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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
Don’t Obey Open Grazing Ban, Miyetti Allah Leader Tells Fulani Herdsmen
National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, has instructed Fulani herdsmen not to obey the ban on open grazing as recently pronounced by...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
Virtuous Woman Turns In Son Who Returned Home After 3 Years With A Gun
A boy who returned home after sojourning for three years got more than what he bargained for when his mother found him with a gun.Bandits Were More Interested In Capturing than Shooting Me -Dairo, Pilot Of Fighter Jet Shot In Zamfara
Flt. Lt. Abayomi Dairo, pilot of the ill-fated Alpha Jet that was gunned down by bandits in Zamfara State while on a mission speaks.Abuja Community Where Baking Of Bean Cake Is Taboo
Chukuku, a village near Gwagwalada, where residents are forbidden from baking bean cake, a delicacy widely known as Akara, but allowed to eatSecretary Turns Shoe-maker In Abuja, Says It Gives Me Strength
A 26 year-old woman, Ms Sophia Amaka, stunned members of her family when she quit her promising job as a secretary to...In Death Throes, Niger Delta Communities Seek Return Of ‘Flying Doctors’
She sat outside a thatch-roofed hut with arms akimbo, gazing at the sky and murmuring some inaudible words. The 49-year-old woman is...
- Polity
PDP Screening Committee Pledges Fairness, Ahead Of Convention
The screening committee of the PDP has pledged to be fair to all aspirants, ahead of the October 30 national convention of the party.Fayemi’s Achievements: Ekiti APC Dismisses PDP Accusation
The APC in Ekiti State has dismissed the state PDP’s tagging of Gov. Kayode Fayemi’s three years in office as “a colossal failure“.PDP National Convention: Aspirants Submit Nomination Forms
Aspirants vying for various positions in the PDP forthcoming national convention, on Tuesday in Abuja, submitted their nomination.2022 Budget: Reps Mull N500Bn Increase For Road Infrastructure
This is against the backdrop of the 2022 Appropriation Bill presented by President Buhari before the joint session of the National Assembly.Passage Of Direct Primary By Senate Will Increase Costs Of Nomination – PDP
Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made the observation in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday.
- Public Sphere
Perspectives On The Symbolic ‘Presidential Amnesty’ Recently Granted To Chief Femi Fani Kayode And The Emerging Need For An Actual Presidential Amnesty To Sunday...
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode had done the unthinkable and deservedly so, the news generated quite a number of controversies as manifestly.Buhari’s Fear Of Failure
In his recent meeting with service chiefs in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly vowed not to exit government as a failure.Towards A More Perfect Union, By Kayode Fayemi
It is my pleasure to give the keynote address at this National Dialogue on Remaking Nigeria. I am really impressed by the great effort.South-East And Season Of Extra-Judicial Killings
Perhaps, the South-East is suffering this injustice because it has nobody to speak for it in top security circles. In the security hierarchy.Hushpuppi: His Strategy, Why Victims Fell For Scam
The Hushpuppi saga is a trending story that many people have shared on different social media platforms around the world.
- 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
Police Rescue 51 Kidnap Victims In Edo
The police command in Edo State has rescued 51 kidnap victims in different operations across the state. He said the police recovered arms.Man In Police Net Over Alleged Disappearance Of 16-year-old Daughter In Adamawa
A male suspect from Mayo -Belwa LGA was arrested by the police for the alleged disappearance of his 16-year-old daughter.Police Arrest Suspect For Allegedly Luring Sister To Kidnap Gang
The Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a suspect for allegedly luring and handing over his cousin to a criminal gang for kidnap.Police Rescue Woman, Daughter From Kidnappers
This is contained in a statement issued by DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, Spokesperson of the Police Command in the state on Tuesday in Yola.Driver In Police Net For Allegedly ‘Arranging’ Kidnap Of Passengers
The Police on Tuesday has arrested a driver for allegedly conspiring with criminal gangs to kidnap the passengers he genuinely loaded.
- Agriculture
820 Nigerian Farmers To Plant New SAMPEA 20-T Cowpea
Already, farmers participating in the exercise have been provided with the necessary inputs including certified seeds of SAMPEA 20-T.Company To Train 800 Oil Palm Farmers In Edo
TA Commodity Producing Co. Nigeria Limited says it is organizing a three – day plantation management training for 800 young and oldDelta Confirms Outbreak Of Avian Influenza, 164,173 Birds Reported Dead
The Delta government has confirmed the outbreak of Avian influenza in the state, with 164, 173 birds reported dead in the stateFCTA To Establish Livestock Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is to establish a Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in livestock productionNigeria’s Current Food System Weak, Vulnerable To Shocks, Says Minister
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, has described the country’s food system as weak and vulnerable
- Entertainment
Nini, Queen, Saga Evicted From Big Brother Naija Show
Nini, Queen, and Saga, housemates of the ongoing television reality show, Big Brother Naija Season 6, have been evicted from the show.I Am The Most Controversial Person On Earth, Says Actress Tonto Dikeh
Dikeh said that initially, the negative things people said about her used to make her sad before discovering that she could build on it.‘My Village People’ Crosses N100 Million In Nigerian Box Office
“My Village People,” Bovi’s awaited upcoming feature film, has premiered its official trailer ahead of its June 11, 2021, cinema release.Trump Border Wall Damaged By Heavy Flooding
Funding for the parts of the border wall Trump built before leaving office in January came from federal monies that included billions‘Omo Ghetto (The Saga)’ Hits Netflix Sept 10
Omo Ghetto’ (The Saga), a comedy movie by Nollywood actress Funke Akindele-Bello a.k.a Jenifa, will be premiere on Netflix on September 10.
