Kaduna Govt Has Provided 6,045 Jobs, Says el-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, on Saturday disclosed that his administration has provided jobs to no fewer than 6,045 people in a bid to empower the youth and…
PDP: Makarfi’s Caretaker Committee Gets 4-Month Extension
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - Ahead of its Saturday August 12, 2017 Non-elective National Convention, the National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has proposed a…
Sheriff’s Loyalists Behind Rumoured Arrest Of Shekau At UN House – Borno APC
…Says it’s a plan to destabilize Borno BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA - The Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday accused some…
Failure Of Govt Led To Ozubulu Church Massacre – Rights Group
BY RAPHAEL ONYEKACHUKWU - A rights group, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has described the Ozubulu massacre in Anambra state as a failure of government to demand extradition…
IGP Sets Up Panel To Probe Bribe-for-Promotion Allegation
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has set up a special Investigation Panel to probe complaints and allegations credited to the Chairman of…
Kenya: IEBC Keeps World On Tenterhooks
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission (IEBC) is keeping the entire world on tenterhooks, after failing to declare the presidential election result at 2.30pm, Kenyan time as it voluntarily promised.…
Military Rescues .3m Hostages In Two Years – Buratai
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - The Nigerian military on Friday said its troops have in the past two years rescued about 300,000 hostages after recapturing territories formerly occupied by Boko…
Buhari Working Hard To Redeem Campaign Promises – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari was working hard to redeem his campaign promises in developing the economy and fighting…
Boko Haram: Military Intensifies Cordon-and-search Operations In Maiduguri
BY AMOS DUNIA, ABUJA - As part of its counter insurgency operations, the Theatre Command Operation of LAFIYA DOLE has intensified its routine clearance as well as cordon and search…
Man Steals 25 Chickens, Gets Bail
A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Friday granted bail to one Austine Yaiyama, 29, accused of stealing 25 chickens from a poultry. The judge, Mr Hassan Ishaq,…
