Nigeria’s electoral process steadily improving since 2015, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s electoral process has been improving steadily since 2015. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari spoke in Washington DC, USA, at an interactive session entitled ‘A Conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria’. Buhari said his administration remains determined to ensure the conduct of […]
INEC: Remaining PVCs for registrations done in 2022 will be ready before Jan 6
Luka Buba, systems analysts at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos, says all permanent voter cards (PVCs) will be ready for collection before January 6, 2023. Buba said this on Saturday while responding to questions on a Twitter Space tagged, ‘PVC Wahala: Question and Answer Session with INEC’. The conversation was […]
NAF rescues 7 kidnapped Chinese nationals — after 24 weeks in captivity
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its operatives have rescued seven Chinese nationals from captivity in Kaduna state. On June 29, the Chinese nationals were kidnapped at a mining site in Ajata, Aboki in Shiroro LGA of Niger state. During the attack, the gunmen were said to have opened fire on security […]
‘Files destroyed’ as gunmen set Imo high court ablaze
The high court in Orlu LGA of Imo state has been set ablaze by gunmen. The gunmen were said to have attacked the complex which houses a magistrate court and the high court in the early hours of Saturday. Files were reportedly destroyed in the incident, but it is not yet clear […]
Atiku to Imo supporters: With me in power, it will be your presidency
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says if he is elected president, it will be a presidency of the Imo people. He said this on Saturday at the PDP presidential campaign rally in Owerri, the Imo capital. Abubakar said he has a history with the Igbo dating back […]
Terrorists training their own children as insurgents, says army general
Christopher Musa, theatre commander of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), says about 83,000 Boko Haram members have so far surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian army. Speaking on Friday during a visit to Mai Mala Buni, Yobe governor, Musa said the surrendered terrorists are currently undergoing rehabilitation at various facilities. The theatre […]
Four high-ranking ‘Boko Haram commanders’ surrender to troops in Borno
Four high-ranking Boko Haram commanders have reportedly surrendered to Nigerian troops in Borno state. According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the four commanders laid down their arms on December 12 to troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) patrolling Gwoza LGA of Borno. An intelligence officer who […]
‘We won’t surrender to blackmail’ — PenCom says it is ready for ‘any probe’
Aisha Dahir-Umar, the director-general of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), says the commission is ready to open its books for scrutiny. There are online reports that some civil society groups have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and are ready to mobilise “mass action” against PenCom over allegations of fraud. […]
‘We were stuck in Sahara Desert, many died from snakebites’ — FG evacuates stranded Nigerians
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has evacuated 266 stranded Nigerians from the Niger Republic. Mustapha Ahmed-Habib, NEMA’s director-general, received the returnees at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Friday. Ahmed-Habib, represented by Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA’s Kano coordinator, said the returnees were brought back under the care of the International […]
THE THIRSTY CITY (I): Despite N12.29bn allocation, Lagos residents can’t access water from government pipelines
BY DESMOND OKON AND VICTOR EJECHI Edith Akimuleya had risen on a humid morning to start her trade for the day. The sun soon accompanied her, casting a beam to reveal the flour dust on her chest. She continued mixing the flour in a black bowl, getting set for baking. Small-scale […]