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- Investigation
National Security: How Abuja, Lagos, PH, CCTV Project Was Stalled
By Murphy Ganagana Alejandro Francisco Herrero, Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina to Nigeria, would be sleeping with an eye open. On Sunday, March 14,...HELP! Nigeria Under Siege, as Bandits Go Haywire
* Abduct 1,160 persons in 4 months, 2,806 murder incidents recorded in a year *Police should come clean on statistics –Ejiofor, Ex -DSS Director “We are in...UNYIME IBANGA: End of the Road for Dreaded Cult Leader *How Overcomer was killed
For two years, he held Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria by the jugular. His nostrils belched fire whenever he gave orders to his lieutenants...FATAL ADVENTURE! Police Officer Abandons Duty Post, Dies in S3x Romp with Prostitute 72 Hours to New Year
It was an ignoble end for a police officer, a vile indulgence which has thrown his family into pain and agony barely three days...INCREDIBLE! Human Skull Recovered, As Merry-Making Bus Driver Crashes in Abia on Xmas Day
Rescue efforts by witnesses to a lone auto crash involving a mini bus on Christmas day at Umuikaa junction in Abia State, ended with...
- Business
- Interview
What We Do With Ransom Money – Interview With Abductor Of Kankara Schoolboys
In this exclusive interview with Daily Trust, Auwal Daudawa, originally from Zurmi in Zamfara State, recounted how he picked up arms and why he...E-X-C-L-U-S-I-V-E! NEW SECURITY OUTFIT FOR NORTH SOON …Shettima Yerima, President, Arewa Youths Consultative Forum Explodes *Says Northern Governors have failed us...
The National President of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, a political pressure group and umbrella body of all youth groups in northern Nigeria,...DAMNING EXPOSE! Ex-Police Chief Opens Up …I Would Have Ended Boko Haram in 2012 If I’d Become IGP *Warns of...
Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power is presently facing danger of insurgents attack. And it’s real. The increasing presence of members of an Islamic sect...
- Scudlife
Managing Mental Health Conditions Among Army Officers
Unarguably, mental health conditions are similar among sufferers, irrespective of class, profession or other instances. Similarly, neurologists note that mental health conditions experienced by military...Hunga Hunpe: How Nigeria’s Ex-Drummer General Became A Cobbler
A former Master Drummer General of Nigeria, Hunga Hunpe, on Thursday, sensationally revealed that he abandoned dancing and drumming to become cobbler because his people had no...I’m Not Looking For A Wife, Beware of Scammers — Oluwo
Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun State, has said he is not searching for a wife in public domain. The monarch,...North-Central Stakeholders Reject Life Pension for ex-Governors, Deputies –Survey
Most stakeholders in the North-Central and Taraba have rejected the law granting life pension to former governors and their deputies, describing it as unfair...Sending My Son Abroad Influenced Him to Become Gay, i Regret it -Doyin Okupe
In an interview with Vanguard through the VanguardLiveTv section, Doyin Okupe, a former aide to Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that he cried...
- Polity
Edo PDP: Fresh Crisis Rocks Party As Leadership Asks Obaseki To Sack Deputy, SSG
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo state, has accused the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, over allegedly planning to dissolve...FG Has No Plans For Pay Cut, APC Assures Workers
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the Federal Government had no plans to slash salaries of civil servants as alleged by the...Massive Defection Hits Benue APC As 5 Ward Chairmen Join PDP
Massive defection on Friday hit the camp of the All Progressives Congress APC in Benue State as five ward chairmen of the party and...APC Will Take Over Rivers In 2023, Says Chairman
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Isaac Ogbobula, says he’s confident the party will take over the state in the...El-rufai: Jonathan, Yar’adua Saw Me As A Threat, Persecuted Me
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has alleged that former Presidents Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan persecuted him because they saw him as...
- Public Sphere
Ban On Open Grazing: Governor Ortom And The Other Governors, Matters Arising
In recent times, there is nothing that has dominated public discourse more than insecurity which is said to be propelled by Fulani herdsmen attacks,...Unquotable Robert Clarke: Unhelpful Hysteria, By Issa Aremu
“When men are ruled by fear, they strive to prevent the very changes that will abate it.” – Alan Paton, South African writer “When fear...Who Wants To Overthrow Buhari?, By Fredrick Nwabufo
When there are murmurs and whispers of a putsch, someone somewhere may be fiddling with the sticks. Where there is smoke, there is fire....Fr. Mbaka’s Sin, By Reuben Abati
Fr Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu attracts controversy the way flies are attracted to dung. He is completely unfazed about...Nigeria As Third Worst Governed Country, By Casmir Igbokwe
The young man stretched his hand to give me liquid soap. His colleague was on standby with some rolls of toilet paper. They appeared...
