BUHARI FELICITATES WITH NBA PRESIDENT ELECT, AKPATA

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday, congratulated Olumide Akpata on his election as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association. Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained in a…

WE WERE CAPTURED AND TURNED TO KILL MONGERS~ REPENTANT BOKO HARAM FIGHTER

Thirty-eight-year-old Abdulwahab Usman,  an indigene of Bama in Borno State, said he was forced to join Boko Haram. He is one of the 601 who graduated on Saturday from the…

Sallah: Muslims shun social distancing rule in Katsina, Bauchi, Yobe

Muslim faithful across the country on Friday joined others across the world to observe the Eid-el Kabir celebration with prayers in various mosques. Our correspondents, who went round some popular…

BOKO HARAM ATTACKS WORSENING ~ SHEHU OF BORNO

The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Garbai Elkanemi has decried that the people of Borno State now live in fear of being attacked by terrorists. The paramount ruler made this lamentation…

NIGERIA CURRENTLY UNSAFE FOR THE YORUBA~ BANJI AKINTOYE

Prof Banji Akintoye, leader of the Yoruba World Congress, the umbrella body of over 300 Yoruba groups worldwide, has said the Nigerian environment has been consistently harsh to the Yoruba…

FG TO RESCUE TRAFFICKED NIGERIAN GIRLS IN LEBANON

The Federal Government has begun moves to rescue 30 trafficked Nigerian ladies in Lebanon. The victims had on Friday pleaded with the Nigerian government to rescue them. They lamented that…

MORE PROMINENT NIGERIANS TO BE NAMED AFTER RAIL STATIONS

More prominent Nigerians will still benefit from the Federal Government’s naming of railway stations across the country. Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, said this in a statement by his Media…

TRUMP TO BAN CHINESE FOUNDED SOCIAL MEDIA APP, TIKTOK

President Donald Trump said Friday he will bar fast-growing social media app TikTok from the United States as American authorities have raised concerns the service could be a tool for…

FAYEMI RECOVERS FROM COVID-19

The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has tested negative for coronavirus. He announced this via his Twitter handle on Saturday. Fayemi had on July 22 announced that he tested positive…

MANY PUBLIC ASSETS ARE BEING MISMANAGED~ AGANGA

A  former Minister of Finance, Olusegun Aganga, has said there are so many assets held by different ministries, departments and agencies that are not actively managed. Aganga, who spoke at…