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The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has proposed the reintegration of repentant terrorists to ensure the absolute return of peace in Nigeria’s north-east region. He gave the recommendation on Tuesday while addressing a gathering in Borno after visiting a camp housing people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the state. Guterres, who is on […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has revealed how a popular drug baron, Mallison Ukatu imported N22 billion worth of Tramadol into the country. Ukatu was behind a N3 billion shipment of Tramadol linked to disgraced police chief, Abba Kyari. In a statement made available to POLITICS NIGERIA on Tuesday, the agency revealed that […]
FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee on Monday imposed sanctions on Nigeria for the misconduct of its fans during the world cup qualifying tie in Abuja on May 29. Displeased football fans had vandalised facilities at the MKO Abiola National Stadium following Super Eagles’ 1-1 draw with the Black Stars of Ghana. The tie had ended Nigeria’s bid […]
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has said the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) cannot dictate to the Federal Government what platform to be used in paying their salaries. He stated this in Abuja while addressing journalists shortly after receiving his presidential Nomination Form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) purchased for […]
The Imo State government on Tuesday conducted a mass burial for the victims of the explosion that occurred at the site of an illegal refinery in the state. This comes four days after scores of people were killed – many of whom were burnt beyond recognition on Friday last week at the scene of the […]
The Imo State Police Command on Friday said it arrested and paraded a 50-year-old-man one Simeon Onigbo, suspected to be a bomb manufacturer for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, used in attacking police stations and government facilities in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, disclosed this to newsmen in […]
A few years ago, an average farmer in Amachi Mgbaneze a community in Ebonyi Southeastern Nigeria used to harvest about 120 bags of rice from planting 6 bags. Now it’s less than 30 bags of rice after toiling in the field for months. Increase in temperature is one of the effects of climate change. Climate […]
The Anambra State Police Command has explained that about five guests abducted by suspected gunmen were returning from a traditional marriage in the state on Monday night. According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, in a statement, he assured that the security personnel had launched a rescue operation to […]
In a bid to exonerate itself from allegations of terrorism and other gruesome acts levelled against it by security agents, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has unmasked and as well place a handsome reward to anybody who reveals the hideouts of gunmen terrorising the south east. Even as it fingered some members of Ebubeagu […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the presidential pardon for persons prosecuted on corruption charges by the Federal Government only suggests that there is no need to have anti-corruption agencies in the country. He believes the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) have been made to suffer an […]
