#EndSARS Protesters Hold Jumat Prayers On The Road
#EndSARS protesters in Abuja on Friday continued their protests across the city, demanding justice for all victims of police brutality and killings. While they continue to press for their demands to be met, the protest took another twist as Muslim youths observed their Jumat prayers on the road.This comes 24 hours after the Federal Capital …
Buhari celebrates Vice President Osibajo at 64, describes him as a ‘reliable and dedicated deputy
On the occasion of his 64th birthday, President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the virtues of his Vice, saying he is proud to have chosen professor Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate in 2015. Buhari issued these statement in a congratulatory message to celebrate the vice-president’s 64th birthday. In a statement issued by Garba Shehu, presidential …
FAAN MD dismisses suggestions of Kaduna airport closure over staff abduction.
Following the abduction of Kaduna FAAN staff, by suspected bandits on Saturday, the managing director of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Hamisu Yadudu, says the Kaduna International Airport will not be shut over the attack. In the early hours of Saturday, gunmen, suspected to be bandits, had attacked two houses in the staff quarters and …
Military kill four bandits, dislodge many others in aerial missions– Official
Four bandits have been reportedly killed while several others dislodged in military operations in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday. Disclosing this is the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Homeland Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Sunday. The statement was on operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government by the …
Boko Haram’s attack on military base leaves Travellers stranded on Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.
The military on Sunday engaged the Boko Haram sect in a 3-hour gun battle which left many travellers along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway stranded. After the three-hour shootout, the military said soldiers escorted a long convoy of stranded travellers to Damaturu. According to security sources, the gun duel took place at Lawan-Mainari village, about two kilometres from …
Self-acclaimed Fulani ‘warlord’, Wakili, arrested after a gun battle in Oyo
A self -acclaimed Fulani ‘warlord’, Iskilu Wakili, has been apprehended by a team of security operatives and Odua peoples congress (OPC) in the Ibarapa area of Oyo state. It would be recalled that Wakili had challenged Sunday Adeyemo, another self-acclaimed youth leader popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to a duel after he (Igboho) issued an …
Third most senior Supreme Court Judge, Sylvester Ngwuta, is dead
The third most senior Supreme Court judge, Sylvester Ngwuta, have been confirmed dead. According to Thecable, Justice Ngwuta died early Sunday morning after an illness that has downed him for sometime. Ahuraka Isah, spokesperson of the supreme court, confirmed. It was also confirmed that his illness took a turn for the worse on Thursday and …
BREAKING: Adesanya looses bid to join heavyweight class in first career defeat to Blachowicz
Nigerian UFC fighter, Isreal Adesanya suffered his first career defeat to Jan Blachowicz in a bid to join the light heavyweight rank. Israel Adesanya’s bid to burnish the legend as he aimed to become the fifth fighter in UFC history to become a two-weight champion simultaneously. The Nigerian had stepped into the octagon against Jan …
EXCLUSIVE: Army redeploys 120 generals, 68 major generals and others in huge shake-up. [FULL LIST] below
Following the matching order from the President Muhammadu Buhari over the continued rise of insecurity in the country, the Nigerian Army on the 5th of March 2021 redeployed 204 officers to new formations across the country, this is according to PREMIUM TIMES. According to a close source, the redeployment, was carried out on March 5, same …
Gunmen abduct 11 in a daring attack on FAAN staff quarters in Kaduna
11 persons have been kidnapped by gunmen in an attack on the staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Kaduna. In a news monitored by The cable, spokesperson to FAAN Henrietta Yakubu confirmed the incident. According to Henrietta, the suspected bandits attacked Saturday morning and abducted a number of the staff. “They …
CBN to reward diaspora remittances with 5 naira incentive.
In a bid to encourage dollar inflow from Nigerians in the diaspora, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the introduction of the “CBN Naira 4 Dollar Scheme”, an incentive for senders and recipients of international money transfers. The apex bank made this announcement in a statement which states all recipients of diaspora remittances …