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Wait For Court To Decide On Nnamdi Kanu, Buhari Tells South East Leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday reiterated that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, must defend himself in court. The president said this while responding to appeals for the release of the detained IPOB leader by Sout...
Buhari Has Agreed To Political Solution Over IPOB Agitation — Umahi
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State says President Muhammadu Buhari has agreed to a political solution to the threat the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) pose to the South East region in particular and the nation in general. He said this w...
Magu Bows Out From Police Today As Controversy Rages Over His Promotion
A former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, will today retire from the Nigeria Police Force after clocking the mandatory retirement age of 60 years. This is coming amid the controversy on his elevati...
Chief Mbazuluike Amaechi Begs Arm Groups Not To Embark On Sit-At-Home Over Buhari’s Visit To Ebonyi
Elder statesman, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, has appealed to armed groups to withdraw the sit-at-home purportedly ordered on May 5 and 6 in the South-East over the planned two-day visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Ebonyi state. Recall that Governor ...
Ganduje Grants Pardon To 90 Prisoners In Kano, Says More Inmates Will Be Freed
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has pardoned 90 inmates across correctional centres in the state. The governor granted the prisoners pardon when he paid a Sallah visit to the Goron Dutse Correctional Centre, Kano, on Monday, alongsid...
Ikpeazu Carpets Charles Ogbonna Over Salary Payment, Says Ex-Commissioner Lacks Competence
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has told his former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Charles Ogbonnaya that he was not competent to preach to him on salary payment, “having been chased out of office by angry unpaid council workers...
I Admire Your Working Relationship, Sultan Tells Fayemi, Tambuwal
The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, on Monday hailed the harmonious working relationship between the Ekiti State Governor/Chairman Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and Sokoto State Governor/Vice Chairman of t...
We’ve Received Request For Drug Test On Aspirants From NDLEA — APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has reacted to the request by the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA that aspirants for various elective offices ahead of its forthcoming primary elections be made to undergo a drug test. National Publi...
Kaduna Train Attack: Ango Abdullahi’s Son Regains Freedom As Others Remain In Captivity
Barely a week after releasing photos of 62 abducted persons in their custody, the terrorists who attacked a Kaduna-bound train on March 28 have freed one of the victims. The released abductee is said to be the son of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) l...
Tinubu Shows Love To Over 50,000 Families, Distributes Rice, Sugar
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the spirit of charitable giving that accompanies the Ramadan, has distributed sacks of rice and sugar to over 50,000 families across Nigeria. A statement from his media office said the sharing of the items which began la...
