Nigerian Government Yet To Increase Police Welfare As Promised
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Month: December 2020
Flash: President Buhari To Address Nigerians January 1
President Muhammadu Buhari to address Nigerians on January 1.The broadcast will commence at 7 am.
Enforce 12am To 4am Curfew, Lagos CP Orders Policemen
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered police officers to enforce the 12am to 4am curfew imposed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He also directed … Read More
New Zealand Already ln 2021 As They Celebrate With Fire Works In Auckland
New Zealand Already ln 2021 As They Celebrate With Fire Works In Auckland. The people of New Zealand and a few countries have already left 2020 behind while others around … Read More
Oyo to permit crossover nights under strict COVID-19 protocols- Makinde
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Bandits From Mali Trying To Cross Into S’West – Makinde
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It’s has been one problem to another under Buhari —Obasanjo
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NIMC Issues New Guidelines For NIN Applicants
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Jobless Americans to get $300 weekly as Trump signs COVID-19 bill
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75 Year Old Isreali Dies Of Heart Attack After Taking Covid-19 Vaccine
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85-Year-Old Man Arrested In Osun For Impregnating 12-year-Old Girl
On Sunday, the Osun State Police Command said an investigation had commenced into the allegation that an 85-year-old man, Rafiu Abimbola, impregnated a 12-year-old girl at Isundunrin in the Ejigbo … Read More
Saudi Arabia bans underage marriage
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Muslims visit church to celebrate christmas with Christians in Nasarawa
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Five Allegedly Killed As BokoHaram Attacks Church In Borno
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Boko Haram attacks Adamawa community on Christmas Eve
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Borno Government Uncovers 2,556 Ghost Workers
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Bandits Attack Commercial Bus In Katsina, Abduct All Passengers
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ASUU Suspends Nine-Month-Old Strike
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Bandits Abduct Traditional Ruler, 15 Others In Fresh Katsina Attack
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ASUU Suspends 9-Months Strike
The Academic Staff Union of University , on Wednesday , suspended its strike, ending the industrial action that started since March 2020 . ASUU National President , Biodun Ogunyemi, made … Read More
Suicide Bombers Planning To Strike At Christmas – DSS
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19 Year Old Unilorin Student Commits Suicide After Loosing N300M To Forex
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FG extends deadline for NIN update
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FG May Ban Inter-State Travel Over COVID-19 Surge – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, Minister of InformationThe Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has hinted on the possibility of the Federal Government banning inter-state travel to curb the new wave of COVID-19 being … Read More
Nigerian Senate Passes 2021 Budget, Raises It By N505bn
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NIPSS Boss, Prof. Habu Galadima, Dies at 57
Habu Galadima, the Director General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, near Jos, is dead. Chukwuemeka Udaya, the Secretary and Director of Administration of the … Read More
‘We Have Rescued 80 Katsina Students Abducted In Fresh Attack’ – Katsina Police
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News update, Sunday, 20/12/2020
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Party Attendants Kill Guest For Collecting Food Several Times In Lagos
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Bandits Abduct Katsina Students In Fresh Attack
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted many students of Islamiyya school in Mahuta town, Dandume Local. Government Area of Katsina State.According to Katsina Post, the Islamic students were abducted … Read More
Boko Haram abducts 35 commuters along Damaturu-Maiduguri road
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Gridlock As Petrol Tanker Explodes In Ibadan
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SaharaReporters Wins Biggest Prizes At 2020 Wole Soyinka’s Award For Investigative Journalism
Reporters from SaharaReporters won the biggest prizes at the 2020 Wole Soyinka Awards for Investigative Journalism on December 9 in Lagos. Damilola Banjo, who reported for SaharaReporters before joining the … Read More
COVID-19: FG mulls another lockdown, says Nigeria at risk
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BREAKING: Katsina Abducted Schoolboys Released
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The ‘Owambe’ Governor – By Allen Sowore
Governance is a serious business. It’s an exercise of authority- application of scarce state resources. But what do you do when the Chief Executive of a state relegates and reduces … Read More
Boko Haram Releases Video Of Abducted Katsina School Boys
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Ede Polytechnic’s rector suspended for fixing a king-sized bed in his office
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‘Ladies Who Wear Trousers Have Zero Chances Of Making Heaven’–Nigerian Evangelist Tells Ladies
À Nigerian evangelist Victor Edet, says ladies who wear trousers and leggings have zero chances of getting to heaven. He made this known on a post on his Facebook page … Read More
Boko Haram will turn to Southern Nigeria when done with Northerners – Aisha Yesufu
Aisha Yesufu, Co-convener of the BringBackOurGirls, BBOG advocacy group has warned that the Boko Haram sect may turn to the Southern part of Nigeria after it is done with the … Read More