- Viewpoint
Interrogating Nigerians’ Deadly Desires For Their Leaders
By Onyema Omenuwa The death of Abba Kyari, the President’s Chief of Staff (CoS), on April 17, 2020, throws to the fore, again, the peculiar...
- Crime
NDLEA Arrests Ex-Lagos Council Boss, Seizes Cocaine Concealed In Slippers, N145M
A former vice chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Asekun Kehinde Sakiru, has been arrested by operatives of the National...Police Uncover Mass Grave In Benue, Recover 6 Decomposing Bodies…2 Suspects Arrested
Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Benue State command, on Tuesday, uncovered a mass grave in Katsina - Ala local government area of the state....45 Detainees Break Loose At Adamawa Police Headquarters, Escapes
No fewer than 45 suspects detained in a cell at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the Adamawa State police command have escaped from...Army Confirms Bandits’ Attack On Mosque, Rescues Victims
The Nigerian Army says the troops of 17 Brigade on Monday, in conjunction with the Nigeria Police, averted a planned attack by bandits on...Katsina: 12 Muslim Worshippers Kidnapped During Prayers
No fewer than twelve (12) Muslim worshippers have been abducted by bandits while observing Tahajjud at a mosque located in the outskirt of Jibiya...
- Agriculture
Prices Of Root, Tuber Crops Increase In FCT Markets
Prices of root and tuber crops like yam and Irish potatoes have gone up in some markets in the FCT ahead of the Sallah...Bird flu: 27,000 Birds Killed In Bauchi To Curb Spread Of Disease
Bauchi State Government has killed about 27,000 birds to curtail the spread of Bird flu in the state. Chairman, Technical Committee on the Control of...NAF Inaugurates NAFIL Farms In Benue With 2,000 Hectares, Says Lubo
Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has launched the Nigeria Air Force Investment Limited (NAFIL) farms project with an initial 2,000 hectares at the Tactical Air...400 Cassava Farmers In Ebonyi Trained On Akilimo Tool
The Cedro Royal Multiventures, Abuja has trained 400 grassroots cassava farmers in the use of Akilimo advisory tool for fertiliser recommendation and weed management. The...CBN Disburses N1.487trn to Boost Food Security
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed N1.487 trillion under its various agricultural programmes to boost food security. The CBN Governor, Mr...
- Entertainment
Netflix Acquires Mekwunye’s Film “One Lagos Night”
Streaming service `Netflix’, has acquired exclusive rights to `One Lagos Night’, a film produced by Nigerian filmmaker, Ekene Som Mekwunye, and scheduled to be...Nollywood Veteran, Genevieve Nnaji, Stars In New Audio Play “Fela Ten Twenty”
Nollywood veteran actress, Genevieve Nnaji, will join the cast of the audio adaptation of FELA – ‘Fela Ten Twenty’, written and directed by filmmaker,...Davido Organises Online Global Talent Competition For Music Lovers
Nigerian superstar, David Adeleke a.k.a Davido in collaboration with Orbiiit has organised an online ‘ Global Talent Competition’ for singers and dancers of music...Burna Boy’s ‘Ye’ Certified Gold In The U. S, Sets New Nigerian Record
Grammy award-winning singer, Burna Boy’s single “Ye” has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His Mother and Manager, Mrs Bose...Why I Ditched Secular For Gospel Music—Chidinma Ekile
Nigerian musician, Chidinma Ekile popularly known as Chidinma has expressed regrets for `wasting’ so much time doing secular music. The singer who spoke recently on...
- Foreign News
Vaccine Inequity Poses ‘Significant Risk’ To Global Economic Recovery – UN report
UN says vaccine inequality between countries and regions is posing a significant risk to an already uneven and fragile global economic recovery. The UN economic...Putin, Biden To Discuss Strategic Stability, Arms Control – Envoy
United State President, Joe Biden and Russian President, Vladimir Putin have agreed to maintain dialogue on strategic stability issues, such as arms control and...Biden Doubts Iran On Nuclear Deal
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that it was still unclear how seriously Iran was taking the ongoing diplomatic efforts to revive the...Player Fined N2.5M, Banned For Slapping Opponent
Henan Songshan Longmen player Wang Shangyuan has been banned for three matches after slapping a Shandong Luneng player in a Chinese Super League game. The...Olisa Odukwe, Another Missing Nigerian Student Found Dead In Bristol Harbour
Another Nigerian student, Olisa Odukwe, declared missing since Saturday, has been found dead. Police divers searching for the Bristol University student found his body in...
