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Insurgency, banditry: FG promises full force to rout out criminals

  “I want to assure you categorically and unequivocally, government is going to apply full weight to deal with these criminals until such...

FG’s No-Fly-Zone order in Zamfara: Gov. Matawalle in trouble, security report links him to the illegal mining 

  A treacherous move by Zamfara State Gov. Bello Muhammad Matawalle to compromise or undermine the “no-flight-zone” order slammed on the state by...

FG acquires N190m equipment for University of Ibadan Anatomy Dept, the only one in Nigeria

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N190 million for the University of Ibadan in Oyo...

I  want peace to reign in Imo, says Okorocha after meeting with VP Osinbajo

  Former governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, said he wants peace to reign in the...

Scores of passengers cheat death as aircraft rear tyres burst touching down in Lagos, Abuja airports

    Scores of passengers aboard two domestic airlines in Nigeria escaped deaths in the last two weeks when the rear tyres of...

The abysmal collapse of 63-year-old Ghana Airways and the lessons to be  learnt

    By Ajumai Ameh When the Ghana Airlines came into existence, the industry was very different from today. State-owned carriers were the...

VP Osinbajo at 64: Spokesman, Akande, zeros in on Pres. Buhari’s accolades, says his doggedness is inspiring

  “So in moments when the seat is hot and the atmosphere is charged, people like Vice President Osinbajo, endowed with an incredible...

Breaking: Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta passes on

  With barely 23 days to retire, a Supreme Court Justice, Mr Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, has died. Ngwuta reportedly died in his sleep...

Zamfara insecurity: Blame game by Zamfara government is self-defeatist, abnegating responsibility – stakeholders

  Trading blames, accusations and buck-passing by Zamfara Government over escalating security situation in the state amount to giving in to defeatism and...

Buhari, Osinbajo take COVID-19 vaccine publicly

    A day after Covid-19 vaccination exercise was launched in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) have received the;vaccine....

President Muhammadu Buhari with Service Chiefs' at the Villa

Buhari to Service Chiefs: Secure the country as he adorns them with new ranks

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to identify competent officers, irrespective of seniority...

FG launches COVID-19 vaccination March 5 for frontline health workers

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   Two days after receiving the first batch of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines, the Federal Government says it...

APC crisis: Ogun Deputy Speaker impeached

    For allegedly masterminding attacks on the Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr Oludare Kadiri, the Deputy Speaker of the State...

Buhari to security operatives: Shoot on sight carriers of AK-47

  In what looks like Federal Government’s readiness to contain banditry and criminalities, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday has directed security operatives to...

Army headquarters in Abuja hit by fire

  The Nigerian Army Headquarters in Abuja has been gutted by fire. An electrical fault caused a minor fire at the complex on...