Police surround Gani Fawehinmi Park, venue of Lagos #June12 protest

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad have surrounded the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, the venue of the June 12 protest in Lagos State. About three Hilux Vehicles and two…

Full text: Buhari’s 2021 Democracy Day address

SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY ON…

I was prepared to lay down my life for Nigeria day I joined Army –Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), said he was prepared to lay down his life for Nigeria the day he joined the Nigerian Army. Buhari spoke on Saturday morning…

BREAKING June 12: Youths protest in Ibadan over insecurity, poverty

Youths on Saturday protested in Ibadan, Oyo State over the growing insecurity and poverty in Nigeria. The protesters, who gathered at the popular Mokola roundabout in Ibadan for the June…

Buhari Must Go’ protesters shut down Abuja PHOTOS

Palpable fear has gripped residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja over the activities of protesters who have stormed many parts of the city to decry bad governance. Earlier, Some…

FG’S TWITTER BAN COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE, SAYS NGO

A non-governmental organization, Face of Waziri-Nigeria, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to rescind the ban on the microblogging site, Twitter. According to the group, Twitter contributes…

BUHARI SUBMITS N895BN SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

•Senate screens COAS behind closed doors The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),has submitted a supplementary budget of N895bn  to the National Assembly for consideration. The Chairman, Senate Committee on…

PDP, ATIKU ASK NIGERIANS TO KEEP FAITH, APC SEEKS SUPPORT

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, have appealed to Nigerians not to give up on the country in spite of the myriad of challenges they…

WE’LL BE RUTHLESS ON THOSE POSING SERIOUS SECURITY THREAT –IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, threatened Friday that the police would deal ruthlessly and firmly with criminals across the country. Baba said this in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, shortly…

SANs FAULT FG’S MOVE TO REGISTER TWITTER, FACEBOOK, OTHERS

•Why OTTs must register in Nigeria –Lai Mohammed Senior lawyers on Friday faulted the conditions set by the Federal Government before the suspension placed on the operations of the microblogging…