Mob Sets Anambra Police Station On Fire After Cop Killed Okada Rider
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Owning To Security Concerns, Aisha Buhari Relocates To Dubai
Mrs Aisha Buhari, Wife of the President Of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has been in Dubai, United Arab Emirates after the wedding of her daughter, Hanan, and has therefore not been … Read More
Jigawa governor orders closure of all schools, requests parents to evacuate children
The Jigawa State Government has announced the closure of public and private secondary and primary schools with immediate effect. This was contained in a terse statement signed and made available … Read More
Ganduje shuts all schools in Kano, orders parents to evacuate children
The Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state.In a terse statement by the state commissioner for Education, Sanusi Kiru, … Read More
Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Abduction Of Katsina Schoolboys
Jihadist group Boko Haram on Tuesday, December 15th, claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school students in northwest Nigeria. “I am Abubakar Shekau and our brothers are behind … Read More
World Bank Approves $1.5bn Loan For Nigeria
The World Bank has finally approved Nigeria’s request for a $1.5 billion loan. The Bretton Wood institution earlier delayed the loan which was sought by Nigeria in the wake of … Read More
World Bank Approves $1.5bn Loan For Nigeria
The World Bank has finally approved Nigeria’s request for a $1.5 billion loan. The Bretton Wood institution earlier delayed the loan which was sought by Nigeria in the wake of … Read More
Police IG, Adamu orders immediate deployment of SWAT officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of recently trained officers of the special Weapon and Tactical Team, SWAT. Adamu ordered SWAT deployment for routine … Read More
BREAKING: El-Rufai shuts Kaduna schools as COVID-19 cases spike
The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has ordered the closure of public and private schools in the state on Wednesday, December 16 as cases of coronavirus increase in the … Read More
Why The Current National Assembly Is Snubbable – By Karl Ogumah
Parliaments since the history of democracies have a responsibility to act as check on the executive and the judicial arm. This responsibility is sacrosanct and that is why Nations’ constitutions … Read More
Nigerian Musicians, Omah Lay, Tems To Remain In Uganda Police Custody
Nigerian artistes, Omah Lay and Tems, will remain in the custody of the Uganda Police Force till Wednesday, December 16. The police force announced this on Monday via its official … Read More
Presidency Counters Katsina State Government, Says Only 10 Students Are Missing, Not 333
Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has disagreed with Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari, over the number of boys abducted from Government Science … Read More
SFG, Boss Mustapha, Wife Go Into Isolation After Family Member Test Positive For Covid-19
Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and his wife have gone into self-isolation after some members of their family tested positive for COVID-19. Mustapha, who is also … Read More
Jonathan Laid Foundation For Banditry, Formed Fulani Group And Paid Them N300million – Northern Leaders
The Chairman of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum, Rev Elliot Afiso, has claimed that former President Goodluck Jonathan laid the foundation for the festering insecurity, banditry and killings in the … Read More
Protest Hits Katsina Over Kidnap Of Schoolboys
There was a protest in Kastina State on Sunday over the abduction of many schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in the Kankara Local Government Area of the … Read More
Boko Haram commander, Shekau is crippled
A captured Boko Haram fighter says Abubakar Shekau, leader of the sect, can no longer walk effectively. Mohammed Adam, a teenage fighter, who is currently in custody of troops of … Read More
Katsina School Bandits’ Invasion: How We Spent Night Inside Bush – Student
Students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, yesterday gave a distressing account of the night they spent in the bushes following the Friday’s siege on their school by … Read More
Landlord Cancels 1 year Rent Charges For students living In his hostel
Landlord Cancels 1 year Rent Charges For students living In his hostel. The landlord stated this .“All Students of Michael Ọkpara University ụmụdike that is staying at Sungai Pacific Lodge … Read More
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Tests Positive For Covid-19
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested positive for the coronavirus after being exposed to a confirmed case. “A PCR test performed yesterday the 11th of December has confirmed that … Read More
National Assembly Invitation: X-raying The Deeper Implications Of Buhari’s Snub – By Karl Ogumah
“Political language is designed to make lies sound truth and murder respectable, to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind” George Orwell The Orwellian thought above clearly reflect the … Read More
Bandits Storm Katsina School, Kill Security Guard, 600 Students Allegedly Missing
Armed men suspected to be bandits have invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing a security guard and kidnapping some students, PurpleWorld has … Read More
Many Nigerian graduates can’t read or write, says minister
MINISTER of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has decried continuous fall in the standard of education in the country. Adamu, who spoke in Yola, the Adamawa State capital during official commissioning … Read More
Court Jails 22 Year Old “Yahoo Boy” In Oyo Over Fraud
A Federal High Court in Ibadan has on Friday sentenced an Internet fraudster, Ibrahim Tunde Akinsola, to one-year imprisonment for internet scam. Justice Patricia Ajoku in his ruling at Adeoyo … Read More
Sanwo-Olu Goes Into Self Isolation As Aide Tests Positive For Covid-19
