We’re fighting threat to national security –Buratai
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, said on Friday that the current operations of the Nigerian Army across the country was aimed at stopping...
View ArticleIPOB: Saraki’s statement personal opinion, says Presidency
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says Senate President Bukola Saraki’s statement on the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra...
View ArticleIPOB: I’m for peaceful Nigeria – Fayose
Jesusegun Alagbe Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, on Friday said he was never against the unity of Nigeria, adding that all he wanted was a peaceful country. Noting that issues of agitation did not...
View ArticleINEC, police, APC conspiracy threatening Nigeria’s democracy –Wike
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that the conspiracy among Independent National Electoral Commission, All Progressives Congress and the Police remains...
View ArticlePolice discover illegal firearm factory in Abuja, arrest three
Kunle Falayi with agency report The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested three suspects after discovering an illegal firearms factory in Shenagu Village, the News Agency of Nigeria...
View ArticleAgitations: Breakup not an option, says Mark
Tunde Ajaja Former Senate President, David Mark, has stressed that the breakup of the country is not an option, saying “the unity of Nigeria is not negotiable”. He said those agitating for the breakup...
View ArticleChina confirms limit of oil exports to North Korea
China will limit exports of refined petroleum products to North Korea starting October 1, its commerce ministry said, confirming Beijing’s participation in new UN sanctions intended to rein in its...
View ArticleProscription: Police read the riot act to IPOB
Niyi Odebode, Adelani Adepegba, Ihuoma Chiedozie and Tony Okafor The Nigeria Police Force has read the riot act to the Indigenous People of Biafra members and their sympathisers, saying it will arrest...
View ArticlePolice arrest 34 peace corps officials in Lagos
Afeez Hanafi No fewer than 34 officials of the Nigeria Peace Corps were arrested on Friday by the Lagos State Police Command. Saturday PUNCH learnt that they apprehended in the Ikorodu area of the...
View ArticleCAN is paranoid about Islam – Islamic council
Tunde Ajaja The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has said the Christian Association of Nigeria is being paranoid and intolerant of Islam. It said Muslims in the country had always tolerated...
View ArticleSaraki’s comments, an endorsement of IPOB’s activities —Lawmakers
John Alechenu, Abuja A group of members of the House of Representatives, under the aegis of the Progressive Caucus, has described comments made by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on the Indigenous...
View ArticleUPDATED: Iran tests new missile defying US warnings
Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that it was ready to ditch a landmark nuclear deal over the issue. State...
View ArticleFive SARS operatives found guilty of extrajudicial killing
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has found a five-man patrol team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, also known as SARS, guilty of extrajudicial killing of two friends....
View ArticleGroup seeks Orji’s arrest, prosecution over alleged N2.6bn misappropriation
Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia A group, known as the Concerned Citizens of Nigeria, has called for the immediate resumption of a suit involving the former Governor of Abia State, Chief Theodore Orji, in a...
View ArticleNigeria remains steadfast in fight against corruption – Onyeama
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has declared that Nigeria remained steadfast in the fight against corruption and called for close collaborations to fight the menace to achieve the...
View Article‘Why I headbutted former prime minister’
A self-described anarchist who headbutted former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has denied he attacked the politician because of his opposition to same-sex marriage. “It had absolutely nothing...
View ArticlePolice stage fitness exercise in Enugu
No fewer than 516 police personnel and other officers from sister security agencies in Enugu State have participated in a routine monthly fitness exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
View ArticleBuilding collapse: SON to storm construction sites over substandard materials
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Bothered by the incessant cases of building collapse across the country, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria says it is now set to storm construction sites across the...
View ArticleImposition ‘ll scuttle PDP’s chances in 2019, Adebutu warns
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party’s congress in Ogun State, a member of the House of Representatives, Oladipupo Adebutu, has warned the leadership of the party in the...
View Article3.5-magnitude quake rattles North Korea near nuclear test site
A shallow 3.5-magnitude earthquake hit North Korea near the country’s nuclear test site Saturday, US seismologists said, in what China’s seismic service said was a “suspected explosion”, but Seoul...
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