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CDS says military operations are being reviewed for better security

*Defence Headquarters concludes nation-wide interactive meetings in Delta From Jake Aimuan in Asaba The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lt-General Lucky Irabor, has expressed confidence that...

UNICEF to provide mental support for abducted Tegina students

By Salim Yunusa   The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed plans to provide mental health, psychosocial support and counselling services to the freed pupils...

JUST IN: Central Mosque Imam, Prof Makari, sues Sheikh Gadon kaya over defamation, demands 20 million damages

By Salim Yunusa The Imam of Central Mosque of Nigeria, Professor Ibrahim Makari, has sued Sheikh Abdullahi Gadon kaya for N20m in damages over defamatory...

Doctors to continue strike as NMA backs NARD

By Salim Yunusa The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has thrown its weight behind the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on the strike by resident...

Buhari appoints new Statistician General of Nigeria

  By Salim Yunusa President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Simon Harry as the new Statistician-General of the Federation to head the National Bureau...

JUST IN: Bandits release 32 out of 69 remaining Bethel students

JUST IN: Bandits release 32 more Bethel student   Bandits have released another 32 students out of the 63 remaining abducted students of Bethel Baptist school...

Bandits kill 11 people in Katsina in fresh attack

By Salim Yunusa   At least 11 residents of Dan-Kumeji village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State have been reportedly shot dead by bandits.   At...

‘We buried 76 people in one day’ – Sultan cries out

By Salim Yunusa   Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, says the number of people killed by criminals across the country is underreported.     Speaking at the 3rd quarter...

BREAKING: PDP to hold National Convention October 29-30

By Salim Yunusa The National Caucus of the PDP on Friday agreed to submit a tentative date of October 30-31st, 2021 for the party’s national...

JUST IN: 88 days after, Tegina Islamiyya pupils released by abductors

By Salim Yunusa More than 70 pupils of Islamiyya school in Tegina town who were kidnapped by armed bandits in Niger State have been released...

Yelwa Zangam killings: JNI call for calm, blame TEKAN for criticising Gen. Ibrahim Ali

By Salisu Shittu Jos Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Plateau State Chapter, has said that it is disturbed by the recent gory killings in Yelwa Zangam...

Nigeria’s economy grew by 5.01% in second quarter -NBS

  By Salim Yunusa     Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 5.01 per cent, year-on-year, in the second quarter according to the National Bureau of Statistics.   NBS disclosed...

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