- Foreign News
Zambia Arrests 14 Government Officials Over Corruption
Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested 14 former and current government officials over graft offenses.Myanmar Remits Sentences Of 1,316 Prisoners
The State Administration Council of Myanmar on Monday remitted sentences of 1,316 prisoners, an order from the council said.World Oil Demand To Increase By 5.8 Mb/d In 2021 – OPEC
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says world oil demand will increase by 5.8 million barrels per day in 2021.9 Die, 11 Missing As Tropical Storm Batters Philippines
“Typhoons and tropical storms regularly batter the Philippines, claiming hundreds of lives and causing billions of dollars in damages.Low-income Countries’ Debt Rises To $850Bn In 2020 – World Bank Report
The report was released on Monday at the World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington.
- Health
COVID-19: NCDC Records 167 New Infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the country recorded 167 new coronavirus infections as of October 20.COVID-19: NCDC Announces 159 New Infections
NCDC, says it has recorded 159 additional COVID-19 infections, with zero deaths across 11 states of the federation and the FCT.COVID-19: NCDC Registers 125 Infections, As Cases Rise To 209,298
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria continues to rise as 125 new cases were recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday.COVID-19: NCDC Registers 251 New Cases, 5 Deaths On October 13
NCDC registered 251 infections and five COVID-19 related death on Wednesday, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 208,404.Malaria Still Highest Cause Of Under 5s, Maternal Deaths In Nigeria
Edu said this in an interview on Tuesday in Calabar while reacting to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) approval of a malaria vaccine.
- Law & Judiciary
Again, Court Discharges Ex-SEC DG Of Corrupt Practice Charge
According to the commission, the said offence contravened the provisions of Sections 12 and 19 of the ICPC Act, 2000.Baba Ijesha: Minor Was Defiled, Doctor Tells Court
Actress and comedienne, Damilola Adekoya, alias Princess, the foster mother of the minor, was present in court to observe the proceedings.Court Fixes November 10 To Hear Nnamdi Kanu’s Application, Challenging Competence Of Charge
IPOB was subsequently declared a terrorist group by the defence headquarters and court after the southeast governors proscribed it.Alleged Diversion Of Public Funds: Court Remands Ex-chairman NSITF, Ngozi Olejeme In EFCC Custody
The judge, Justice Maryam Hassan gave the order after listening to both counsel submissions on the defendant’s bail application.Tight Security In Federal High Court Ahead Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial
There is tight security at the Federal High Court Abuja as the court sets to continue the trial of the leader of the proscribed IPOB, Kanu.
- Sports
Jose Mourinho Sent Off As Roma Ends Napoli’s Winning Start To Season
As a frustrating Roma struggled in the second half, it got too much for Mourinho late on, he was sent off for protesting with the referee.Cristiano Ronaldo’s Late Goal Helps Manchester United Rally To A Win
A clever ball from Bruno Fernandes allowed Rashford to cut in from the left and he picked his spot with a shot into the far corner.Liverpool Beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 In Champions League As Griezmann Sees Red
Antoine Griezmann scored twice but was sent off for Atletico Madrid as they fell to a 3-2 Champions League Group B defeat to Liverpool.France Beat Spain To Win Nations League
France came from behind once again to win the European Nations League at the expense of Spain in Milan. Mikel Oyarzabal put Spain ahead.We Have Not Cancelled National Youth Games, Says Sports Ministry
The games had been billed for October 10 – 19 in the Kwara capital and no fewer than 10 states have already arrived on Sunday as earlier.
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IPOB Sit-at-home Order Forces Abia Transporters To Seek Palliatives
Residents in the five states South-East have been groaning under the frequent order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Again, Court Discharges Ex-SEC DG Of Corrupt Practice Charge
According to the commission, the said offence contravened the provisions of Sections 12 and 19 of the ICPC Act, 2000.
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NUC Picks 6 Varsities For Standards Enhancement Programme
The NUC has picked six federal universities for the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project.
IPOB Sit-at-home Order Forces Abia Transporters To Seek Palliatives
Residents in the five states South-East have been groaning under the frequent order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Again, Court Discharges Ex-SEC DG Of Corrupt Practice Charge
According to the commission, the said offence contravened the provisions of Sections 12 and 19 of the ICPC Act, 2000.
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