Nigerians live in UK because you failed them, protesters reply Buhari
TOFARATI IGE One of the conveners of the #ResumeOrResign protest, Deji Adeyanju, has said the inability of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to provide a conducive environment and vibrant...
View ArticleMy victory has given Rivers another voice — Uchendu
Friday Amobi The senator-elect for Rivers East Senatorial District, Andrew Uchendu, has said his victory at the Appeal Court has given the people of Rivers State an alternative voice. Uchendu described...
View ArticleIgnore IPOB, stay in North, Arewa youths tell Igbo
ADELANI ADEPEGBA The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum has urged Igbo people in the North to ignore the directive of the Indigenous People of Biafra that they should leave the region, and called on the...
View ArticleOlubadan distances self as Ajimobi installs 24 new kings today
Olufemi Atoyebi The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has distanced himself from the move to install new kings in Ibadan land or play any part in the coronation on Sunday (today). The Oyo...
View ArticleN13bn fraud: EFCC goes after Heritage Bank MD, others
FEMI ATOYEBI and ENIOLA AKINKUOTU The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is after the Managing Director of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo, who has allegedly ignored a series of invitations from...
View ArticleControversy in OffaPoly over N26.8m cooperative fund
Success Nwogu Controversy is raging in the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State over the sum of N26.8m, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The President of the Cooperative, Thrift and Credit Society of the...
View ArticleIPOB, Ohanaeze reject plan to re-arrest Kanu
Ihuoma Chiedozie The Indigenous People of Biafra and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo have condemned the move by the Federal Government to re-arrest IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is being prosecuted before an Abuja...
View ArticleClark-led PANDEF can’t negotiate for N’Delta anymore — Militants
Simon Utebor The coalition of Niger Delta militants has said the Edwin Clark-led Pan Niger Delta Forum cannot negotiate with the Federal Government on behalf of the region. It alleged that PANDEF...
View ArticleHardy Zimbabwean farmers thrive under Nigeria’s harsh conditions
Farming in Nigeria is not for the fainthearted. Intermittent electricity means generators are needed half the time. Chronically potholed roads make transport slow and expensive. Fake fertiliser has...
View ArticleSecond man arrested after Buckingham Palace sword attack
Police investigating Friday’s sword attack outside Buckingham Palace in London arrested a second man on Sunday, a statement said. “The man was arrested on suspicion of being involved in the commission,...
View ArticleSallah: FRSC commences special patrol in Ogun
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun is to commence a special patrol between Aug. 30 to Sept. 6 to enhance free flow of traffic during the Sallah festivities. The Sector Commander of FRSC in the...
View ArticleTwo Boko Haram factions ready for talks with FG, says Ex-commander
Two factions of the Boko Haram insurgency group may be ready for talks with the Federal Government, a former commander of the group, Abdulkadir Abubakar, has claimed. Abubakar, also known as Abu...
View ArticleEid-el-Kabir: Aregbesola offers indigenes free round-trip train ride from...
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Osun State Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives, Mr. Ismail Alagbada, has announced that the free train ride for 2017 Eid-el-Kabir will start on Wednesday....
View ArticleSallah: Ram dealers laments low sale in Borno
Less than six days to Eid-el-Kabir celebration, ram dealers in Maiduguri are lamenting low patronage by customers. Eid-el-Kabir celebration is marked on the 10th day of the 12th month of Islamic...
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PHOTOS: Zimbabwean farmers take on Nigeria’s challenges
A worker at the Rosedale Dairy Farm inspects milk cows before they enter the dairy to be milked Workers at the Valentine Chicken Abattoir remove the entrails of slaughtered chickens. Workers package...
View ArticleNavy intercepts 1.1m litres stolen diesel off Rivers coast
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted about 1.1 million litres of Automotive Gas Oil believed to have been stolen from pipelines belonging to multinational oil companies in Rivers. No fewer than 13...
View ArticlePolice declare Misau a deserter, say he forged his retirement letter
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Police have said they are investigating the Senate Committee Chairman on Navy, Senator Isa Misau, for alleged forgery of his retirement letter from the service. The Force...
View ArticleBoko Haram kingpin, who kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, surrenders
FIdelis Soriwei, Abuja A top commander of the Boko Haram Sect who played a major role in the abduction of over 200 girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok in 2014, Auwal Ismaeela, has surrendered...
View Article‘Hurricane Harvey, subsequent floods beyond anything experienced’
The National Weather Service issued a dire warning Sunday as massive floods inundated Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, saying the severe weather conditions were “beyond anything...
View ArticleAjimobi presents staffs of office to new Ibadan kings
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, on Sunday presented staff of office to the 21 new kings in Ibadan. At the ceremony held at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the governor told the...
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