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Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says terrorist attacks in the country should not prevent President Muhammadu Buhari from fulfilling international obligations. Adesina said this on Wednesday while addressing journalists at the end of the weekly federal executive council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. Gunmen had attacked the Kuje prison in the federal capital territory […]

Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, says all Boko Haram suspects in Kuje prison in the federal capital territory (FCT) escaped. The minister spoke on Wednesday at a media briefing at the facility in Abuja. Gunmen had attacked the prison with explosives on Tuesday night. Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary, ministry of interior, […]

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he would remove the costly petrol subsidy if there is an alternative. Obi said this on Wednesday during a live interview on Arise TV. The presidential candidate said petrol subsidy is not beneficial to the country’s economy, describing it as a scam. […]

The ministry of interior says about 600 inmates escaped from Kuje prison in the federal capital territory (FCT). Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary, ministry of interior, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists at the facility in Abuja. Gunmen had attacked the prison with explosives on Tuesday night. A resident had told […]

The UK high court of justice has blocked the Nigerian government from appealing last month’s ruling dismissing a $1.7 billion (£1.4 billion) claim against JP Morgan Chase Bank over the transfer of proceeds from the sale of OPL 245 in 2011. According to City A.M, the high court said there is “no real […]

The attack on President Muhammadu Buhari’s advance team in Katsina is trending on social media. The advance team was on its way to Daura to prepare for the president’s Sallah visit when it was attacked, and two persons were wounded. Some social media users are reacting to the development. Below are […]

Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, secretary-general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is dead. Mele Kyari, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, announced his demise in a tweet in the early hours of Wednesday. Kyari said he died at about 11p.m on Tuesday few hours after delivering […]

Residents within the area surrounding a prison in the Kuje area of the federal capital territory (FCT) have reported hearing gunshots. Although details of the incident are still sketchy, there are unconfirmed reports that gunmen are attacking the prison. Efforts to reach Josephine Adeh, the FCT police spokesperson, were not successful as […]