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Month: May 2021


The Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party State Chairmen has urged the Economic Financial Crimes Commission to terminate its probe on the party concerning alleged mismanagement of party funds. The EFCC is reported to have invited senior officials of the Read more…


Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says it is shameful that the Nigerian Army failed to capture nefarious leader of terrorist sect Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, for years despite spending millions of dollars for the purchase of arms in the anti-terror Read more…


Iran has unveiled three new defense capabilities amid ongoing tensions with the US, including the ‘Quds’ radar system, a surface-to-air missile system dubbed ‘9-Day,’ and a drone called ‘Gaza’ with a 2,000km operating range. In a ceremony on Friday, the Read more…


By Ifeoma Ejiofor Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, Anambra state witnessed a beehive of activities as the Nnewi Concerned Youths, Nnewi Integrity Group and staffers organized a solidarity rally for the Acting Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Read more…


General Ibrahim Attahiru, the Chief of Army Staff, has died in a plane crash.Details of the incident are still sketchy but a military source told Daily Trust that it happened in Kaduna on Friday. In a statement, the Nigerian Air Read more…


The Israeli government has agreed to a mutual ceasefire with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, proposed by Egypt, that would put an end to 11 days of rocket strikes on Israel and IDF bombardment of Gaza. Israel has accepted the Read more…


President Vladimir Putin has issued a fiery rebuke to those who, he says, are intent on bringing about the breakup of the world’s largest country, insisting that Russia will defend itself from potential interference from overseas. In a speech on Read more…


Anambra Governor Willie Obiano has directed all public office holders in the state to declare their assets to ensure transparency and accountability in governance. The Governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, gave the directive during Read more…


The apex Igbo sociocultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says the Attorney General of the federation, Mr. Abubarker Malami, is a Chief Law Officer that twists the law at will The group described his comment against the Southern governors as malevolent, ominous Read more…


Reactions continued to trail the remarks attributed to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on the ban of open grazing by Southern States governors at their meeting held last week in Asaba, the Read more…


• says he is happy to do so The aged-long clamour for the return of the stolen Benin artefacts during the 1897 invasion of Benin Kingdom by the British, received a boost on Thursday as Herrmann Parzinger, President of the Read more…


The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) says Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government are keeping N1.2 trillion in their coffers illegally. Chairman of the Commission, Mr Victor Muruako, told newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja that it arrived at the Read more…