The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the detention of investigative journalist, ‘Fisayo Soyombo, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. It was learnt that Soyombo, the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, was detained on Monday when he ...

The Defence Headquarters has announced that 62 bandits in the Northwest and North Central geo-political zones were killed by troops in the last two weeks.  Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier-Geneneral Bernard Onyeuko who gave an update on military operations ...

The Northern Elders Forum has said that it regretted that it got rid of then President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 elections to vote in the incumbent, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).The group expressed disappointment that Buhari has let down ...

Prof Banji Akintoye, leader of Yoruba Nation separatists, says the north will continue to rule and dominate Nigeria irrespective of whoever is in power as President. Akintoye said though some Southerners including former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan had ...

Buhari had on December 18, last year in Katsina State, dropped the hint that the former service chiefs would be fired this year…. By Ismail MudashirAfter months of intense calls by the National Assembly, socio-cultural organisations and pressure groups, President ...

Rakunmi is called Camel in English Language— sights and interesting facts. Rakunmi is located on is on north-western part part of Nigeria (Ekiti Division, Kebbi State). Camels are located mainly in the semi-arid northern part of Nigeria including Borno, Yobe, Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and ...

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that 155 cases of the novel virus was recorded in Nigeria on September 7. The 155 recorded cases were spread across 15 states and FCT. Here is the breakdown of the new ...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence on retaining the nation’s service chiefs despite opposition to it is just one out of the many instances the executive arm of government undermine efforts by the National Assembly to contribute to the security and wellbeing ...

566 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-166Oyo-66Delta-53Ebonyi-43Plateau-34Ondo-32FCT-26Ogun-25Edo-24Imo-15Bayelsa-13Benue-12Gombe-11Kano-11Kaduna-11Osun-8Nasarawa-7Borno-5Katsina-2Anambra-2 HighlightsOn the 29th of June 2020, 566 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in NigeriaTill date, 25133 cases have been confirmed, 9402 cases have been discharged and 573 deaths have been recorded ...

490 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-118Delta-84Ebonyi-68FCT-56Plateau-39Edo-29Katsina-21Imo-13Ondo-12Adamawa-11Osun-8Ogun-8Rivers-6Kano-5Enugu-3Bauchi-3Akwa Ibom-3Kogi-1Oyo-1Bayelsa-1 HighlightsOn the 28th of June 2020, 490 new confirmed cases and 7 deaths were recorded in NigeriaNo new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.Till date, 24567 cases have been ...