2, 027 KATSINA VILLAGERS RETURN HOME

No fewer than 2,027 residents of four villages in the Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State, who were forced to abandon their homes last week due to attacks by…

ONDO ELECTIONS: IG PLEDGES POLICE NEUTRALITY, PROFESSIONALISM IN EDO

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has assured Nigerians that the police would be neutral and professional while maintaining law and order in the forthcoming Edo and Ondo States governorship…

APC SAYS NIGERIA IS ALREADY BEING RESTRUCTURED

The All Progressives Congress has said contrary to misgivings in some quarters about its commitment to fulfilling its campaign promise of restructuring the country, steps so far taken by the…

ENOCH ADEBOYE: DECLINES INTERVIEW AFTER VILLA CLOSED- DOOR MEETING WITH BUHARI

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, received the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Both of…

IN APC BUHARI LAMENTS BITTER, UNNECESSARY QUARRELS

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Monday, lamented that the ruling All Progressives Congress is “often embroiled in bitter, and on occasions, totally unnecessary squabbles”. He regretted that…

GBENGA ADEFAYE NAMED NEW NIJ PROVOST

The General Manager/Editor-in-Chief of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr Gbenga Adefaye, has been appointed as the Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Ikeja. A statement on Monday by Chief Olusegun…

COURT ORDERS IGP TO PRODUCE DETAINED BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to produce before it on Wednesday a Bayelsa State governorship candidate, Vijah Opuama, who has…

PHYSICAL DAMAGE FROM BEIRUT BLAST COULD TO ROCKET TO $4.6BN

The World Bank estimates the value of physical damage caused by the explosion that rocked Beirut port on August 4 at between 3.8 billion dollars and 4.6 billion dollars. “The…

IN OYO, FRSC IMPOUNDS 150 VEHICLES ARRAIGNS 47 FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATION

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State Command, says it impounded 150 vehicles and prosecuted 47 traffic violators during a special patrol in August codenamed Operation Scorpion II. The special…

SUDAN GOVERNMENT, REBEL GROUPS AGREE PEACE DEAL

Sudanese leaders and rebel commanders agreed Monday on a historic peace deal, a crucial step towards ending 17 years of conflict in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed.…