No less than 30 top Boko Haram commanders have sent words to their leader, Abubakar Shekau, that they will drop their arms and surrender to the Nigerian Armed Forces soon. The verbal message sent through one of Shekau’s close contacts by the Boko Haram top fighters is said to have devastated the BH leader who […]
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Cedarcrest Hospital denies treating COVID-19 patients
Contrary to misconceptions on social media, the management of Abuja-based international-standard hospital, Cedarcrest has denied routinely admitting COVID-19 patients, saying it has no such plans at the moment. In a letter dated May 31 and signed by its Director, Clinical Services, Dr Umelo Ferdinand, the hospital assured that its staff are alert and vigilant about […]
Buhari responsible for troops’ successes – Tsav
Recent series of successes recorded by the Nigerian Armed Forces in the fight against terrorism and insurgency have been made possible by President Muhammadu Buhari’s deep knowledge and experience in asymmetric warfare, former Lagos State commissioner of police, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav has said. Tsav in an interview with our reporters in Abuja commended President Buhari […]
Group hails Buratai, troops for killing BH/ISWAP commanders, 72 others
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. T.Y Buratai and troops on the frontlines have received massive commendation for liquidating top Boko Haram/ ISWAP commanders and 72 fighters in Borno. The National Democratic Front (NDF) showered praises on the COAS for once again leading troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to another victorious outing against the […]
George Floyd: Abuja protesters besiege US Embassy, seek justice
Hundreds of protesters early this morning besieged the United States of America embassy located in the Central Business District of Abuja to express their displesure over the recent and barbaric killings of George Floyd and several other s black persons in the US. The protesters under the aegis of the Centre for Africa Liberation and […]
Hushpuppi: Group wants FBI, Interpol searchlight on Atiku, Adeyanju, others
The National Coalition of Democrats (NCD) has called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and International Police to investigate ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over possible links to arrested suspected fraudster, Raymond Igbalode, popularly known as Hushpuppi. Renowned for his flamboyant lifestyle, Hushpuppi and 12 others were […]
George Floyd: Lagos protesters defy rain, march against racial killings
With the gruesome murder of an African-American by a ‘white’ cop still causing widespread outrage across the world, some Nigerians in Lagos, on Monday, staged a walk in condemnation of the dastardly act. The Black Lives Matter Movement in Nigeria (BLMMN), stormed the streets of Nigeria’s commercial capital despite the heavy downpour, in total condemnation […]
FG to drive new economy with additional 77,400 young farmers
The federal government through the newly resusitated National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has revealed plan to raise about 77, 400 young farmers into Nigerian farming business across the nation in different farming activities ranging from crop farming to animal husbandry. The newly appointed Executive Secretary of NALDA Prince Paul Ikonne, said this Monday in […]
Probe Ebonyi over alleged N2billion fleece, indigenes urge EFCC
Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has asked the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies to embark on a comprehensive probe of the state financial records in the last 16 years. The association specifically called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) the Directorate of State […]
5th Anniversary: Buhari killing Nigeria with debt – Frank
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, said that the last five years of General Muhammadu Buhari’s regime remains the worst in the history of the country. Frank in a statement in Abuja said that the nation’s progress is presently on a freeze and can only […]