Kidnappers have abducted a family of eight and four others in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The latest attack comes barely 48 hours after bandits attacked Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic also in Zaria, kidnapping eight students and two lecturers, as well as shooting another student to death. Eyewitnesses said the bandits who were […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Lagos reiterated that his directive to security agencies, to shoot any person or persons found illegally wielding AK-47s and other assault weapons, remains in place. The President also vowed that his administration will act firmly and decisively ‘‘against any and all persons fomenting or carrying out attacks on our Police […]
The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola made the announcement in a statement on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulated Nigerians on the occasion and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a one-day working visit to the country’s commercial hub, Lagos. “President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a one-day working visit to Lagos State,” his personal assistant on new media, Bashir Ahmad wrote on his Facebook page. The 78-year-old Nigerian leader visited Lagos to commission some […]
The US has called on the Nigerian government to respect the rights of its citizens to freely express themselves by reversing its suspension of Twitter’s operations in the West African country. In a statement issued on Thursday evening by the spokesperson of the Department of State Ned Price, the US explained that freedom of expression […]
President Muhammadu Buhari told young Nigerians on Thursday that they must “behave” in order to attract jobs and investment. Buhari, speaking on Arise TV, said security was essential in order for investment in the country, where unemployment rose to 33.3% in the fourth quarter. “Nobody is going to invest in an insecure environment. So I […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the Lagos to Ibadan railway project, describing it as another milestone in revitalisation of railway projects to boast economic activities in Nigeria. The president said the project was part of the Lagos to Kano railway project, which already has Abuja-Kaduna component. Acvording to him, the railway project is being given […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday turned down a question on the suspension of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. Recall that the Minister of information and Tourism, Lai Mohammed, had last Friday announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in the country. Mohammed said the government was forced to act because […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that it’s been extremely difficult fighting corruption under a democratic setting in the country. The President in an exclusive interview Thursday morning on Arise TV, the broadcast arm of THISDAY, emphasised that it had not been easy for him to fight corruption since he became a democratically elected President six […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected in Lagos on Thursday for the inauguration of the 157 kilometre Lagos-Ibadan standard rail project at the Mobolaji Johnson railway station in Ebutte Metta. Thereafter, the President is expected to proceed to the Energy Nature Light Terminal of the Apapa Port to further commission the Integrated National Security and Waterways […]
