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The Pentagon has notified the U.S. Congress  of the sale to Nigeria of 12 Super Tucano A-29 planes and weapons worth $593 million, needed for the  fight against the militant group, Boko Haram. The move on the sale, which included thousands of bombs and rockets and was originally agreed by former President Barack Obama’s administration, […]

Lauretta Onochie, personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on social media, says those seeking the extradition of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, “are very ignorant”. Alison-Madueke, who is being investigated over corruption allegations, is currently in the UK. On Monday, Charles Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, led a group of protesters to […]

Abia State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Leye Oyebade, has warned that any policeman found extorting motorists and abusing human rights would face dismissal, no matter his rank. The CP who stated this in Aba at the weekend, disclosed that over 10 policemen serving in the state are facing orderly room trial for various acts of […]

President Trump just can’t get over his wall… Pressed Monday on his dual claims that Mexico will pay for his desired barrier at the U.S. border, the President doubled down on claims the bill will be with America’s neighbor. “One way or another Mexico is going to pay for the wall. It may be through […]

North Korea has fired a missile over Japan which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called the “most serious and grave ever” threat to the country. The missile was fired just before 6 a.m. in Japan. The launch set off warnings in the northern part of the country urging people to seek shelter. It flew over […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the Commission will extradite a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United Kingdom, though the process may be long. The Secretary to the EFCC, Emmanuel Aremo, said this while addressing protesters at the headquarters of the commission in Abuja on Monday. The protesters, led […]

A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Monday ordered the permanent forfeiture of N7.6 billion to the Nigerian government, money suspected to belong to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Abdulaziz Anka gave the order sequel to an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking the final […]

At least five deaths and more than a dozen injuries have been reported in the aftermath of Harvey, the hurricane that tore across the Gulf Coast of Texas over the weekend.  On Sunday the powerful system, now a tropical storm, pounded the region with torrential rains that were expected to continue for days, causing catastrophic floods, according […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to prevail on the military to halt its ongoing monitoring of Nigerians on the Internet. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, was joined by another civic group, Concerned Nigerians, in a recent demand for the president to respect the freedom of Nigerians on all social media platforms. “Use […]

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari against his plans to re-arrest the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, over his violation of his bail conditions, stating that the re-arrest of the IPOB leader would “set Nigeria in flames.” The IYC, under the leadership of Eric Omare, also […]