Buhari: It’s duty of security agencies to know terrorists’ hideouts — and eliminate them
President Muhammadu Buhari says it is the duty of security agencies to know terrorists’ hideouts. Buhari said this on Monday while responding to questions from journalists after he joined other Muslims to observe the Eid-el-Fitr prayers at the Mambilla barracks parade ground in Abuja. Speaking on insecurity, the president said his administration would continue […]
Nigeria is in dire need of leadership that can provide security, says Hayatu-Deen
Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a presidential hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Nigeria needs visionary leadership to provide a safe, secure, and stable environment for citizens. Hayatu-Deen spoke on Monday when he met some PDP stakeholders in Yola, the capital of Adamawa. According to the former managing director of the now-defunct […]
PDP screening panel disqualifies Valentine Ozigbo from Anambra senatorial race
The screening committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disqualified Valentine Ozigbo from contesting the 2023 senatorial seat on its platform. Ozigbo, who was the candidate of the PDP in the 2021 Anambra governorship election, was seeking to contest the state’s south senatorial district election in 2023. The screening panel also […]
Akpabio to declare presidential bid on Thursday, says aide
Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, will declare his intention to run for president on Thursday. Anietie Ekong, media aide to Akpabio, confirmed the minister’s intention to declare on Monday. “Yes, it is true. He will declare on Thursday,” Ekong said. The Niger Delta affairs minister will be up against […]
Soyinka visits Igboho in Benin Republic
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, has met with Sunday Adeyemo, a youth leader better known as Sunday Igboho, in Benin Republic. According to the Punch, the meeting took place on Sunday and also had Banji Akintoye, leader of Ilana Omo Odua, in attendance. Details of the meeting are, however, not yet known. […]
Newspaper Headlines: Workers lament non-payment of salaries by states
Reports on the issues affecting Nigerian workers, especially delay in the payment of salaries and wages, dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
23 rescued as mother, child die in Lagos collapsed building (updated)
A three-story building has collapsed at Ibadan street in the Ebutte Meta area of Lagos state. Many tenants were trapped in the rubble, following the collapse of the building around 10:56 pm on Sunday. Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), and the Lagos […]
Final victory against terrorism within sight, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the battle against terrorists is approaching its end. The president, through his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, congratulated the Muslim faithful across the country on the end of the Ramadan month. He said with the designation of bandit groups in north-west and north-central as terrorists, “the challenges of banditry and […]
NANS warns FG: Party primaries will NOT hold until ASUU strike ends
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says there will be no presidential primaries in Abuja until the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities resolve their differences and call off the strike action. This was made known in a statement issued on Sunday by Sunday Asefon, NANS president. ASUU […]
Ohanaeze Worldwide: NEF against zoning because it’s turn of south-east to produce president
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Igbo sociocultural organisation, says the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) is opposing zoning because it is the turn of the south-east to produce the president in 2023. On Thursday, Ango Abdullahi, convener of NEF, said the forum believes that the presidential position should be left open in the spirit of democracy, […]