Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum (centre). The death toll from a jihadist attack on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has risen to 30, security sources said Saturday. Two sources told AFP fatalities from the attack Friday in restive Borno state had doubled as more bodies were found and now included 12 …

A protestor gestures as he takes part in a demonstration in Durban, South Africa, on May 30, 2019 during a Freedom March for Biafra held worldwide and organised by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to mark the anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence in 1967 that sparked a brutal 30-month civil war in Nigeria. …

In an effort to drive revenue and encourage taxable adults in Ogun State to be Tax compliant, newly admitted students into the State Tertiary Institutions are expected to present their parent’s Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) or evidence of payment of tax as part of admission processes. The Chairman, Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS) Mr …

…Islam discourages secret marriage-Sheikh Chief of the Air Staff, Sadique Baba Abubakar and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Faruk. By Ibrahim HassanWuyo As news continued to spread on the purported marriage between the Nigerian Chief of the Air Staff, Sadique Baba Abubakar and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, a VOA Hausa report …

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The federal government has urged public servants to ignore the strike planned for Monday by organized lab our, saying efforts are in place to resolve all contending issues. This was made known yesterday in a circular signed by Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The …

AfDB President, Akinwunmi Adesina. Some notable Nigerians have urged their compatriots in the Diaspora to key into efforts by the Federal Government to harness their resources directly for national development. They include Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Mr Innocent Chukwuma, CEO of Innoson Group, and Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Canada, Amb. …

By David Royal Nigerians have condemned the recent attack on Borno state governor Babagana Umara Zulum by Jihadist fighters linked to the Islamic State group on Friday that led to the killing of 15 security personnel. It was gathered that eight policemen, three soldiers, and four members of a government-backed militia were killed …

Nasir el-Rufai The Kaduna State Government on Friday, confirmed that it had received the report of Zazzau Emirate kingmakers, for the appointment of a new Emir of Zazzau. This is contained in a statement issued in Kaduna by Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai on Media and Communication. The statement said that …

The Most Beautiful African Model 2020, Queen Felicia Boco carried out her pet project on Saturday 19th September 2020 a day before her birthday. The event was tagged “BACK TO SCHOOL” which was done to encourage children from rural areas to go back to school. During the event, school materials such as Exercise books, pen, …

A culture of heavy drinking has led to sexual molestation becoming the norm on a night out for young women – and they feel they have to put up with it, an academic report warns. In a disturbing insight into how 18 to 24-year-olds behave on a night out, a survey has found one in three …

By Williams Eghebi There is no doubt, the recently held gubernatorial election in Edo State, to a very great extent, has brought increased credibility to the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC. Aside the credibility to the electoral umpire, the election has added some currency to President Muhammadu Buhari whose rating dropped to all time low as a …

…Flood has washed away our clothes stripping us naked …I lost my 3 children to flood in one day—Distraught father …We lost 50,000 farms to flood —Kebbi Rice Farmers Secretary …Govs Bagudu, Abdulrasaq beg Buhari for help In January this year, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) released the Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) and as it was …

Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu …Oduduwa, Biafra agitators unite, give FG ultimatum on referendum …Petition UN By Dapo Akinrefon Ahead of the 60th independence anniversary of Nigeria on October 1, agitators of Biafra Republic in the southeast, and their Oduduwa counterparts in the Southwest, yesterday, forged a common front to advance …

proposes domestication before 2023 general elections By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Ahead of 2023 generation elections in Nigeria, ActionAid Nigeria, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Yiaga Africa and others seek domestication of the African Charter on Democracy, Election and Governance, ACDEG, to Nigeria’s democratic system. This was their position at a ‘National Stakeholders’ Forum and Policy …

…Set up 7-member committee to meet NEC, NLC, others By Henry Umoru THE thirty- six state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF have called on the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC to exercise caution in its  planned nation wide strike and mass protest, warning that such an action if carried out, would worsen …

Buhari decorates new IGP Abubakar Adamu …Says he takes responsibility for APC loss …Tells Obaseki, I congratulate you ‘reluctantly’ …It ‘ll be immoral for me to dump PDP — Obaseki By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari said in Abuja yesterday that as the leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, he would not escape …

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan The hitherto whispered plots about Dr. Goodluck Jonathan contesting the 2023 presidential election are being revived by political strategists from Northern Nigeria who see him as a unifying force to keep the country one. The northern political operatives see President Jonathan as a unifying force around whom a government of national unity could …

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The national leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has described the purported suspension of Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and the Political Adviser to the President, Sen. Babafemi Ojudu by different factions of the party in the state as a nullity. The Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the …

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. By Peter Okutu Ebonyi State Government, Friday, called on the people of the State to go about their normal businesses and ignore the call made by the  leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB  for people to sit at home on October 1, 2020. IPOB had, …

Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection, says he is now terminally ill from a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic treatment 12 years ago. Brown, dubbed “the Berlin patient” because of where he lived at the time, had a transplant from a donor with a …