2019 Election: N90bn diverted from FIRS, Frank says not N40bn

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has distanced himself from the report of PRNigeria claiming that only N40 billion were stolen from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to prosecute 2019 election by the ruling party. The outspoken activist said his earlier position […]

Group tackles HURIWA over statement on Buhari’s commitment to peace

The National Democratic Force (NDF) has lashed out at Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) over what it called derogatory statement on President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to the nation’s peace and tranquility. The National Security Adviser had proposed a convocation of a dialogue session amongst ethnic nationalities in order to promote national harmony and […]

Boko Haram: Stop sponsoring terrorism in Africa, protesters tell Macron

The Movement Against Slavery and Terrorism (MAST) has alleged that France President, Emmanuel Macron is sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria and other African nations. The group asked him to stop. The Pan-African group made their voices heard on Wednesday at the end of a one-day walk to the French embassy in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital city. […]

Sowore: Nigerian Group cautions US Senators against interference

A civil society group, Friends of Democracy and Freedom (FDF) has cautioned some Senators from the United States of America to quit interfering in Nigeria’s internal democracy. FDF’s warning treads on the heels of remarks attributed to Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey in a world press conference on Friday, condemning the rearrest of the […]

Sowore: Invasion of Court by DSS #NextLevel of dictatorship, impunity- Frank

A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, Sunday, described the invasion of the Federal High Court Abuja, by agents of the Department of State Services (DSS) to re-arrest the #RevolutionNow Convener, Omoyele Sowore, as the implementation of General Muhammadu Buhari’s #NextLevel of dictatorship and […]

Missing Persons: Group accuses Red Cross of promoting terrorists’ propaganda

The International Centre for Disaster Management (ICDM) has lashed out at the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) for attempting to pursue terrorists’ agenda with its “fabricated” report on missing persons in the North-East. ICDM, a renowned stakeholder in humanitarian crisis management, believes this is a deliberate move to destabilize the remarkable momentum garnered by […]

FOOD SECURITY: SIRIKA INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO REVIEW IMPACT OF SEASONAL RAINFALL PREDICTION

Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has inaugurated an inter-ministerial committee, charged with the responsibility of reviewing the impact of seasonal rainfall prediction (SRP) by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on the nation’s food security from 2015-2018. According to the minister, “the prediction which is very scientific and exact, are extremely important and beneficial to […]

2023: Northern governors using Heineken to penetrate Niger Delta, Nabena alleges

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena has said that a governorship aspirant in Bayelsa state Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, is being used as a pawn by two northern governors of the ruling party to further their 2023 political aspirations. The APC deputy spokesman who refused to name the […]

Sowore: Beware of emergency activists acting as pro-democracy fighters, group warns

Following recent protests calling for the release of Sahara Reporters founder, Omoyele Sowore, the Initiative for Democracy and Good Governance (IDGG) has raised an alarm over the upsurge of misleading Pro-Democracy organisations purportedly defending human rights in the country. The group gave this warning on Saturday in Abuja to address what it described as the […]

President Buhari Orders the Completion of Ajaokuta Steel Company

President Muhammadu Buhari has given the marching orders to his ministry for the completion of Ajaokuta Steel Company. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, disclosed this in Abuja at a media briefing on the proposed Nigerian solid minerals downstream workshop scheduled to hold December 2. The minister, who spoke through his Special […]