Monday, 06 May, 2024

Month: May 2021


Member representing Makurdi North Constituency on the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr Terfa Kudi, said his constituents were starving, because of growing insecurity in the state. Kudi stated this on Wednesday, while interacting with journalists on the sidelines of Read more…


The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has denied allegation that N2billion was paid to his office from the recovered looted funds. Malami challenged any person who has any evidence of such payments Read more…


Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi said makers of juju and sellers of hard drugs are the major problems bedevilling Nigerian youths. Umahi made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abakaliki by the Special Assistant on Media Read more…


Soldiers on Wednesday threatened to shoot officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that came to mark properties seized from Brig. Gen Jafaru Mohammed, the Director of Finance and Administration at the Office of the National Security Adviser. The Read more…


Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, tackled the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for appointing a northerner as the Chief of Army Staff yet again. National Coordinator of HURIWA, Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a Read more…


The newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Farouk Yahaya, has indicated that his hobbies are cracking jokes, travelling, reading and listening to local music. This is according to his curriculum vitae posted on Facebook by the Senior Special Assistant Read more…


America’s Department of Defense has rejected suggestions that Serbia, a nation Washington considers to be a partner, is guilty of fraternizing with ‘the enemy’ after staging a series of military drills alongside Russian forces. Speaking to journalists at a press Read more…


Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked insinuation that the governor of the state, Mr Udom Emmanuel was hatching plan to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP publicity secretary in the state, Read more…


Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said his administration is committed to restructuring and repositioning vigilance groups in the state to assist Federal security agencies. Tambuwal made this commitment in a issued statement by his Special Adviser Media and Read more…


The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) yesterday set up a committee to conduct a safety audit of its operational and engineering units. The committee is coming three days after the crash of one of its aircraft in Kaduna that killed the Read more…


Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has threatened to place a curse on politicians infiltrating and frustrating the struggle for Yoruba nation. Adams said some prominent politicians in the South-West have infiltrated the struggle for the actualisation of the Yoruba nation. Read more…


The Federal Government has denied returning £4.2 million loot recovered from former Governor James Ibori to Delta Government. A statement from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) on Wednesday said: “The money is still being awaited Read more…