception of the Fourth Republic. Jonathan, […]
[UPDATE] Troops neutralize 420 terrorists, bandits; arrest 101, recover 147 assorted weapons
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The heightened activities of troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the fight against insecurity in the country yielded […]
Appeal Court joins Lagos as respondent in FIRS appeal on VAT collection tussle
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has joined Lagos State as the third respondent in the legal battle between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) […]
FCT: NSCDC arrests 191 alleged vandals, illegal LPG dealers in 8 months
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has arrested 191 alleged vandals and illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) dealers […]
Nigerian troops eliminate 85 terrorists as 2,783 surrendered in one month – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, eliminated 85 Boko Haram/Islamic State of West African Province […]
Mix reactions trail ban of private, commercial motorcycle operators in Kaduna
Some residents in Kaduna have expressed mixed reactions following the ban order by the State Government on the operation of private and commercial motorcycles. The […]