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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has backed the decision by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, to ban with immediate effect the operations of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and a range of other Tactical Squads of the Force. The NGF Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in his […]

A 33-year-old man, Stepan Dolgikh, has been detained for battering his wife, 36, to death on their wedding day in the Siberian village of Prokudskoye, Russia. Eyewitnesses said the beating began when the groom became jealous of another guest at their wedding party in a private house,  Dailymail reports. He accused his new wife of ‘behaving […]

President Buhari on Monday urged Nigerians to be patient with any law of the land they had misgivings about. He asked that such aggrieved Nigerians should “engage the process in line with democratic practices.” Buhari made his position known in his remarks at the opening of the two-day joint executive-legislative leadership retreat with the theme, […]

A presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, says President Muhammadu Buhari is not moved by ‘unpatriotic’ calls for the restructuring of the nation. Mr Shehu in a statement on Sunday said the president is at the moment concerned with the wellbeing of the nation and its people. The statement was a reaction to the call by some […]

Nigerian Singer, Wizkid has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for wishing Donald Trump a “quick recovery from COVID-19” amid the security tension in Nigeria. On Thursday, the US president and Melania, his wife, tested positive for the killer disease, prompting “get well soon” messages from leaders across the world. Buhari had joined the bandwagon on Friday after […]

Nigeria recorded only 58 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the lowest in six months, indicating that the virus has been flattened in the nation. With the low figures, the nation’s total COVID-19 infection is put at 59,345, with 50,768 survivors discharged and 1,113 deaths recorded. The new cases were recorded in Plateau, Lagos, Katsina, Ogun, Kaduna, […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has frowned at the constant violation of the rights of Nigerian youths by men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). “I AM very concerned, in fact, very angry about what I see, happening to young men and women who are arrested, in some cases maimed or killed by men of the […]

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has said the country cannot afford to conduct free COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving into Nigeria. Aliyu, who made this statement on Saturday during a webinar organised by the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, explained that the country […]

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki have condemned the continued harassment, illegal arrest, detention, and high handedness of officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Atiku via Twitter said SARS unit of the police was set up to end violent crimes like robbery, kidnapping, and other crimes, but noted that the […]

A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed he caught his estranged wife, Precious Chikwendu, in bed with a married man. Fani-Kayode disclosed this in a Tweet on Saturday while reacting to a video posted by an online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, which shows both estranged lovers exchanging words. The couple, who have four children together, […]

Nigerian billionaire politician, Dino Melaye has acquired the latest Lamborghini Aventador Roadstar convertible, adding it to his fleet of cars. According to Instagram blogger, Tunde Ednut who shared a video of the senator test driving the car, the Lamborghini is worth $1million, which amounts to N460million. It is the 50th-anniversary model and this particular one […]

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has added his voice to the national issue of restructuring. Speaking at a symposium to mark the 60th Independence anniversary put together by the RCCG and the Nehemiah Leadership Institute on Saturday, Pastor Adeboye said restructuring Nigeria must be done as soon as […]

Chevron Nigeria Limited has announced it will lay off a quarter of its work force. The firm said Friday it was “reviewing its manpower requirements in the light of the changing business environment”. The company said it will continue to evaluate opportunities to improve capital efficiency and reduce operating costs. “In this process, the company will […]

Nigeria’s former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), says he was frightened when he became the nation’s military leader on August 1, 1966 at the relatively young age of 31. According to a statement on Friday titled “How I became Head of State at 32, by Gowon,” the former military leader spoke at […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised President Buhari and his regime to stick to facts when criticising previous administrations. In an apparent response to Buhari’s 60th Independence anniversary speech on October 1, Atiku defended economic decisions taken by the President Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration in which he served as a Vice President. In a tweet […]