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has decided to go into self-isolation immediately after one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19. According to a statement by the state Commissioner … Read More
Nigerian govt orders reopening of isolation centres over possible second wave of COVID-19
Some COVID-19 isolation centres located inside Karu and Asokoro general hospitals had earlier been closed following reduction in the number of patients. Ahead of a possible second wave of the … Read More
Nigerian Army General, Olu Irefin, Dies Of Covid-19 In Abuja
Olu Irefin, General Officer Commanding, GOC, 6 Division and Land Component Commander Operation Delta Safe, Port Harcourt Barracks, has died of complications from COVID-19. According to TheCable, Irefin was attending … Read More
DSS Detains Osun #EndSars Coordinator
One of the coordinators of the #EndSARS Movement in Osun State, Emmanuel Adebisi, is being held by the Department of State Services for alleged impersonation. Adebisi had on Monday led … Read More
Former Chairman Of The Defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team, Maina, Collapses In Court
A former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, on Thursday, collapsed in the dock during the resumed hearing in his N2bn money laundering trial at the … Read More
‘National Assembly can summon Buhari on national issues,’ Reps Leader replies Malami
The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu, said on Wednesday the National Assembly has the power to summon President Muhammadu Buhari on national issues, including the … Read More
National Assembly lacks power to invite Buhari over insecurity —Malami
The Attorney – General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami ( SAN) , says the National Assembly lacks the power to invite the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd. … Read More
ISWAP Captures Newly Inducted Nigerian Army Armoured Vehicle
The Islamic State West Africa Province’s (ISWAP) Amaq news outlet, on Tuesday, shared pictures of vehicles captured and destroyed in an ambush of Nigerian troops advancing in the dreaded Alagarno … Read More
Buhari Cancels Scheduled Appearance Before House Of Reps
The president circumvents rendering accounts for his handling of national security, especially his defiance to sack service chiefs. President Muhammadu Buhari has backed out of a meeting with members of … Read More
APC Governors Ban President Buhari From Appearing Before The National Assembly On Thursday, For Fear Of National Disgrace And Embarrassment
The Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to snub the invitation of the National Assembly, regarding the security situation … Read More
Photonews: Family Prints Banners To Welcome Their Daughter From NYSC Camp
The Family of Tseeneke Prints Banners to welcome back their daughter Miss Susan Doom on the completion of the mandatory National Youth Service Scheme.
Nigerian Man Jailed in The UK For Blackmailing His Former Girlfriend With A Sex Tape
A 24-year-old Nigerian man Chisom Adams, has bagged a 40-month jail (3 years and 4 months) jail term for using a secret sex tape to blackmail his former girlfriend after … Read More
Singer Davido Mourns As He Loses Personal Bodyguard
Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has been thrown into mourning following the death of his bodyguard, Ogbeide Tijani Olamilekan aka TJ Aged 36. The bodyguard who was … Read More
Hoodlums Destroy Ondo Monarch’s Palace
Some hoodlums on Tuesday vandalised the palace of the traditional ruler of Ode Community in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Sunday Boboye, destroying several properties. … Read More
BREAKING: Borders to be reopened soon, says Buhari
The President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd. ) , on Tuesday , met behind closed doors with the nation ’s 36 state governors on the security challenges across … Read More
Teenager Plans Own Kidnap, Demands N30million From Family
A teenager, Ujunwa Offiah, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly conspiring with her boyfriend, Blessed Ifesinachi, to fake her kidnap and demand N30million ransom from … Read More
45 Year Old New NANS President, Asefon, Kicks Against EndSars Protest
The newly-elected President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Sunday Asefon, has condemned the #EndSARS movement, aimed at ending police brutality across the country. Asefon, 45, said the … Read More
EndSars Protest Resumes In Osogbo
Some youths, under the aegis of Face of #EndSARS Movement, on Monday, held a protest in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Punch reports that the youths marched through the streets … Read More
Nigeria’s Defense Agency Acquires Equipment That Can Spy Of Citizens Phone Communications – Report
The Defence Intelligence Agency, Abuja, has acquired equipment which can spy on calls and text messages by Nigerians, a new report by CitizensLab has shown. The Citizen Lab is an … Read More
EndSARS Protest Reloaded Phase 2 Set To Resume In Abuja, Lagos, Delta, On Monday, Police Ready To Attack
The Lagos State Police Command, has on Sunday, said that the Security Agencies in the country under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch, will not fold their arms as youths plan fresh … Read More
Soldier assaults young lady, strips her naked for indecent dressing in Ogun
A soldier beat and stripped a young lady naked for indecent dressing at Oju-Ore, Ota, Ogun State. The soldier, whose identity could not be immediately ascertained reportedly accosted the lady … Read More
No one was killed at Lekki toll gate – Gen Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Burutai, has argued that nobody was killed during the End SARS protest at Lekki toll gate in Lagos State. Buratai maintained that … Read More
EndSARS protest is responsible for increased insecurity in the country – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has blamed fake news, social media and unbalanced coverage of the recent EndSARS protests for the sagging morale among security agents and … Read More