B/Haram using drones to monitor troops’ operations – Borno Government
It is not yet Uhuru – Gbajabiamila Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has raised the alarm that Boko Haram insurgents are now using drones to […]
Presidency
Ministerial nominees not vetted by DSS before Senate confirmation hearing, by Farooq Kperogi
It has turned out that Buhari’s ministerial nominees were never vetted by the Department of State Services (DSS) before their names were sent to the […]
The gang of 43 breaks cover
Light on technocrats, heavy on party hacks with accountability issues, many ask whether the new ministerial team was worth the four-month wait 26th July 2019 […]
I have no plans to groom successor for 2023-Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday that he has no plans to groom anyone to take over from him 2023.The president said this when he received […]
El-Rufai promises to sponsor 13-year old almajiri up to university
Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has promised to sponsor a 13-year old almajiri (Usman’s) education up to the university level. He said this in […]
Ministerial nominees: APC govt hypocritical, master of double standard—Afegbua
…says Nigeria has no hope of redemption yet A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and public affairs commentator, Prince Kassim Afegbua has described […]
AfCFTA: Buhari approves establishment of national action committee (NAC)
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a National Action Committee (NAC) for implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement, which he […]
Our protests won’t stop until El-Zakzaky is freed – Shi’ites
A Nigerian Shiite group on Sunday condemned a court order that allows the government to ban it on “terrorism” grounds after a spate of deadly […]
Why we hurriedly screened ministerial nominees- Lawmaker
Buhari’s ministerial nominees The lawmaker representing Ekiti Central, Opeyemi Bamidele, says the ongoing ministerial screening at senate seem to be very lenient with prospective ministers. Bamidele […]
‘Please, Save My Life.’ A Bomb Specialist Defuses Explosives Strapped to Children
Terror group Boko Haram has led the way in using children, especially girls, as suicide bombers. Nigeria now has hundreds of officers trained to disarm […]
Buhari knows the problems of this country, says Rotimi Amaechi
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Saturday said that President Muhammadu Buhari is aware of the problems bedeviling the growth and progress […]
Four feared killed as cultists turn Lagos communities to battlefields
Afeez Hanafi There is palpable fear in Oworonshoki and Gbagada areas of Lagos State during the week as fresh violent clashes broke out in the […]
DEALERS AS LEADERS OF THE NIGERIAN STATE, By Majeed Dahiru
As one with absolutely no expectations of any form of improvement on his first term records, President Buhari’s latest cabinet misadventure was long foretold among […]
We’ll make life meaningful for Nigerians, Buhari says
President Muhammadu Buhari said the present administration is committed to consolidating on its successes of the last four years in order to make life better […]
The long wait for a short list by Zainab Suleiman Okino
When I thought of writing on this topic last week, I dithered a bit, thinking it would be overtaken by events, by the time it […]