Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday called on secessionist agitators to shelve the idea and work for the unity and oneness of the country. He said it is better for
The suspension of the operation of American microblogging company, Twitter in Nigeria by the federal government is to remain indefinitely until the company shows remorse, a top federal government official
A report by Moody’s Investors Service has said that Nigeria holds the key to the growth of telecom’s sector in in the Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Moody’s, in the report
Nigeria’s Super Eagles were in action again on Tuesday against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, the second friendly encounter in three days. It was a goalless encounter with three shots
The Nigerian government has ordered the prosecution of citizens who bypass the country’s firewall and continue the use of Twitter despite the ban in the country. The West African country’s
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President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday met with the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mr. Mohammed Younis Menfi, in Abuja and emphasised the primacy of security in the stability of
With an astronomical increase in military flights relative to previous years, due to the war being waged against insurgency, there may be more air accidents involving the Nigerian military, according
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for Nigeria and France to deepen their anti-terror cooperation. This, he said, became necessary to check and overcome the activities of terrorists and
Nigeria’s Police boss Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the redeployment of senior police officers in the country’s southeastern region, a step aimed at tackling the worsening insecurity in the region.
British Minister for Africa, Mr. James Duddridge, at a meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyema, said the disturbing trend of violence unleashed on Nigerians by Boko
Reports suggest more than twenty houses have were torched when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked Umuogodo-Akpu Ngbo community, in southeastern Ebonyi State on Sunday. There are also reported cases of
Gunmen in Imo State have attacked a correctional facility and police command in Owerri, the Imo State capital, freeing some inmates in the process The number of inmates released from the facility is yet
Britain has expressed grave concern about what it described as the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria and pledged to help the country tackle insecurity. The UK’s Minister of Armed Forces,
Chairman of the National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Mai Mala Buni, Tuesday unfolded plans by the party to rule Nigeria for 32 consecutive
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The newly appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has concluded her first official working visit to Nigeria. Ms Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance minister of Nigeria, arrived in
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday raised the tempo in the efforts by his administration to tame the worsening insecurity in the country as he directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
Nigeria and Kenya are to receive Covid-19 vaccines from the UN-backed Covax programme on Tuesday. Kenya will get 1.25 million doses of the AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine and vaccinations are expected to
Analysts on Monday predicted a faster economic recovery for Nigeria as crude oil prices, at $60 per barrel, hit a new high since February 2020. The analysts, however, urged the
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