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Residents of the five southeastern states are gripped with fear over the sit-at-home order issued by the leader of the proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to mark the anniversary of the Biafra Republic Remembrance Day. IPOB is remembering civil war victims over two days, with a candlelit march on […]

Canada flew its flags at half-mast Sunday in mourning for 215 children whose remains were discovered on the grounds of a former boarding school set up more than a century ago to assimilate indigenous peoples. “To honour the 215 children whose lives were taken at the former Kamloops residential school and all Indigenous children who […]

The Nigerian Army has reiterated its commitment to crushing Boko Haram terrorists, members of the banned Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), and ending all forms of criminality in the country. Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Farouk Yahaya stated this on Saturday during the passing out parade of the 80 regular recruits intake […]

Security operatives on Sunday raided a church on Owerri Road, Enugu State, and marched suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra away. In a video sighted by Punch, the security operatives, especially policemen, held guns while members of the church marched out one after the other. The church members were seen raising their hands and […]

AT least, 200 students of an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been abducted. One person was said to have been shot dead while another was critically injured after gunmen carried out the kidnap operation at about 4:30pm on Sunday. A resident of the area, Zayyad […]

The Chairman Senate Committee on the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, Senator Gershom Bassey, has cautioned state governors against pushing for an increment in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum had during its virtual meeting  on  May 20, considered the report of a committee headed by […]

The Presidency, on Friday, said when the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari breasts the tape in another two years, the applause would be resounding, even from the worst of sceptics. A presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said this in a statement titled ‘The Buhari Administration at 6: Counting the Blessings One by One’. The statement catalogued […]

Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has dissolved all boards and commissions in the state with immediate effect. He announced this during his 2021 anniversary day address to the people of the state. Also sacked are management Committee members, liaison officers and local government advisory committee at all the 64 local government areas and 171 wards […]

Five soldiers were feared killed and their operational vehicle destroyed during an attack by gunmen in Ihiala, Anambra State, late Friday. The incident happened at one of the several security check points on the Owerri – Onitsha Road in Anambra State. A few hours later, gunmen descended on Atta, Njaba Local Government Area of Imo […]

Senator representing Lagos central and former First Lady of Lagos state, Remi Tinubu has said that she fights her own battle and doesn’t report anyone to her husband, Bola Tinubu.  Speaking on TVC breakfast show ‘Your View’, Remi stated that she fights her own battles when she knows she is right without telling her husband, because […]

The remains of 215 children have been discovered on the grounds of a former boarding school set up more than a century ago to assimilate Canada’s indigenous peoples, according to a local tribe. A specialist used ground-penetrating radar to confirm the remains of the students who attended the school near Kamloops, British Columbia, the Tk’emlups […]

The Imo State Police Command on Friday asked residents of the state to ignore the sit-at-home order declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra on May 30. The command, in a statement by its spokesperson, Bala Elkana, said it was ready to deal with members of the group. It urged IPOB fighters to sign their […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the pieces of jewellery seized from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, have been valued at about N14.460 bn. Chairman of the EFCC, AbdulRasheed Bawa, told the House of Representatives on Friday. Bawa disclosed the “estimated value” of the forfeited pieces of jewellery to an […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday celebrated Children’s Day with a solemn promise to bequeath a better country for the present and future generations. The president made the pledge when he hosted a group of Nigerian children at the Presidential Villa, Abuja as part of the activities to commemorate Children’s Day, observed on May 27. The […]

U.S. President, Joe Biden, has directed the U.S Intelligence Community to further investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and report back to him in 90 days. Biden, in a statement from the White House in Washington, DC, told the Intelligence Community to redouble their efforts to conclude the report in three months. According to […]

The economic hardship in the country has taken a new dimension as the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) has directed its members to increase the prices of bread, biscuits and other baked items by 30 percent due to the rising cost of production. Bread and biscuits are common consumable items in […]

On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Major General Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff. Yahaya succeeds General Ibrahim Attahiru who died in an air crash in Kaduna State last Friday. Below are four things to know about the new army chief. Birth place The new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk […]

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, on Wednesday, said Nigerians should not deceive themselves that things are alright. He made the comment during a National Security Summit in Abuja. “Let us not deceive ourselves that things are alright, things are not alright,” the revered traditional ruler said. “We know it and we see it. […]