Authorities of the Nigerian Correctional Service have said over 800 inmates escaped the Kuje Prison following an attack by suspected Boko Haram Terrorists. According to a statement by the Chief Superintendent of Corrections, Umar Abubakar, a total of 879 inmates escaped from the facility. Abubakar further stated that “443 of the escapees have been recaptured […] […]

Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala, has been ruled out of the ongoing Women Nations Cup in Morocco due to a ‘Grade two Ligament injury.’ The 27-year-old suffered the injury during Nigeria’s 2-1 defeat to South Africa in the opening match on Monday. She was later substituted for Francisca Ordega in the 81st minute. According to […] […]

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said the President has to proceed with his scheduled foreign trip because one should never surrender to the antics of terrorists. Adesina stated this in reaction to the criticisms that trailed the decision of the President to go ahead with his […] […]

Human rights activist, Femi Falana, has called for the review of Nigeria’s security architecture following the latest attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje in the Federal Capital Territory. The activist was reacting to the attack on the prison reportedly by over 300 terrorists who deployed sophisticated weapons as well as explosives to overpower […] […]

The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has bowed to pressure and rescheduled the party’s National Convention for March 26 in Abuja. The decision to this effect was reached at the 20th regular meeting of the caretaker committee. Addressing the newsmen after the meeting that lasted almost three hours, […] […]

A federal high court in Abuja has refused to hear an application by the suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari seeking bail from custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on the grounds of ill health. In an ex parte application brought before the court on Monday, Kyari through his counsel, Cynthia […] […]

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, struck out the suit seeking to challenge former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Nigerian citizenship and his eligibility to vie for the office of the president. Delivering judgment, Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit on the grounds that the plaintiff that instituted the case lacked the locus standi (legal right) […] […]

The Federal Government and the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) are expected to meet today. This is as a result of the one-month warning strike embarked upon by the union. While declaring the strike, Professor ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke blamed the government for failing to meet the demands of lecturers. The […] […]

The Federal Government has decried the growing cases of ritual killings, particularly in the South-West part of the country. To check the dangerous trend, the government has directed filmmakers to place little emphasis on content on money rituals and other dangerous practices during production. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made this known […] […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the older generation of Nigerians to give way for the younger generation to build a prosperous nation. He said rather than contest, the old generation should collaborate with younger people and provide them with the requisite knowledge and experience to transform the country. Obasanjo stated this in his […] […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested one ABDULMUMINI MAIKASUWA, a 52-year-old man, for attempting to circulate fake $4,760,000. NDLEA spokesperson, FEMI BABAFEMI, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. He said operatives of the agency intercepted the money sent from Lagos to Abuja at the Abaji area […] […]

The federal government has asked Nigerians to exercise patience as it finds “lasting solutions” to the scarcity of premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol in the country Minister of state for petroleum resources, TIMIPRE SYLVA made the appeal in a statement issued by HORATIUS EGUA, his senior adviser on media and communications. The minister […] […]

The Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), ACP ABBA KYARI, as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) launches into the probe of the seizure of a large consignment of Tramadol, an illegal drug, in Lagos. The alleged seizure, it was learnt, was not disclosed to the agency. The NDLEA reportedly commenced the […] […]

The Nigerian Air Force targeting ‘bandits’ has killed seven children and wounded five others by mistake in Niger Republic. According to the Governor of the Maradi region, CHAIBOU ABOUBACAR, the victims are 12 children, seven of them dead and five wounded. He said four children died instantly and three others succumbed “to their injuries while […] […]

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has expressed worry over the refusal of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI in signing the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill. HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, EMMANUEL ONWUBIKO, said the President’s intentions are not nationalistic and patriotic but self-serving. The group, while condemning the President […] […]

The National Leader of the All-Progressives Congress, BOLA TINUBU has told Nigerian youths that they will become presidents of the country after him. There has been clamour for youths to occupy top political positions in the country, which gave birth to the Hashtag NotTooYoungToRun movement. Speaking on Sunday when he visited, the Alaafin of Oyo, […] […]

Strong indications have emerged that the National Convention of the All-Progressives Congress scheduled for February 26 may be postponed again by two weeks. Although there is no formal announcement about the postponement, a very reliable party source said Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party and the APC governors would meet President BUHARI today to […] […]

The bandits who kidnapped nine persons, including a serving councilor of Yar Tsakuwa in Rabah local government area of Sokoto State, have demanded a ransom of N60 million. A resident, NAZIFI ABDULLAHI, told newsmen that the bandits called the families of the abductees and asked them to raise the money. He further said that they […] […]

Abia State Government has confirmed the killing of eight persons and 51 cows by gunmen at new Cattle Market in Omuma-Uzo in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Commissioner for Information, EZE CHIKAMNAYO, who confirmed the incident in a statement made available to reporters in Aba, condemned the attack. He said […] […]

The embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, ABBA KYARI has claimed that members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) are behind his travails. According to a report obtained by Daily Trust, KYARI made this claim when he appeared before a probe panel led by JOSEPH EGBUNIKE, a Deputy Inspector-General […] […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has said the recent importation of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, into the country was not deliberate. It added that there was no way the importers would have known that the petrol contained methanol, as checking for the substance was not a primary requirement for the […] […]

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have traded blame over the four-week strike which the union began on Monday. While briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice-President YEMI OSINBAJO, the minister said he was surprised that the lecturers could decide to embark on industrial […] […]

The kidnappers who abducted the paramount ruler of Gindiri, Plateau state CHARLES MATO DAKOTA, are demanding fifty-million-naira ransom for his release. It would be recalled that gunmen, suspected to be bandits terrorizing the Mangu local government area of Plateau State kidnapped the paramount ruler on Sunday and whisked him to an unknown destination. The gunmen […] […]

Suspected bandits have attacked Gada community in the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara state. The district head of the community, UMARU BAWAN-ALLAH, and his two sons were reportedly killed, while several other persons were abducted by the bandits. The Commissioner for Information, IBRAHIM DOSARA, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits also razed the district head’s […] […]

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has retained the benchmark interest rate, MPR at 11.5%, whilst other monetary parameters remain unchanged. This was disclosed by the CBN Governor, GODWIN EMEFIELE, while reading the communique at the end of the 282nd Monetary Policy Committee meeting. The MPC stated that its policy over […] […]

A former governorship candidate of the APC in Rivers state, Dr. DAKUKU PETERSIDE has said that his critic of President Muhammadu BUHARI is a wakeup call on the federal government to do the needful. He said that he means well by speaking the truth on the current state of the nation. DAKUKU PETERSIDE stated this […] […]

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, Malam MELE KYARI, has hinted that a litre of fuel may sell between N320 and N340 in 2022. He said this during the presentation of the World Bank Nigeria Development Update, November 2021 edition titled “Time for Business Unusual” in Abuja on Tuesday. KYARI said […] […]

The German government has asked the Federal Government to release at least 30,000 Nigeria Police personnel for special training in Germany. They would be taught how to manage protests among Nigerians without using weapons. A high-level delegation from Germany, which visited the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, MUSILIU SMITH specifically said it was willing […] […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that 25 schools in Nigeria have been attacked with a total of 1,440 students abducted since January 2021. This was contained in a report titled, ‘Children in West and Central Africa among those Who Suffer Highest Rates of Grave Violations in Armed Conflict’. The organisation said over the past […] […]

The Nigeria Police Force, Ekiti State Command, has said a joint task team of security agencies in the state, has killed a suspected kidnapper at the point of collecting a ransom in a forest on the Ekiti and Kwara border. The security forces, it was learnt had laid an ambush for the criminal gang at […] […]

Anambra state police command, has said it was not excited by the decision of the proscribed IPOB to call off her sit-at-home order. The state Deputy commissioner of police, Aderemi Adeoye also said the declaration by the proscribed group will not make the police to lower the guard activated for Saturday’s election. While speaking ahead […] […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said its officials were already in Anambra to conduct a free and fair governorship election tomorrow. INEC National Commissioner on Voter Education, Festus Okoye, further said that all sensitive materials have been taken to Anambra State. […]

Two Professors and other members of staff of the University of Abuja who were kidnapped recently have regained their freedom. You will recall that some criminal elements suspected to be kidnappers had invaded the staff quarters of the university on Monday and whisked some residents to unknown destination. A day after their abduction, the kidnappers […] […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Abuja branch, has given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to rescue the victims who were kidnapped from the University of Abuja in the Federal Capital. You will recall that armed men who are yet to be identified, invaded the staff quarters of the institution on Tuesday […] […]

The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the invasion by security operatives on the residence of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili, insisting that as ministers in the temple of justice, lawyers must speak in one voice against any evil against the Bench. The President of NBA, Olumide Akpata, said this at the […] […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally released billionaire businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana. Inspiration FM recalls that the Anambra-born club owner was arrested and taken to the headquarters of the anti-graft agency, Jabi, Abuja, on Monday, following allegations of money laundering and tax fraud. The popular Instagram socialite was, […] […]

Four days after the 21-storey building on Gerrard Road in the eyebrow Ikoyi area of Lagos State collapsed, claiming the lives of no fewer than 38 persons, Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes, the company in charge of the doomed building has been found dead. An official of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), who […] […]

No fewer than 50 bandits have been killed by a combined team of security officials during an operation in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state. The bandits were neutralized during an operation carried out by both the ground and air assault in the Saulawa-Farin Ruwa axis of Birnin Gwari local government area. According […] […]

