President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of stockpiling weapons across Nigeria. Buhari, who spoke through his mouthpiece, Garba Shehu, said IPOB members killed security agents and set government facilities in the Southeast ablaze. He stated this in response to claims by the Amnesty International on human rights violation in the […]
The Federal Government will make provision for subsidy in 2022, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said. NNPC Group Managing Director, Mr Mele Kyari, disclosed this on Wednesday at a public hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Finance on the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP). Although no provision […]
Bandits have abducted a yet-to-be ascertained number of students following an attack on Kaya Day Secondary School in Zamfara State. The incident occurred at about 11am on Wednesday in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. A source within the government, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the attack on the school and the students’ abduction. But […]
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed as the Assistant Director General of Health Emergency Intelligence at the World Health Organisation (WHO). Ihekweazu’s appointment – which comes into effect on November 1, 2021 – was disclosed in a letter signed by the WHO Director General, Tedros […]
Stakeholders in Borno State have called for stringent profiling of repentant insurgents as many Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters surrender to troops in the North East. The call was part of the 16 resolutions reached during a security multi-stakeholder town-hall meeting convened by Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, the state […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released eight of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, in its custody. Lawyer to the detainees, Pelumi Olajengbesi, confirmed their release on Monday at a press conference in Abuja. The detained persons have been in the custody of the security […]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has insisted that the agenda of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria is to conquer the entire nation. The Governor, while speaking with BBC pidgin at the weekend, said he has documents to back up his claims. According to him, the Fulani Nationality Movement who claimed responsibility for his recent […]
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has rejected the 21-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government by the Nigeria Medical Association saying it is in direct collision with the Memorandum of Understanding signed on August 21. The NMA had threatened to join the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors if the government […]
Governor of Plateau State Simon Lalong has relaxed curfews imposed on parts of the state due to insecurity. The Governor, in a broadcast on Monday, said the 24-hour curfew in Jos North is now to be enforced from 6pm to 6am until further notice. “The curfew in Jos South and Bassa is to also be […]
IPOB wondered if bandits with the aid of alleged compromised Nigerian military can successfully attack the NDA and kill Igbo military officers, why will one think Fulani bandits can’t attack DSS headquarters with the aim of killing Nnamdi Kanu. A statement by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, entitled, “Attack on NDA: Fulani planning […]
