Troops Kill 14 Terrorist, Rescue 30 Civilians in Latest Operations
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops of 202 Battalion of 21 Brigade, in conjunction with elements of Mobile Strike Teams (MSTs) on Operations LAFIYA…
Breaking News: Kaduna Assembly Suspends 2 Southern Kaduna Legislators
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended indefinitely two of its members representing two different State constituencies in Southern Kaduna. The suspended members are Dr Bityong Yakubu Nkom…
Don’t Contest 2019 Polls, Catholic Priest Warns Buhari
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA - A Catholic Priest, Rev Fr. Evaristus Bassey, on Monday urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to contest the 2019 Presidential poll. According to him, the President…
Lagos To Acquire Surveillance Aircraft For Creeks
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - Lagos State Government said it has perfected plans to acquire Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform, which is a specialized light aircraft, to secure creeks…
Remembering Sardauna Keremi, a Decade After
BY SUFUYAN OJEIFO “To die completely is to be forgotten. He who dies and is not forgotten lives forever.” Samuel Butler November 28, 2017 marks a decade of the death…
Why Buhari Is Angry With Judges, Lawyers – PACAC
The Professor Itse Sagay-led Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Monday said its anger was against some few judges and lawyers who are opposed to the anti-graft war of…
Hunters Intercept Boko Haram Cattle Rustlers in Biu, Borno State
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA - Following recent security challenges posed by Boko Haram terrorists in cattle rustling to raise funds for their criminal activities, hunters from Gur village in Biu…
Prison Service Dismisses 8 Prisons Officers for Trafficking
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - Eight junior officers of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) have dismissed over various offences against discipline. The Prison officers were found guilty of trafficking (smuggling)…
Govt Plans Airlift of Nigerians Trapped In Libya
In a bid to end the trauma of some Nigerians trapped in Libya, the Federal Government on Monday announced plans to send an aircraft to evacuate them from the North…
Minimum Wage Should Be Anchored On Social Justice, Equity – Buhari
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday declared that minimum wage for public servants should be anchored on social justice and equity. Inaugurating the Tripartite National Wage…