No fewer than two traditional rulers have been, killed during an attack by gunmen at Nnenasa community Headquarters of Njaba local government area of Imo State. According to sources, the traditional rulers from the area numbering over 20, were in a meeting at the local government in the community when gunmen invaded the place, interrupted […] […]

Youths across the country have gathered at different venues to mark the first anniversary of the ENDSARS protest. In the nation’s capital Abuja, protesters can be seen raising placards, and chanting songs as they gathered at Unity Fountain. The protesters gathered with a big banner, with the inscription, ‘We never forget. 20.10.20. #EndSARS memorial.’ From […] […]

The Federal Government has said that protesters were not shot at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on October 20, 2020. EndSARS protesters, who were demonstrating against police brutality, were forcefully dispersed by security operatives exactly a year ago. While the protest organisers had insisted that some protesters were killed, the Federal Government had dismissed reports of […] […]

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021. Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. 2. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, […] […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, has fingered a serving member of the National Assembly as one of the financiers of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu; and the Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also called Sunday Igboho. The President, who disclosed this in his Independence Day speech to the nation today, said […] […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he had directed a conditional lifting of the ban placed on the operations of the micro blogging site, Twitter, in Nigeria. Buhari, who disclosed this in his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians to mark the nation’s 61st independence today, described the social media as a very useful platform but regretted that […] […]

The Federal Government may file a fresh action against Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday adeyemo popularly called Sunday igboho, following the judgment of Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages in his favour. The Attorney-general of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar malami disclosed this to reporters in New York for the […] […]

The Nigerian Army says it has taken cognizance of a video clip currently making the rounds on the social media, where a female officer was seen dehumanizing a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Calabar, Cross River State. According to Army Spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the act is not only condemnable, […] […]

The Zamfara state Governor Bello Matawalle is canvassing for foreign support to tackle banditry in the state. Speaking with reporters on the sidelines of the ongoing 76th United Nations General Assembly, Matawalle reiterated an end to all negotiations with bandit. He expressed confidence that he will receive support from the UN. […]

The North East where the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that more than 300,000 children lost their lives in the last 12 years because of the insurgency ravaging the region. UNICEF disclosed that over one million people have been displaced within the period under review. The agency further divulged that no fewer than […] […]

As Nigerians await the verdicts of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court over who has the legal power to collect Value Added Tax (VAT), Secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, has said President Muhammadu Buhari, has directed the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to ensure that digital transactions are taxed. Speaking […] […]

The ongoing United Nations General Assembly in the United States as the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the inequity in accessing COVID-19 vaccines is unacceptable. […]

The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Abdulwahab Eyitayo has said more than 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists have so far surrendered to troops. He said the terrorists surrendered from their enclaves in Sambisa Forest, as well as other hideouts. Eyitayo, who is also the Commander, Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai, disclosed this during a […] […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sought amendments to the newly signed Petroleum Industry Act, including removal of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning from the boards of the Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. While reading the cover letter attached to an […] […]

Lai Mohammed said like other countries in the world, Nigeria has gone through challenging times, but resolve to remain one indivisible entity. […]

Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum has criticized the Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, on the latter’s comments that the heavens would not fall if a northerner succeeds President Buhari in 2023. The NEF Spokesman had made the comment while delivering an address at the Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series in Zaria. And in […] […]

The Special Adviser to be President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adelina, has said the federal government was not interested in naming and shaming sponsors of terrorism but insisted that justice would be served to such persons Coming barely a week after the United Arab Emirates placed six Nigerians on its terror list, Adesina, when […] […]

Two worshippers have been abducted while one was killed on Sunday when gunmen attacked a church in Kabba, Kogi state. One of the worshippers, Kayode Akanbi said the service had just started when the gunmen burst into the church around 10:15am. Akanbi said that the six invaders were armed with guns and cutlasses and were […] […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has touched down at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, ahead of the high-level General debate of the United Nations Assembly in USA. President Buhari is expected to address the assembly during the general debates on Friday, September 24, and is to speak on this year’s theme which is “Building resilience […] […]

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has come under heavy criticism for dismissing moves by Lagos and Rivers states to start collecting the Value Added Tax directly. Groups, including the Pan Niger Delta Forum, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and civil rights groups, in separate interviews berated Masari over his comment on VAT. They stated this as the […] […]

The Federal Government has fixed a new date for the Nigeria @60 Jubilee Special Award ceremony. In a statement by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, signed by the minister’s media aide, Ifedayo Sayo, the ceremony will hold on September 30, 2021, at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The statement titled, “Nigeria@60 Award […] […]

The Senate on Wednesday approved $1.5billion and €995million external loan requests From President Muhammadu Buhari. The approval was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts presented by its Chairman, Sen. Clifford Ordia (PDP-Edo) during plenary. The president had in May 2020 sent a letter to the […] […]