Rights abuses: Leave Nigerian military alone, Senate tells ICC, Amnesty

THE Senate on Tuesday warned Amnesty International and the International Criminal Court against meddling in the affairs of the Nigerian military on the issue of human rights abuses. The Chairman,…

China approves loan for $2.6bn AKK gas pipeline

China has approved and will disburse its 85 per cent loan required to fund the $2.6bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project, the Federal Government announced on Tuesday.  Minister of Finance, Budget…

FG orders telcos to block SIMs without NINs December 30

After December 30, all Subscriber Identification Modules that are not registered with valid National Identification Numbers on the network of telecommunications companies shall be blocked, the Federal Government has said.…

FG, ASUU meeting cancelled twice in two weeks

A meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities was cancelled by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Monday. This was the second time in…

AGF absent as National Assembly, INEC create Electoral Act panel

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday failed to attend the technical session on the amendment to the Electoral Act. The event was…

‘Enugu ex-finance commissioner brought SARS who shot my son’

A woman, Mrs Angela Ozioko, on Tuesday told the Enugu State Police Brutality and Extra-judicial Killings Panel how ex-state commissioner of finance, Goddy Nnadi, brought men of the disbanded Special…

Why I dethroned Sanusi as Kano emir –Ganduje

The Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Tuesday said he dethroned the former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, in March 2020 to save the traditional institution from abuse.…

ACF decries FG’s lamentations, says Nigeria insecure under Buhari

THE pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Tuesday went hard on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), over the disturbing insecurity across the country, especially in the North.…

Mass abduction: Student recounts near-death experience before escape

• Abducted schoolboys divided into batches, Boko Haram claims responsibility • Bandit assisted me to escape – JSS student • Zamfara shuts boarding schools • ACF decries Federal Govt’s lamentations,…

16-year-old pupil becomes Lagos one-day governor

A 16-year-old pupil of Angus Memorial Senior High School, Jemimah Marcus, who won the Lagos State Spelling Bee competition, will become a one-day governor. Marcus emerged winner on Tuesday after…