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The house of representatives says it can no longer discuss Nigeria’s insecurity problems in hushed voices and “paint the situation with beautiful colours”.

Benue Governor Samuel Ortom said herdsmen shot at him while he was in his farm located along Makurdi – Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital.

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) is canvassing the establishment of Operation Shege ka Fasa in the North in response to the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun. ‘Shege ka Fasa’ means I dare you. The coalition, which was ...

The recent warning by the Nigeria Military chiefs to state governors especially from South-west and south-south got people talking.

Emeka Ihedioha on Wednesday said that he did not agree with the Supreme Court judgment which sacked him as the governor of Imo State .

Edwin Clark, convener of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, says the declaration of “Amotekun”, a south-west security outfit, as illegal will create unnecessary tension.

He further said: “I see no reason why the Ooduans (Yorubas) will come up with their security when they know it’s an Hausa man that is leading and it’s our right to secure others, if after the 20th of January ...

Kogi West Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ojo is dead. Ojo slumped and died on Tuesday evening while playing lawn tennis. The Kogi State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Bode Ogunmola who confirmed the death in a statement ...

In what may be termed the first soothing news of 2020, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Monday reiterated Federal Government’s plan to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty this year, in line ...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar MalamiThe Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has on Thursday backed the Federal government for detaining the convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore and former National Security ...