- Health
FG Proposes 65 Years Retirement Age For Doctors, Health Workers
Federal Government has proposed 65 years retirement age for doctors, health workers and 70 years for consultants in the country. The Minister of Labour and...Kano Begins Eye Screening, Surgery For 6,000 Persons
The Kano State Government in collaboration with Al-Basar Foundation and Mamma Eye Specialist Hospital, Kano, has commenced free eye screening for 6,000 persons in...Malnutrition: Kaduna Acquires 3,450 Cartons Of Ready-To-Use Food
Kaduna State Government has acquired 3,450 cartons of Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) worth N100 million for the treatment of malnourished children in the state. Mrs...Strange Disease Claims 6 In Kano – Official
The Kano state government on Monday confirmed that six persons died of a strange disease in Minjibir Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner...COVID-19 Vaccination Ends In FCT May 14
Salome Tor, Programme Officer, Immunisation Services, at the Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB), says the COVID-19 vaccination exercise will end on May...
- Law & Judiciary
Court Orders Assembly Service Commission To Pay ex-Commissioner N39M Entitlements
The National Industrial Court, on Monday ordered the Adamawa House of Assembly Service Commission (ASHASC), to pay its a former commissioner, Ngyamanu Shadrack his...FG Warns Against Ghost Marriages
Federal Ministry of Interior says “Ghost marriages” are illegal, warning that any Federal Registrar found to have violated the law with regards to registration of...Alleged N150M Fraud: Suspect Loses Bail Bid In Appeal Court
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has dismissed an application filed by a suspected fraudster, Nelson Emuobosa Omo-Ode, challenging the ruling of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja,...JUSUN Strike: NBA Embarks On Bail Of Suspects In Detention
The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has directed its members to conduct frequent visits to Police stations to...JUSUN Strike: Lagos Judiciary Workers Begin Partial Resumption
Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), in Lagos State, began the partial opening of courts, three times a week. The Lagos Chapter of JUSUN directed...
- Sports
Manchester City Confirmed As 2020/21 EPL Champions
Manchester City was confirmed as English Premier League (EPL), champions with three games to spare. They were confirmed after second-placed Manchester United lost 1-2 at...English Fans May Avoid Quarantine For Europa League Final In Poland
Poland will allow British football fans who want to support Manchester United at the upcoming 2020/2021 Europa League final match to avoid the mandatory...Brisbane Close To Securing 2032 Olympic Games
The Australian city of Brisbane has moved closer to securing the hosting rights for the 2032 Summer Games – a deal that could be...D’banj Leads Nigeria To Motorsport Championships
Nigerian artiste, Oladipo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has was on Friday unveiled as Captain of the Racing Nigeria Motorsport Team in preparation...Manchester United Cruise Into Europa League Final, Arsenal Sunk By Villarreal
Manchester United on Thursday had little difficulty in completing the job started with their semi-final first leg thrashing of Roma, progressing to the Europa...
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Another IPOB/ESN Terrorists’ Commander Apprended In Aba – Army
The Nigerian Army says the second in command to Ikonso, the neutralised IPOB/ESN terrorist leader, Awurum Eze, has been arrested by security operatives in...
20 Commissioners Sacked As Imo Gov Dissolves Cabinet
Twenty Commissioners manning various ministries in Imo State have been relieved of their appointments.
Governor Hope Uzodimma who announced a sweeping change in his cabinet,...
NCoS Promotes 6, 332 Officers
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has promoted 6, 332 officers and men of the service, following the approval of the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire...
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Another IPOB/ESN Terrorists’ Commander Apprended In Aba – Army
The Nigerian Army says the second in command to Ikonso, the neutralised IPOB/ESN terrorist leader, Awurum Eze, has been arrested by security operatives in...
20 Commissioners Sacked As Imo Gov Dissolves Cabinet
Twenty Commissioners manning various ministries in Imo State have been relieved of their appointments.
Governor Hope Uzodimma who announced a sweeping change in his cabinet,...
NCoS Promotes 6, 332 Officers
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has promoted 6, 332 officers and men of the service, following the approval of the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire...
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